The DHHS sitcom
How many Department of Health and Human Services employees does it take to screw in a light bulb? We don’t know but it will take 19 to run their new marketing and public relations shops. I wonder... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Sluggish economy is not political
The economic recovery from the Great Recession is painfully sluggish — and it’s not all Barack Obama’s fault. Nor can the fault be laid solely at the feet of George W. Bush, or North Carolina... Read More
The GOP "Keep your plan" movement
With the shutdown beginning to fade from view, Obamacare opponents, learning from past battles, are revising their tactics and turning their focus to a push to let people keep their current health... Read More
Is NC a year away from a GOP reckoning?
The calendar has turned to November and the event that many North Carolina Democrats feel can’t come quickly enough is officially a year away – Election Day 2014. Democratic turnout tends to surge... Read More
The walkout has already begun
Because one teacher decides to work Monday, it does not make the decision of another teacher to “walk out” a wrong or bad decision. Most teachers will be reluctant to walk-out, sick-out, or... Read More
Three reasons Mel Watt's nomination was blocked in the Senate
by Adam O'Daniel, Charlotte Business Journal, November 1, 2013. U.S. Rep. Mel Watt's bid to become the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency was dealt a major blow Thursday when... Read More
Governor McCrory names Medicaid reform advisory group
Press release from Governor Pat McCrory, November 1, 2013. Governor Pat McCrory has named three North Carolina health care leaders to the state’s newly formed Medicaid Reform Advisory Group. The... Read More
Driving Republicans crazy
Whatever else it does, Obamacare drives Republicans into a frenzy of hype, hypocrisy, irrationality and overreaction. Exhibit A: Republicans in Congress are outraged that website glitches prevent... Read More
6 sign up for healthcare insurance the first day
CBS News reports on the incredibly low number of people who actually successfully signed up for health insurance through the complete failure commonly referred to as the Obamacare exchanges. SCOTT... Read More
Beth Wood: "I never said Medicaid was broken"
from an interview with the News and Observer editorial board, posted November 1, 2013. State Auditor Beth Wood met with the editorial board and some newsroom folks this week to talk about her office... Read More
