OK, probably not the most romantic headline to jumpstart Valentine’s Day, but it is what it is. In this case, it’s the ostensible GOP Not-Mitt of the Moment, Rick Santorum, holding forth that while it’s a rightful abomination for the Obama administration to force religious-affiliated groups to provide employees with insurance coverage for birth control, […]
Didn’t we just go through this a few months back? A relatively young woman graced with a tremendous voice, a huge amount of performing talent bestowed by G-d, who dies way before her time. Sadly, the Whitney Houston story is really the Amy Winehouse story, which was the story for so many before them, and […]
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has recently issued a statement opposing on moral grounds the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that all health insurance plans include birth control benefits. This statement reasons that the Government should not mandate actions that will that violate an individual’s conscience or religious freedom. In response to the Catholic […]
What does the Tea Party and Occupy Charlotte have in common? Crony Capitalism as a legitimate target, and one has to look no further than our own backyard for an example. State and local government representatives, along with their compliant bureaucrats, gave or obligated $22 million to Chiquita Brands to entice them to move their […]
We’ve had several questions recently regarding the pictures that are shown next to comments. PunditHouse.com utilizes images from www.gravatar.com. Pictures aren’t just limited to Mark and myself, anyone can have an icon if you set up an account via gravatar and then use the same email address when you post a comment! Looking forward to […]
In this edition of the Saturday Night House Party, we celebrate some local comings and goings. In the “comings” category, Flogging Molly returns to Charlotte on February 26 at the Fillmore. This is one of those bands I have always wanted to see live, and finally have my chance. Who’s going?! In the “goings” category, it’s […]
Economic statistics can be very confusing, but they can also tell us a lot about the country we live in if they are presented in digestible chunks. Here is our America according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics: 312 million people live here 154 million of us want to work 141 million of us do […]
It’s been 1,000-plus days since the Democrat-controlled Senate last passed a budget, which it’s legally mandated to do … every year. It’s been, um, nearly three – and still no budget. Don’t expect one anytime soon. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has already publicly and proudly flipped off the notion of following the law and […]
Up here in Boston we know how much those filthy occu-poopers will cost us directly. The smelly crew of spoiled little rich kids and assorted union thugs who became urban campers taped we the people for about $1.5 million in Boston Police overtime. Fold that into the money that was spent providing free electricity to […]
Charlotte, NC – (February 8, 2012) – “This is our biggest turnout so far,” said a beaming Pat Murray, Vice Chair of the Mecklenburg Republican Party, of the Tuesday night gathering at MeckGOP Headquarters. Munching on red M&M’s and other nutritious fare, a crowd of over 40 gathered to meet candidates, party leaders, and other […]
