A Gift to Democrats
Nine times out of 10 in politics, what you think is a conspiracy is just incompetence. So it is with the Republicans and abortion. Several TAP readers believe that all the GOP’s thrashing on... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Turning Point
Those who watch, report, lobby the NC General Assembly know that there are a multitude of procedural maneuvers used to move controversial bills through the process. Those moves usually hit near the... Read More
Sharia Law – Really?
The past few nights I have slept a lot better knowing that the General Assembly is taking time to address the Sharia Law issue in North Carolina. Thank the Lord for that. Isn’t it evident that... Read More
Money Monday, Not Moral Monday
Liberal protesters at the General Assembly have been claiming they are acting in the name of morality, but a new Civitas study shows the role played by money – more than $100 million in state funds... Read More
Careful About Legitimacy Claims
Is the state government of North Carolina illegitimate? Based on the volume of emails and Facebook messages I’ve received lately, liberal politicians and organizations are shopping the idea that the... Read More
The Decline of North Carolina
New York Times editorial, July 9, 2013. Every Monday since April, thousands of North Carolina residents have gathered at the State Capitol to protest the grotesque damage that a new Republican... Read More
Where Do You Stand, Pat?
Governor McCrory’s waffling on the abortion bill recalls the old mountaineer who listened to a slick politician give a long-winded, on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand answer to a tough issue... Read More
A Tribute to Modern Politics
Up in Virginia they’re locked into a donnybrook of a Governor’s race – the Republican candidate’s saying the Democratic candidate’s a hypocrite and a poor family man and a threat to every... Read More
Redistricting Legal, But Not Fair to Voters
Editorial from The Charlotte Observer, July 9, 2013. Of the 170 seats in the N.C. General Assembly, only 10 percent – 17 seats – are considered competitive. Six are in the House, four in the... Read More
McCrory’s semantic gymnastics around his promises
Governor Pat McCrory didn’t offer many specifics during his campaign for governor but he was clear about a few things. Two of them were that he supported an overhaul of the state tax code that was... Read More
