Exhibit A in support of the proposition that politics does indeed make for strange bedfellows: Reps. Ron Paul and Barney Frank are set to join forces to introduce a bill that would have marijuana laws be set at the state, not federal level. This from the L.A. Times: The goal of the bill, HR 2306, […]
GOP mayoral candidate Scott Stone says Charlotte can add 35,000 private-sector jobs to its work force by cutting taxes by $72 million, reducing the cost and scope of government while improving its efficiency, and sidetracking a streetcar to nowhere – along with implementing an assortment of other key initiatives that he unveiled this week with […]
Am I alone with this, or has anybody else noticed how doggedly persistent the mainstream media has been with its liberal use of the word ‘unexpected.’ We’ve had unexpected downturns in home sales; unexpected slumps in stocks; and unexpected dips in consumer confidence. Exactly what has been so unexpected about any of these events? I […]
You could not ask for a more effective and perfectly executed scare-and-fear campaign than the one just completed by outgoing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman and his complicit cohorts on the board of education. Starting months ago, Gorman & Co. were busy rolling out dire budget projections that called for upwards of $100 million cuts, […]
I always liked the work Vince Coakley did from the anchor desk during his stint with WSOC-TV. How successfully he transitions his media skills to a straight, talk-radio format is open for question; but answers won’t be too long in coming. Coakley has been named the new afternoon-drive host at WBT, filling the gap left […]
The old joke goes, “How many Libertarians does it take to change a light bulb?” The answer: None. Libertarians try and try, but they can never change anything. The punch line might need some tweaking, though, according to a recent CNN survey that shows libertarianism gaining popularity, with 63 percent of respondents indicating they think […]
Is none other than – get ready for it – Commissioner Vilma Leake, who was tapped at last night’s county board meeting to serve as Mecklenburg’s voting delegate at the National Association of Counties Annual Conference, slated to be held next month in Portland, Oregon. Leake made the motion to nominate Leake as the county’s […]
Maybe. Maybe not. But in the parlance of the intelligence world, let’s connect some dots: Charlotte lands the DNC in February; two months later, surveillance cameras catch a man in a restricted area along the Lynx Blue light-rail line, which runs into the heart of uptown and what will be DNC 2012 command central. The […]
… hide them from government agents. From the Big Brother run amok files, a heartwarming tale of kids, lemonade stands for charity, and rude awakenings: Thank goodness we have the government to protect us from rogue lemonade stands and budding entrepreneurs. Those little hucksters obviously were free-market capitalists in the making, evil incarnate that must […]
Or is it the other way around? Hard to tell, not that it really matters; either way, the spin will be flying hot and heavy as Mayor Anthony Foxx steps up today to, once again, shill for the Obama Administration. This time around Foxx has been invited to a photo opp to speak with President […]
