The Republican National Committee will meet in DC this week to hold what is likely to be the final vote on amending the rules governing the 2016 election process, a subject that has been at the forefront of debate at each RNC meeting over the past year. The RNC Rules Subcommittee, a 17-member group which […]
Excuse the anonymity. I’ll make an excuse: if I use my name, specific people might be taken to task and that is not my purpose. My purpose is to point out the failures of a system which is protected by government from competition. Recently I had occasion to go to the hospital for some corrective […]
Possibly the most powerful, and dangerous, euphemism in politics today is “progressive.” This writer has many cherished progressive friends. He considers them beautiful… but, often, misguided. Yet perhaps they are more “guided” than he has supposed. Perhaps progressives, many of them, are precision guided. A pattern is emerging. That pattern is to assert government control […]
Imagine a scenario where the Federal government decides there’s a service so worthwhile everyone in the country should have it. In consultation with industry, the Feds develop regulations to make universal service a reality. The result is a complex piece of legislation that, in addition to universality, has two major outcomes. First, the industry is […]
Charlotte’s CAUTION (Common Americans United To Inspire Our Nation) will host author and investigator Trevor Loudon at their Monday meeting on January 20, 2014. The event will take place at the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille located at 911 East Morehead Street in Charlotte. The meeting will run from 6:00-7:30 PM following a social hour from 5-6:00. […]
This just in from the Department of Government Redundancy and Time Wasting. The following press release was published by Thom Tillis and Phil Berger on Monday: RALEIGH, N.C. –House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) announced today the formation of a Joint Legislative Study Committee to investigate the impacts of the Affordable […]
*Editor’s Note: Looks like incentive deals aren’t a problem limited to Charlotte. Our friends in Greensboro are experiencing similar misuse of government as outlined here by C4CG Co-founder Jodi Riddleberger. Several years ago, during a church meeting, the pastor made a random remark about “prison time.” One man, who was seated across the room, let out […]
Back in the 1980’s, Republicans led by President Ronald Reagan were accused of wanting women to ‘stay at home’; ‘cook and clean’ and ‘stay barefoot and pregnant’. Keep the traditional single income-earning family intact and all that. Essentially they were accused of being against ‘women’s rights’ because they were against constitutional amendments such as the […]
It got cold. Darn, it’s winter again. I remember back in the 80’s when it stayed below freezing for 30 days. The ice on my pond in Mecklenburg County was 14” thick. Today people whine because it got cold. Actually they whine because that is what they do. A nation of whiners, who elected a […]
*Editor’s note: This is from our Friends at Grassroots North Carolina: In a “Friday media dump” designed to conceal its actions by releasing them after the press has left town, the Obama administration last week announced its intention to push two regulations which would massively expand the federal gun bans imposed on Americans. “SEE A […]
