Pat McCrory wraps himself in the cloak of conservatism, and that is enough to sell himself as a conservative to those that don’t look beyond his Republican label. His record as mayor of Charlotte is more revealing (link). Pat McCrory left Charlotte the highest taxed city in North Carolina ten years in a row (link). […]
Exhibit A in support of the proposition that politics does indeed make for strange bedfellows: Reps. Ron Paul and Barney Frank are set to join forces to introduce a bill that would have marijuana laws be set at the state, not federal level. This from the L.A. Times: The goal of the bill, HR 2306, […]
GOP mayoral candidate Scott Stone says Charlotte can add 35,000 private-sector jobs to its work force by cutting taxes by $72 million, reducing the cost and scope of government while improving its efficiency, and sidetracking a streetcar to nowhere – along with implementing an assortment of other key initiatives that he unveiled this week with […]
Income distribution is a hot topic these days. The two major political parties want us to believe that our problems in America stem from an improper allocation of income between the “haves” and the “have nots.” I have spent many hours thinking about what is “fair” in terms of who gets what and I have […]
Am I alone with this, or has anybody else noticed how doggedly persistent the mainstream media has been with its liberal use of the word ‘unexpected.’ We’ve had unexpected downturns in home sales; unexpected slumps in stocks; and unexpected dips in consumer confidence. Exactly what has been so unexpected about any of these events? I […]
You could not ask for a more effective and perfectly executed scare-and-fear campaign than the one just completed by outgoing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman and his complicit cohorts on the board of education. Starting months ago, Gorman & Co. were busy rolling out dire budget projections that called for upwards of $100 million cuts, […]
I always liked the work Vince Coakley did from the anchor desk during his stint with WSOC-TV. How successfully he transitions his media skills to a straight, talk-radio format is open for question; but answers won’t be too long in coming. Coakley has been named the new afternoon-drive host at WBT, filling the gap left […]
This is the last straw! I can handle it when the AARP, the American Association of Retired Persons, say they are not competing with for-profit insurance companies when, in fact, the AARP is one of the world’s largest retailers of health care insurance, travel insurance and life insurance in the history of man. I can […]
The old joke goes, “How many Libertarians does it take to change a light bulb?” The answer: None. Libertarians try and try, but they can never change anything. The punch line might need some tweaking, though, according to a recent CNN survey that shows libertarianism gaining popularity, with 63 percent of respondents indicating they think […]
Is none other than – get ready for it – Commissioner Vilma Leake, who was tapped at last night’s county board meeting to serve as Mecklenburg’s voting delegate at the National Association of Counties Annual Conference, slated to be held next month in Portland, Oregon. Leake made the motion to nominate Leake as the county’s […]
