Before continuing the lovefest over the appointment of Gene Conti as NC DOT Secretary a cold shower might be in order. It was just a few years ago he was shown the door from another job he held in DOT. While I can't find the original story, this is from a 4/31/04 N&O Dome story "…Miller gave Gene [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
- Jan06
N&O: New Year, Same Old False Arguments
To ring in 2009, the N&O printed this piece that mindlessly recites the Democrat talking points that the current financial crisis is due to "unregulated markets" and the laughable claim that the Bush presidency has been one of hard-core laissez-faire ideology. One of the major lessons of the year is that unregulated and underregulated capitalism [...]
- 1Jan05
Is Conti an Outsider?
Before the press gets too ga-ga over Gov.-elect Bev Perdue's selection of Gene Conti as the new head of the NC Department of Transportation as some type of "change" from DOT's patronage-laden past, let's point out a couple of things: 1. Gene Conti's wife, Betsy, was Perdue's Chief of Staff from 2002-2005.2. Mr. and Mrs. [...]
- Jan05
Recession is No Reason to Abandon Principles
Economist Robert Higgs scolds the "fair weather friends of the market" in this article. It’s hardly a news flash that many people who are widely regarded as lions of the pro-market side have gone over to the dark side in recent months. I am not going to name any names; if you are one of [...]
- Jan05
Looking to get involved?
If you have ever had an interest in helping to shape state laws, here is your chance. The The Joint Study Commission on Municipal Annexation is holding a meeting on Jan 6th at 10:00 am. You can find out information at http://stopncannexation.com/ where you can also find out how you can be involved. Annexation in NC is one [...]
- Jan02
Another Ridiculous Unenforcable Law?
If there is one thing our General Assembly seems to be good at (well, other than being ethically challenged), it's passing laws that seemingly are done for the benefit of society but are basically unenforceable and/or impossible to prosecute. Take for example a law passed in 2007 that required people riding ATVs on private property [...]