Tag Archives: North Carolina State Senate

Double Barrel Misfires

Here is an analogy question complete with solution: 2011 is to 2013 as Madison, Wisconsin is to Raleigh, North Carolina.  In 2011 Scott Walker and a Republican majority took over the Governor’s mansion and both chambers of the Wisconsin Legislature.  … Continue reading

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I’m The Senator And Don’t You Forget It

It must be terrible to live life feeling very insecure; desperately wanting to be famous yet dwelling in obscurity.  What other excuse could Republican North Carolina State Senator Tommy Tucker have for some of his recent actions?  Last week he … Continue reading

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Shotgun Suppression

If the police come upon gang activity the standard method of operation for the gang members is to scatter in different directions.  That makes it difficult for the police to apprehend them since their attention is divided.  The Republicans in … Continue reading

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Seperate And Unequal

The Republicans have been attacking public education for decades.  Several of their 2012 Presidential Primary candidates openly advocated eliminating the Department of Education.  This week seven North Carolina Republican State Senators introduced S337; a bill in the Jim Crow tradition … Continue reading

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Weapons Over Women

The juxtaposition of information can make for an interesting experience.  Last weekend it came to my attention that what sounded like an A.L.E.C. anti-abortion bill had been introduced in the North Carolina Senate.  While researching to confirm this and get … Continue reading

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The Nullification Of Wake County

The latest chapter in the Republican playbook entitled, If You Can’t Beat ‘Em Cheat ‘Em, was written Wednesday in Raleigh when Republican State Senators Chad Barefoot and Neal Hunt introduced S325.  If you are a believer that people should stick … Continue reading

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Certainly Not A Perfect 10

Innocently enough named The Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act, better known as SB 10, is about to become law in North Carolina.  It would be more appropriately named The Guaranteeing a Return on Investment for Republican Financiers Act, because that … Continue reading

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Driving Tar Heels To The Poorhouse

Jimmy Carter’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Bert Lance, may have resigned in disgrace but he left us with an enduring adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.  The Republicans in North Carolina would do well … Continue reading

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Wrecking Crew In Raleigh

As 2012 became 2013, I predicted that North Carolina would become the GOP’s next target with them having taken control of both chambers of the State Legislature and the Governorship for the first time in over a century.  The State … Continue reading

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The Republican Self Fulfilling Prophecy

Republicans have long claimed government is the problem.  If you don’t believe them, just elect them, and they will prove themselves correct.  Their patron saint, Ronald Reagan often used the line, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language … Continue reading

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