Chloe Gossage has a good piece about recent changes in review processes for line items, non-profs, etc. who will have to justify their funding. This means more transparency in Raleigh–which is always a good thing.
Monthly Archives: May 2007
- May31
The Arrogance and Elitism of the Bureaucrat
… was exemplified in these words by Senator Marc Basnight, quoted in the Insider: "We took a big step in building a knowledge-based economy," said Basnight, D-Dare, adding that a vote of the people wasn’t a must because the projects are so important. (Emphasis added.) I know it looks like we’re picking on Basnight, but [...]
- 1May30
Twice in a day…
I’m thinking we might have to start a "Media Watch" blog just to point out all the misinformation and bias contained in media reports. Unfortunately, at the current rate, we’d probably need to hire someone full time to write about it. The latest entry is currently the headline article on the News & Observer regarding [...]
- May30
Should We Be Suspicious, Senator Basnight?
Whenever you see a curious environmental regulation plugged randomly into a state budget, you have to ask: who benefits? Consider this latest curiosity … a special provision of the proposed Senate budget bill (shoved between a section on funding for cancer research and a subsection about the powers of the House and Senate appropriations committees). [...]
- May30
By the Power of Greyskull!
Everyone knows that Senate President Pro Tempore Mark Basnight (D-Dare) is one of the most powerful (if not THE most powerful) political leader in North Carolina.However, for him to claim a statewide mandate may be a little far fetched. According to the News & Observer when asked about the $1.2 billion in new debt proposed [...]
- May30
Hook, Line, Sinker
You know the old saying about how if you repeat something enough times, no matter what the veracity, that people will start believing them? Well, it seems to have happened with the Associated Press and their esteemed reporter Gary Robertson. Note this quote from Rep. Paul Luebke (D-Durham) on Monday, May 7, 2007 regarding the [...]
- May30
One Cheer, Two Jeers
So the N.C. Senate improves upon the house budget by phasing out the two temporary taxes, but then it wants to saddle our kids and grandkids with more debt. See whole Senate budget.
- May29
Intellectual Honesty on the Left
Alexander Cockburn, a lefty, lashes out against climate change hysteria for a second time: The greenhousers endlessly propose that the consensus of "scientists" on anthropogenic climate change is overwhelming. By scientists they actually mean computer modelers. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and their computer-modeling coterie include very few real climatologists or atmospheric physicists. Among [...]
- May29
Blue Cross Protects Healthcare Status Quo
Any measures that might make healthcare markets more competitive (and bring down premiums) are being fought tooth and nail by the Blues, according to this piece. (Hat tip Jameson Taylor) Tell us something we didn’t know. The same thing is happening in N.C. The Blues like the status quo because they enjoy a virtual monopoly [...]