… and Cardinals and Archbishops, too. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken to the pulpit, almost literally, her zealous pitch to legalize the status of millions of illegal voters, er, aliens. Earlier this month, Pelosi was staying busy encouraging Catholics of the cloth to start using their preaching powers to push immigration reform. “The cardinals, […]
State lawmakers opened their legislative short session in Raleigh yesterday with a wild card, floating a bid to bring back video poker that could potentially raise a pile of new cash – about $350 million for the first year and up to $576 million by the third year. Sen. David Hoyle, a Gaston County Democrat, […]
Despite an encouraging report from the Charlotte Regional Realtor Association, which showed homes sales up 25 percent last month compared to April 2009, the Queen City still got get kicked to the curb by MainStreet. MainStreet.com, that is. The consumer website recently compiled a list of cities where the recession seems to be fading and […]
I can count on one hand – OK, maybe one or two fingers – the number of times I’ve agreed politically with Susan Burgess. She’s a raging liberal and hardcore leftist who pushes an agenda that embraces expansive and expensive government. That said, Burgess always finds time to return phone calls from reporters, is willing […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools loves themselves a good media briefing, the typically anti-adversarial, weekly lovefests debuted a few years ago by Superintendent Peter Gorman. It’s a swift way for Gorman & Co. to pick up the remnants of the latest school board meeting to set an agenda and drive feel-good stories that, for the most, local media […]
Putting aside the none-too-subtle undertones layered into President Barack Obama’s Commencement address over the weekend at Hampton University – that speech shouldn’t be free if it comes from conservative bloggers, talk radio, or anybody else who disagrees with his policies – am I the only one who finds it incredibly alarming that the Commander-in-Chief in […]
Incline your ears to the political winds of hope and change and you will hear a growing drumbeat of Obama’s “blame Bush” doctrine for the recent gulf oil rig disaster. In an effort to divert attention from his administration’s late response, it’s almost guaranteed that President Obama will try and take political advantage of the crisis instead […]
Gov. Bev Perdue and Senate leader Marc Basnight, two of the state’s most powerful Democrats, again find themselves wallowing in a pit of ethical slime after being linked this week to about $150,000 in tainted money that had snaked its way into their campaigns. Heavy hitter Democrat fundraiser Rusty Carter entered an Alford plea to […]
In the wake of the recent oil rig disaster off the Gulf Coast, President Obama suspended all new domestic drilling. He said the reason for the suspension of drilling was to investigate what caused the oil rig disaster and determine a more “responsible” way to move forward, including providing “safeguards” to prevent future disasters. The majority […]
Want to win an argument with a progressive every time? Loren Spivack, the “Free Market Warrior“, will be hosting a free two night economic literacy seminar in Charlotte on May 4th & 6th at Red Rocks Cafe, 4223 Providence Road, at 5:30 PM. While there is no charge for the seminar, you must RSVP to Mr. Spivack at lorenspivack@gmail.com since […]
