Category: Overcoming Republican Progressivism
Bucking the GOP Establishment in NC
Stew Peters interviews John Kane– a conservative who is running to be the state party chairman:
The Big Picture on the GOP Debt Ceiling Failure
This is a good interview that deals frankly with the enormity of what happened this week (HT: Fred):
“Low-T GOP”, Bud Light and the Trans Issue
Interestingly, some within the GOP/”conservative” coalition are also beginning to go after Ron DeSantis because he is fighting against Disney. Many of them do not want to fight the culture wars the left has been waging against us for the better part of 75 years (HT: TS):
Making the GOP More Left-Leaning
While Tim Moore gushes over having a supermajority with Tricia Cotham switching sides, it is at the expense of moving the GOP caucus one notch further to the left. The GOP caucus in both houses of the state legislature is already packed with moderates. When Ms. Cotham complains about being […]
“Today is a Loss for Conservatism”
The leader of the John Locke Foundation, Donald Bryson, said the following regarding the fact that Medicaid Expansion had been passed and signed into law in North Carolina: “Nearly 2,300 days ago, Gov. Cooper tried to expand Medicaid by Executive Order, and it has been his top priority during his […]
Republican NC Senate Passes Medicaid Expansion
Today, I received a press release by e-mail from State Senator Ralph Hise on behalf of Republicans in the North Carolina Senate. I will post the release here; and will interject with my own comments: NC Senate Passes Conservative Healthcare Access, Reform Legislation Proposal reforms Certificate of Need laws that […]
Summerfield Transformation Plan Killed, then Resurrected
We had last written about David Couch’s plan to develop Summerfield with oodles of multifamily housing units when the town zoning board approved his plan. It was subsequently (and mercifully) killed by the Town Council. But the developer is resourceful. He is now trying to get the North Carolina General […]
More Info on NC GOP Multi-billion Dollar Medicaid Expansion Scheme
A few days ago, WRAL-TV in Raleigh published an article that provided more details on what it describes as the “multi-billion dollar” Medicaid expansion push by Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly. North Carolina is liable for 10 percent of all Medicaid costs incurred by citizens who are entitled […]
When the Raleigh “Conservatives” Don’t Do Any Conserving…
The past week has been a huge disappointment for conservatives who seek good fruits in the form of policy victories in the North Carolina General Assembly. Consider the following: Exhibit A: The General Assembly’s Republican leaders held a press conference during which they announced that a deal had been reached […]