Inspiring confidence in the U.S. ability to ramp up border security, the nation’s chief of homeland security had this to say: “You’re never going to totally seal that border.. . . It’s 1,960 miles across that Southwest border. It’s some of the roughest, toughest geographical terrain in the world across that border. And so, the notion that [...]
- Jun22
Hit By Lightning, Attacked By Bear, Legislation Pending
Well, not exactly, but you have to wonder if the legislature might be eager to help this “victim” of lightning and mauling. The legislature went full till after video poker, errr, sweepstakes machines because the machines literally attack poor people in the streets and in their homes. Without stopping to solve the budget woes, they [...]
- Jun16
Update On Education Chairman Bill Harrison
State Board of Education Chairman Bill Harrison spoke before a senate subcommittee on education saying that charter schools aren’t all that innovative as he had visited several. Problem is, the more schools that have been contacted, the more are saying he never visited them. In fact, this is an update to an earlier blog post [...]
- Jun14
Sen. Lindsey Graham About Faces On Climate Change
As the death throes of the climate change movement continue, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sees the writing on the wall. “The science about global warming has changed,” he noted, offhandedly. “I think they’ve oversold this stuff, quite frankly. I think they’ve been alarmist and the science is in question,” Graham told reporters. “The whole movement [...]
- Jun08
Anybody See Bill Harrison At A Charter School?
My good friend Matt Mittan stumbled across some fascinating audio showing part of what is wrong in public education. Apparently, if you can’t back up your statements with facts, it’s ok to just make them up in front of the senate subcommittee on education (you can hear the audio). State Board of Education Chairman [...]
- May26
Sen. RC Soles, Resignation Pressure Mounts. . .
For years I’ve been following and writing about the ongoing actions by Sen. RC Soles (D-Columbus). Now, the Charlotte Observer, reprinted at WWAY in Wilmington, has come out strongly in favor of Soles resigning immediately. More should follow in the wake of Soles’ actions in the legislature and with more allegations in his personal life [...]
- May25
Sen. Soles (D-Columbus) More For His Folks, Less For You
In a stunning display, embattled State Senator RC Soles (D-Columbus), the state’s longest serving legislator, isn’t going to retire without reminding folks that it’s HIS state government. First, he’s put together a bill to help long time friend and recently defeated District Attorney Rex Gore (D-Brunswick). The bill would allow Gore to collect retirement at [...]
- May19
A Clear Distinction Between Sen. Hagan (D) and Burr (R)
When it comes to keeping track of the Federal Reserve (which isn’t Federal by the way) there is a clear distinction between our senators. Burr would like to see the Government Accountability Office (GAO) keep track of what the Fed is up to and Hagan, well, she doesn’t. Continuing Fed audits: Voting 37 for and 62 [...]
- May12
AGW RIP, Next Global Crisis, Dying Oceans. . .
The eulogy is still being written with man made climate change, mainly because the body won’t admit that’s it’s dead yet. Dr. Willie Soon, a solar and climate scientist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, had this to say recently on the subject: I am a scientist. I go where the facts take me. And [...]
- May03
More Incentives NOT Saving Jobs
From our good friends over at the NC Institute for Constitutional Law: According to the Fayetteville Observer, Goodyear is seeking to lay off up to 70 employees! The “voluntary” layoffs are related to company upgrades. The February 1st issue of the Corporate Welfare Weekly explained that both Goodyear Tire and Bridgestone Americas were about to [...]
- Apr29
Does The Public Have A Right To Know?
On most things yes, but not so with lobbying violations in the shady halls of our general assembly. And here’s the real kicker, the law that hides lobbying law violation was apparently created “by mistake” which should install confidence in our leadership, yeah right! It’s just too hilarious that the folks entrusted with the public [...]
- Apr27
Climate Changer Loses His Cool
Michael Mann, that oh so exciting climate change advocate, says he’s tired of being made fun of after ClimateGate exposed much of the mythology behind Global Warming advocation. The investigations into his shoddy science were shabby at best and now he’s steaming (be careful you might emit a bit of CO2 there Mike). In fact [...]
- Apr20
Perdue Budget Makes Strange Cuts
The left will say that the right should be pleased with the $1 billion in cuts Perdue has made as she tweaks the second year of the two year budget. But the budget cuts don’t seem all that thoughtful and let’s not forget the $1 billion in tax hikes last year. For instance (from WRAL): [...]
- Apr19
57 Counts Down To 1, Easley In The Crosshairs
This kind of says it all for the fed’s new star witness and it must be truly riveting testimony that Ruffin brings to the table: Ruffin Poole, once a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to one count of federal tax evasion. A federal grand jury had indicted Poole on [...]
- Apr19
Corporate Welfare/Incentives Update
In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the latest edition of how your state and local government continue to contribute to unemployment. Notice the use of the phrase “could employ up to 150″ for $6 million. From our friends over at the North Carolina Institute for Constitutional Law. $6,000,000 in incentives is being sought by [...]
- Apr16
Roy Cooper, Is It For The People Or The Party?
Is Roy Cooper picking party over the best interest of citizens and the constitution? Attorney General Roy Cooper has decided that Obamacare isn’t such a bad thing. His excuse for passing constitutional muster is what shows up on most talking points memos for the left. Cooper said his office reviewed the health reform law and [...]
- Apr16
Unemployment Continues As Do Tax Policies
Unemployment continues its relentless march in North Carolina. The latest numbers continue to show the rate still above 11%. The blame game will most likely continue, but it should be readily apparent that NOTHING the state government is doing has worked in any way. Thinking politicians should be open to other (I would say newer, [...]
- Apr10
Teacher’s Union Prays for Death of Republican Governor
Doesn’t make the national headlines, but hatred stories like this should. The NJEA memo included a mock “prayer” suggesting Christie should suffer the same fate as Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and celebrity pitchman Billy Mays, all of whom recently died. It was signed by NJEA field representatives and distributed to union members in [...]
- Apr09
We Can Finally Forgive The Cows!
Ok, so not the best title once again, but we can finally forgive our bovine cousins for causing Global Warming/Climate Change: A new study found that cattle grazed on the grasslands of China actually reduce another greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide. . . in certain circumstances, it can be better for global warming to let animals [...]
- Apr07
Carbon Tax To Cover Entitlements?
In the “oh, like we didn’t expect this one” department: (Reuters) NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States should consider raising taxes to help bring deficits under control and may need to consider a European-style value-added tax, White House adviser Paul Volcker said on Tuesday. Volcker, answering a question from the audience at a New [...]