What should we make of a recent editorial arguing that the Obama White House has made no attempt to infringe upon the Second Amendment and that Obama openly declared his respect for the right to bear arms during his presidential campaign? It’s true that President Obama hasn’t advanced the gun control agenda. He hasn’t even […]
You might as well go ahead and click on this great song by The Tams, “I’ve Been Hurt” to listen to as background while you read the rest of this article, and especially shout out the words, ‘Baby you cheated, mistreated, you cheated, cheated on me. And you told me, you told me… You told […]
Some things appear too good to be true….but this is true….so please listen up! In 2003, the N.C. legislature joined a growing number of other states, across the country and with General Statute GS 143-64-17 authorized Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) as a method for funding energy related improvements for public buildings, both state and local. […]
I am very excited to be writing a guest column for www.PunditHouse.com. I am not the most eloquent or technically perfect writer of all time. In fact, I sometimes end sentences with prepositions and dangling participles. I write the way I talk: No nonsense, possibly a bit long winded, but with passion and a steadfast […]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is in the midst of adjusting its budget to new economic realities. Tax revenues are reduced and will remain at lower levels for years to come. Higher tax rates, being counter productive both economically and politically will remain at current levels, which means local governments and agencies will have to adjust to having […]
Recent articles in the Charlotte Observer and in other newspapers around the state are asking the question of how much does the public need to know. Or should they be allowed to know. This is an area that I believe could be vital in saving the taxpayers of our county countless thousands of dollars. First, […]
Did you know that governments have credit scores just like you and me? Yep, it’s true; and just like us a government’s credit score is critical to its overall financial health. When my wife and I refinanced our home some years ago, the first thing our potential bank did was to pull our three credit […]
So the last couple of days I’ve been hearing about the demon pass and Lugosi. What the heck is the demon pass? Another name for Devil’s Highway? Maybe it’s a football term? The 180-degree opposite of Doug Flutie’s Immaculate Reception at Boston College? Lugosi, I thought. Bela Lugosi? And then it came to me…people weren’t […]
Why are the Democrats trying to make kamikaze pilots look sane by comparison? Because they know that when they pass this health care reform (sic?) bill into law, it will never be repealed. Ever. Let’s think about this for a moment. Why are the Democrat leaders in Congress, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader […]
Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes”. Certainly we will all die; it is a result of being born. Taxes, however, are not necessary; they are only a symptom of man’s desire to live in a civilized society. If we were individually civilized and altruistic, understanding the needs […]
