If you've been following the announcements coming out about the healthcare debate over the past two days they have certainly included some mixed messages. A couple of days ago I received an email from PDA (Progressive Democrats of America) excited that Speaker Pelosi was going to allow a 20 minute' [...]
It becomes more and more obvious that health care reform is needed. In just one short Google search on the NC 11th Congressional district the following information was found. It is appalling that the amount of uninsured in the district. In a quick search of Congressman Shuler’s official website ([...]
WECT offers a full spread of stories about Kimberly Munley, the Carolina Beach native and former Wrightsville Beach police officer who shot Nidal Malik Hasan and thus cut short his deadly shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Munley, who has a history of heroism, was herself wounded in [...]
The federal government continues to encourage irresponsibility. It wishes to redistribute earnings, confiscated from taxpayers too poor to hire accountants to find tax loopholes, to persons naïve enough to suppose if they can’t make a down payment on a house they will somehow be able to keep up with [...]
Lt. Col. Ralph Peters leaves no doubt where he stands on Hasan, the media coverage of the Ft. Hood murders, and the new politically correct U.S. Army that let this sad sack loser skate:
[...]Two more people have resigned from the Jackson County Economic Development Commission. Reasons cited did not include the realization that governments do not create wealth. Rather, members of the board felt the Jackson County Commissioners were not cooperating with their attempts to meet statutory requirements for things like audits [...]
In 2007, I was fortunate enough to become a 'reporter' by way of becoming a radio talk show host in Colorado. I began interviewing candidates in Colorado and had several candidates on my show who went on to successful victories. And, being an ex-Pat from North Carolina, I took [...]
The Star-News “Community Editorial Board” opines about a new zoning scheme hatched up by planning bureaucrats to coerce developers to arrange land use that will suit their cosmic vision of how people should live. I know, this sounds bizarre, even Orwellian, but editors say, “the concept is a [...]
Keep up the pressure. This oppression of American freedom has to be stopped.
The Obama Administration’s push for health care reform suffered a severe blow from North Carolina’s Eighth U.S. Congressional District after Democratic Rep. Larry Kissell announced he will vote “No” on the bill being presented.
In a statement, Kissell said [...]
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of listening to a group of veterans discuss the importance of working toward energy indepence. They were traveling throughout North Carolina, as well as other states, to tell about their experiences and share their view of energy independence as a national [...]
David Horowitz says what needs to be said:
A Muslim fanatic with an Internet site praising Islamic suicide bombers as defenders of their comrades is a Major in the U.S. Army with access to military intelligence and lethal weaponry. And it’s not as though the army didn’t know that he [...]
Robert Gibbs, the former NC State soccer player who is President Obama’s press secretary, made an incredible statement at his press gaggle today. He was criticizing the few questionable signs at yesterday’s “Kill the Bill” rally at the Capitol:
Imagine just a few years ago had somebody walked around with images [...]
AARP and AMA support HR 3962. But LK says that the projected CBO cuts to Medicare would violate his pledge NOT to cut Medicare.
Has the insurance industry bought our Rep?
[...]It’s pretty certain that five of North Carolina’s congressional delegation will vote for whatever budget-busting health care “reform” package that the House leadership proposes. They are Democrats David Price, Bob Etheridge, Mel Watt, Brad Miller and G.K. Butterfield. All the Republicans surely will oppose the government takeover of health care, [...]
An unemployed 26-year-old Florida man, Jason Sadler, came up with the idea of renting his t-shirt as advertising space and made $83,000 last year:
For his human billboard service, Sadler charges the “face value” of the day so January 1 costs $1, while December 31 costs $365.
Sadler said this may [...]
The state's teacher lobby seems to be leaning one way on who it supports to replace Senate majority leader Tony Rand.
But the lobby isn't taking any chances on backing the wrong candidate, either.
In an e-mail to members, the N.C. Association of Educators says that Sen. Martin [...]
Interesting. How often does the President of the United States take the time to call the newly elected mayor of an upper medium sized city? I mean, I could understand if Foxx just got elected mayor of New York City or LA, but Charlotte? I wonder what the motivation [...]
This Under the Dome post exemplifies the hypocrisy of our state rulers.
The state’s college students don’t know enough about managing money and debt and get themselves in trouble, state Treasurer Janet Cowell learned on a debt tour of college campuses.
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“This experience, along with national research, has demonstrated the need [...]
U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield has $231,643 in his campaign account, according to federal election records.
Butterfield, a Wilson Democrat, received $66,929 in individual contributions and $207,812 from political action committees through September.
Contributors include Arthur R. Collins of Arlington, Va., president of Public Private Partnership ($2,400); lawyers Thomas [...]
Mark Binker reports in the News and Record today that Representative Pricey Harrison of Greensboro has sent a letter to the Department of Insurance and the Attorney General calling for a probe of the Blue Cross postcard campaign.
Harrison’s main contention is pretty simple: Should a nonprofit be [...]
In the wake of the ongoing investigations of former Governor Mike Easley, a new scorecard suggests an antidote to North Carolina’s money-in-politics problems.
NC Voters for Clean Elections has released its 2009 Scorecard on Campaign Reform, highlighting the state’s progress on campaign finance reform. The scorecard hones in on legislative [...]
