First, the good news. The North Carolina GOP convention yesterday voted in overwhelming numbers to censure Senator Thom Tillis. It was reported that a 2/3 majority was required to pass such a censure measure, but the Daily Haymaker says that the vote was nearly 3-to-1 in favor. This censure was […]
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Raleigh Republicans Promote Gambling on Every Device
We have been eagerly waiting for the Republicans in Raleigh to produce conservative outcomes this legislative session. A bill passed this week arouses some interest. They passed yet another bill to expand legal gambling in North Carolina. It is pretty clear this legislation is advanced to satisfy those entities that […]
Dr. Mandy Cohen’s CDC Appointment: The Ability to Deceive
Over the last couple of days since I posted about the fact that Joe Biden appointed former NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen to be the new CDC director, there has been some reaction on national sites on the internet. Of course, Mandy Cohen was North Carolina’s Lockdown Queen. She unscientifically […]
Raleigh Republicans Support Corporate BCBS Fleecing of NC Rate Payers
The bill was controversial from the outset. It would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina to abscond away with premium dollars it charged when it had a tax-privileged status. But the bill just passed overwhelmingly in the North Carolina General Assembly— aided and abetted by Republicans who gleefully […]
North Carolina Republicans Who Voted for the Debt Ceiling Bill
We had numerous Republican members of Congress from North Carolina who voted to raise the debt ceiling without insisting on major cuts to pre-Covid era levels. Recall that the Covid pandemic and the Biden Administration prompted a major increase in spending levels amounting to trillions of dollars. Who voted in […]
Dan Bishop of NC: : “A Career-Defining Vote”
He speaks eloquently against the charade of a debt ceiling deal negotiated by his fellow NC Republican congressman, Pat McHenry:
Who is Telling the Truth– Mayorkas or Tobin?
It was very interesting to learn that a lady within the Biden Administration named Katie Tobin stated openly last week that Biden’s open borders policy on illegal immigration has economic motivations. She said we need the workers. She is a “senior director for transborder security on the National Security Council”. This is to […]
When North Carolina Republicans Act Like Democrats
Republicans in Raleigh were successful overriding Governor Cooper’s veto of their abortion legislation. This was celebrated in some “conservative” quarters as a victory. The bill– SB 20– was not a major victory. It makes abortion legal in the state of North Carolina for nearly any reason through virtually the entire […]
Texas GOP Undermining Border Security
It is really soooo typical. Governor Abbott has been making some noises, and Biden has enacted a new rule to deal with illegal aliens seeking protection. But the Texas GOP has been going out of its way to keep the border open:
The North Carolina Abortion “Compromise”: Before a Single Committee Hearing
The North Carolina Republicans in Raleigh trotted out this morning a group of female GOP legislators who would introduce their abortion bill. It includes a 12 week limit and also a variety of welfare state measures to “soften the blow”. They compromised before they had a single committee hearing on […]