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The Endless Cycle Of Government Intrusion

In a recent essay for the Wall Street Journal, Mr. Alan Blinder makes a partisan diatribe for more government while claiming he is for less. His is an outstanding piece of convoluted Keynesian economic propaganda. Near the end he tells the reader he wants a more neutral tax system under which “… the allocation of […]

June 30, 2012 | Posted in House Guests,Lewis Guignard,National | Read More »

Saturday Night House Party: It’s 104-flipping-degrees Edition

Shoot us a link with your favorite tunes or vids (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the rotation: It’s Mel Brooks so, yeah, language and theme: Point of personal privilege on this one, which goes out to the little big man who turns 9 tomorrow:

June 30, 2012 | Posted in Mark Pellin | Read More »

Football Camp with Steve Smith and Cam Newton

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Carolina Panthers Steve Smith and Cam Newton share some gridiron tips at Smith’s annual football camp. [nggallery id=38]

June 30, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »

Funderburk Farms Tractor Pull

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina An old-fashioned tractor pull takes center stage at Funderburk Farms in Monroe. [nggallery id=37]

June 30, 2012 | Posted in Photos Not Featured | Read More »

Speed Demons Roll Into Summer

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina The Charlotte Speed Demons host an exhibition at VBGB at the NC Music Factory. [nggallery id=36]

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Monroe Beach Blast

Photos by: Glen Simmons with Event Images Carolina Beating the heat at the Monroe Crossing’s Beach Blast. [nggallery id=35]

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Prayers For Neil Cooksey And His Family

Mecklenburg Commissioner Neil Cooksey has put up a champion’s battle against pancreatic cancer since early 2010; this week we learn that after complications from surgery last month, Neil has decided to discontinue treatment and enter hospice. “It has been my honor and privilege to serve the people of Mecklenburg County these past few years,” he […]

June 30, 2012 | Posted in Char-Meck Beat,County Beat,Mark Pellin | Read More »

That Which We Call A Rose

Replace ‘rose’ with ‘tax’ and ‘sweet’ with ‘rotten’ and – well, you get the idea: And from Forbes: ObamaCare’s 7 Tax Hikes On Under $250,000-A-Year Earners No. 1. The Individual Mandate Excise Tax. Starting in 2014, anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income tax surtax. It goes up each year until 2016 […]

June 29, 2012 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »

Fast & Furious Beyond Contempt

It was obscured somewhat by the shadow of yesterday’s ruling on Obamacare, but the U.S. House of Representatives made history of its own, voting to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. It was the first time a sitting member of a president’s cabinet has ever been slapped with that sanction by the […]

June 29, 2012 | Posted in House Blends,Mark Pellin,National | Read More »

The Roberts Riddle

The response to the Obamacare ruling has been fascinating, but I’m not sure how correct much of it has been. The immediate reaction from most conservatives was that John Roberts has turned out to be another David Souter…a weasel forced on us by another President Bush. I think that in reading Roberts’ decision you can […]

June 29, 2012 | Posted in National | Read More »

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