The Revelation: “All we want,” said Kudlow, “is for everybody to get richer.” Therein hangs a tale. And therein, perhaps, hangs the outcome of a presidential race. The Republican Party (much to the astonishment of practically everyone) is composed exclusively of … people. It thus is subject to human nature. It is undeniable that a […]
‘They keep turning left and smashing into walls’. So goes an old joke about liberals from conservatives. However, let’s face the truth of the matter: ‘If the country of Greece was a NASCAR entry, it would have already been smashed to smithereens in the past 10 races and disqualified from ever running again under current […]
After a few months of speculation, District 5 County Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour has formally announced that he will not run for Charlotte Mayor this fall. He posted the following: I am overdue in the announcement of my decision regarding the Charlotte Mayoral race. I have decided against running for the office of Mayor of Charlotte. […]
If last week’s post on lobbyists surrounding the I77 HOT lanes project with links to Governor Pat McCrory gave you an upset stomach. This one is likely to make your blood boil. Many readers who follow the HOT lanes issue or politics generally are familiar with ALEC. For those who are not, the American Legislative […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics came out this week with their latest jobs report. President Obama hailed the drop in the official unemployment rate and wants to celebrate it with fireworks. Conservatives looked at the same data and concluded it was a massive dud or worse, the entire fireworks assembly to be fired on the […]
I’ve made it no secret over the past year or two that I have become completely disillusioned with the two Party duopoly that currently controls our political system. Politics is a complex beast and there are clearly more than two political philosophies. Why we allow just two to dominate the debate is beyond me. It […]
As a Liber-TEA activist, I always get a chuckle out of the accusations that our movement is nothing but “astroturf” as opposed to a true grassroots movement. For two years I led the Charlotte Tea Party (CAUTION) but never received any marching orders from “higher up”. If there were checks from the Koch brothers, I really need […]
The illusion of honest elections . . . . A young 30-ish white male walks into an early voting location and says he lost his wallet, has no photo ID, and wants to vote. He has to sign a sworn affidavit, stating his identity and his alibi, but it doesn’t matter. He’s using a fake name–a voter who moved away long ago. […]
