It is said that if you tell a lie over and over again, eventually you start believing it yourself. This is clearly happening in the continued debate over high occupancy toll lanes (HOT lanes). How many times have we been told that without the use of HOT lanes, widening on I-77 with general purpose lanes […]
As Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. said in his Memorial Day address in 1884 at Keene, Memorial Day ‘celebrates and solemnly reaffirms from year to year a national act of enthusiasm and faith.’ With changing times, Memorial Day is more celebrated as a holiday than the glum occasion it was meant for. We must remember that […]
The monthly meeting of the Charlotte Bastiat Society was held last week with speaker Robert Hellebush, the managing director of the original Bastiat Society in Charleston, SC. He gives a very enjoyable primer to Capitalism in this presentation. Recommended viewing by all.
Many thanks to Chuck Suter of Constitutionalwar.org for attending and filming the MUMPO meeting last night where public commentary was cancelled after Kurt Naas, the spokesman for the WidenI77.org group, attempted to clarify that the 10 minutes his group was allocated shouldn’t take the place of the others who were in attendance and signed up to […]
A very vocal segment of Charlotte’s sports enthusiasts have just gotten their wish. As speculated last week, the Charlotte Bobcats NBA franchise has officially requested that their name be changed to the Hornets for the 2014-2015 season and beyond. This is the letter released today by Michael Jordan. Today marks a monumental occasion for our […]
Grover Norquist, the President of Americans for Tax Reform, recently joined Americans for Prosperity of NC on their “Back in the Game” bus tour. The tour is part of a half million dollar effort to engage with grassroots activists and support what they refer to as, “Big, Bold Tax Reform that gets NC Back in […]
Americans for Prosperity, in cooperation with the North Mecklenburg Republican Women’s Club and CAUTION, present a townhall event with Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist this Thursday. The event is free, but space is limited. Be sure to RSVP at the provided URL.
Growing up, I had a grand vision of what a politician was. As a Reagan baby, I saw the Presidency, and by extension any elected office holder, as a true and honest leader. Politicians were men who forsook personal riches and fame to serve the betterment of society. Like our founders, the politician was a […]
CAUTION, the organizational arm of the Charlotte Tea Party, will host a townhall discussion on domestic energy policy at it’s Monday, May 13 meeting. The organization meets at the Dilworth Neighbhorhood Grille located at 911 East Morehead Street in Charlotte. The meeting is from 6:00 to 7:30 PM with a social hour beginning at 5:00. […]
With all the hoopla surrounding the surprise termination of County Manager Harry Jones at last night’s Board of County Commissioners meeting, there was another victory for grassroots conservatives perhaps lost in the shuffle. In February, the County Parks and Recreation department submitted a proposal to the Board that would place restrictions on the ability of […]
