By Sen. Rand Paul, naturally, who blisters President Obama with a scathing indictment of his handling of the war in Libya. This from The Hill: In a floor speech Wednesday, Paul introduced a motion to the Senate that would condemn Obama’s decision to attack military installations controlled by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi without authorization from […]
Well, that didn’t take long. Empowered with an overwhelming mandate from the people to govern with a rational, conservative bent, it’s taken the Republican majority in the NC General Assembly all of three months to scuttle the first semblance of rational conservatism. Not sure how else you can read the so-called compromise being pushed on […]
Ban cars from London and other major cities across Europe, under the pretext of what the UK Telegraph tags as “a draconian EU masterplan.” The European Commission on Monday unveiled a “single European transport area” aimed at enforcing “a profound shift in transport patterns for passengers” by 2050. The plan also envisages an end to […]
A lot more, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department statistics that show 61 arrests logged at the University City high school through February of the current school year, a staggering jump from only six arrests during the whole of the previous school year. The most recent outburst of violence went down yesterday morning in the school […]
Mired in confusion, unanswered questions, and allegations of corruption, the Charlotte City Council on Monday night delayed a vote to award lucrative contracts to three companies to provide taxi service at Charlotte/Douglas International airport. It was the second time in as many months that a vote has been scuttled because of concerns with the process […]
Send us a youtube link of your favorite tunes (editor@pundithouse.com) and we’ll work them into the rotation. This is the Ron Paul Revolution with Secret Crowds, submitted by House Guest DJ Adam Love. A not-so-secret crowd hits NC State on March 28, when Ron Paul swings into town for a free event open to the […]
Demagogue: a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power (Marrian-Webster Dictionary) Hmmm. What springs to mind first?
New values delivered this week for commercial properties in Mecklenburg County that reflect significant increases across the board seem to directly contradict the county’s own dire forecast on how local markets were trending, giving rise to predictions for wholesale reval appeals and an increased possibility that a majority of homeowners will be walloped by a […]
Shocking, isn’t it; would’ve never seen that coming. Charlotte Area Transit Systems is slated to ask the city council to adjust the preliminary engineering contract for the Blue Line Extension Light Rail Project. The adjustment? A mere $5 million bump. “The amount being requested is the culmination of various changes that have been determined necessary for […]
Or in the case of our absentee-landlord president, dancing the samba in Brazil while launching a hundred or so Tomahawk missiles on Libya. But, hey, he cut the trip short a whole two hours to focus on the war. Sacrifice. Leadership. This from CNSNews: As his trip to Latin America winds up in El Salvador […]
