Criticism of Rick Perry as being slow on the uptake was confirmed today when a reality evident to anybody with even half of a head for politics finally dawned on the Texas governor that, “there is no viable path forward for me in the 2012 campaign.” Perry dropped out of the GOP presidential clustermuck horserace […]
Commissioner Jennifer Roberts might not be at the head of the table anymore, but tax increases seem to be the order of the day unless what we are reading is leaving something out. County officials are working on a scheme to levy a new tax. They call it a “new funding vehicle for delivery of […]
It’s one of the more aggressively militant and radical advocates for open borders and total amnesty for illegal immigrants, so naturally, in a presidential election year when the incumbent One will be seriously pandering to the Hispanic vote, La Raza’s former senior vice president and chief lobbyist has been appointed director of the … wait […]
Recent stories have informed the public about the politically unhealthy relationship between Democrats and the North Carolina Association of Educators. Knowing no more than what is reported, one can only wonder about why the state payroll system would be making deductions for membership in any group that is not part of the state. In the case […]
Despite a provision rolled into a year-end spending bill that blocked funding for enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards, the twisty tyranny of bulbs will still start phasing in as scheduled on Jan. 1. The new energy law requires that incandescent light bulbs be 30 percent more efficient starting in 2012. Critics of the […]
Funny, I always thought Richard Burr was more politically aligned with Ron Paul. I mean, you know, when Burr wasn’t staying busy bolstering bank bailouts and deficit spending, supporting warrantless wiretapping, and playing Big Brother food cop. This from the Washington Post: Burr, a 17-year Capitol Hill veteran who served five terms in the House […]
Just in time for the New Year, the federal government earlier this month stepped up to the plate and solved that most pressing of problems plaguing modern society. This from the always vigilant comrades at the FCC: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today took a major step toward eliminating one of the most persistent problems […]
The Charlotte City Council isn’t alone in doling out lucrative incentive deals and perk packages for select companies, rolling dice with taxpayer money by trying to pick winners and losers so politicians can claim they’ve created jobs. While our Democrat-led city council was busy throwing boatloads of taxpayer loot at big banana Chiquita, the Republican-majority […]
In a lawful society it’s considered bad form, dare I say criminal, to take a person’s money by force or deception for your own gain. Somehow that basic tenet has been subverted in what passes today for capitalism, but should more accurately and honestly be considered corporate gangsterism. One of the more insidious recent examples comes […]
For sheer hypocrisy, it’s becoming harder and harder to top Newt Gingrich. Concerning the man who blasts lobbyists as a scourge on responsible politics, we get this from The Washington Examiner’s Timothy Carney: First of all, we know that Gingrich has been paid by drug companies and by the drug lobby, notably during the Medicare […]
