Just when you thought progressive liberalism couldn’t possibly get any more ridiculous, our European friends have discovered yet another “right” that we as human beings share. The right to a vacation. According to this article from the Ottawa Citizen, Antonio Tajani, the European Union commissioner for enterprise and industry, stated that “traveling for tourism today is […]
About eight years ago I was driving north on I-77 heading home to Huntersville when I was literally placed between a rock and a hard place. It was one of those instances of sheer “life flashing before your eyes” terror; much akin to the 2008 elections. To my right was the concrete “wall of death” […]
Washington is addicted! The Capital building has become one big crack house, and the drug of choice for the addicts who fill its halls is the hard earned money of the citizens of this country. Washington got its first taste of this highly addictive substance back in 1861, when congress passed a federal statute imposing […]
Make no mistake America; Michelle Obama is every bit as interested in following in her husband’s footsteps as Hillary Clinton was of hers – even more. Michelle Obama is making her first solo trip abroad to Mexico where she plans to begin organizing world support for her future political ambitions. The White House called it: […]
Governments evolve much as anything else. One cannot expect otherwise. Situations change, people change, the needs of the people change. So it is no surprise our governments are not what they originally were. The original focus of governments in the US was to provide only a framework for our lives. Defense, postal service, roads, police, […]
The Charlotte Tax Day Tea Party rally will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2010 from 3pm to 5pm on the lawn of the Old City Hall located at 600 E. Trade Street, Charlotte, NC. The Charlotte Tea Party movement is committed to enabling citizens of all walks of life and political affiliations to gather together […]
NCGOP chief Tom Fetzer is asking Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele to resign. In a letter sent Thursday to Steele, Fetzer cites what he describes as grassroots rumblings of concern over “allegations of fiscal irresponsibility, management and questionable activities” from the RNC under Steele’s leadership, or maybe that should be lack thereof. Meanwhile, Sarah […]
I’ll be dropping in around 5:30 today to join Tara Servatius – WBT 1110 AM – for a talk on the city’s push for inclusionary zoning.
The Huntersville Town Board on Monday night approved two binding resolutions that request the State of North Carolina to intercede on behalf of citizens and take proactive action to prevent the implementation of the recently passed healthcare legislation. The resolutions, introduced by Republican Commissioner Charles Jeter, were approved by a 3-2 vote, with commissioners Ken […]
The Daily Diatribe: Bill Gross, Pimco’s Chief Investment Officer, on CNBC today said that stock and bond returns will be below normal for years. Calling it the “new normal”, Gross could not be more wrong. Whenever I hear phrases like “the new normal, or “it’s different this time”, I lick my chops. First of all, […]
