“Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.” – Mark Twain. Whether Twain actually said that quote is somewhat in dispute. It has been attributed to several people over the years. What does not appear to be in dispute is the somewhat public dust up between the Lake Norman Citizen and […]
As the Charlotte City Council once again proves its unbridled and bipartisan enthusiasm for spending other people’s money, trying their best to throw even more loot at the Carolina Panthers, it’s left to former councilmember Don Reid to play pulling guard for taxpayers. Reid, a Republican, has launched a grassroots campaign that’s encouraging folks to […]
Thank goodness the Associated Press was able to cut through the wonkish bromides, promises of greater things, and platitudes of excellence imbued in the State of the Union speech and the GOP response: Social media erupted with all sorts of jokes. Soon after Rubio ended the address, he tweeted this picture under the heading “GOP […]
Well, the LAPD and the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office have officially moved from the attempted murder of innocent citizens to actual murder of an unidentified, innocent citizen. Unless you live under a rock, you probably already know that yesterday afternoon officers intentionally burned alive an unidentified human being they trapped inside a house without arrest, trial, conviction or sentencing. There is […]
Is the GOP going the way of the Whigs? And, if so, can a new enthusiastic determination to defend our Constitutional rights save it? Jeffrey Bell, policy director for the American Principles Project (which this columnist professionally advises), presents a compellingly grim scenario in a recent column, entitled Losing Streak: The Democratic Ascendency and Why It […]
Back by popular demand! A little something to help pass the time during tonight’s message from the great leader: the official PunditHouse State of the Union BoINGO Card. Feel free to play along at home – on the honor system, natch – by checking off any phrases or words that President Obama uses in his […]
North Carolina is one of the reddest states in America. We have a Republican Governor and Lt. Governor … A Republican majority on the state Supreme Court… Nine of our thirteen U.S. Congressmen are Republican. Our state General Assembly is dominated by Republicans — with a 33-17 majority in the State Senate, and a 77–43 […]
Sometimes, it is just smarter (and easier) to let people who are smarter than you explain complicated things. Such is the case with Chuck Blahous, a long-time friend from Washington DC who is now a trustee on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund. I was about to plow through the CBO update on long-term economic and […]
See the truck? See all the bullet holes in it? Those are from the firearms of two LA Police Officers who lit it up WHILE OCCUPIED by two innocent women delivering newspapers early yesterday morning. Both women were shot and taken to the hospital. So why did the cops lay siege to the women […]
Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at John’s Hopkins University and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2008), spoke earlier this week at the National Prayer Breakfast, where he slammed political correctness, government-run education, the welfare and victim culture, nationalized health care, the national debt, and just about everything Democrats hold dear […]
