NC’s cost of obstinance of Obamacare
Editorial by Ned Barnett, News and Observer, October 6, 2013. Many North Carolinians were frustrated by glitches at healthcare.gov last week as they tried to shop online for health insurance, but... Read More
NC Spin Articles
Democrats chose the shutdown
Even when it comes to something as basic, and apparently as simple and straightforward, as the question of who shut down the federal government, there are diametrically opposite answers, depending on... Read More
NC Free releases legislative rankings
The North Carolina FreeEnterprise Foundation (NCFEF) released today its 2013 Legislative Business Ratings, an analysis conducted following each ‘long’ session of the NC General Assembly on the... Read More
"This isn't some damn game"
This was the “hang tight” meeting. It’s the fourth day of a government shutdown, and that was the message House Republican leaders delivered to their members Friday morning in a closed session... Read More
Why The N&O declined to attend Gov. McCrory's background briefing
Gov. Pat McCrory and members of his Cabinet and executive team held a background briefing this week for top editors to talk about “issues facing North Carolina,” according to the invitation. Kim... Read More
A wacky idea
Talk about strange things happening: Up in Washington two tribes of politicians have been pummeling each other night and day over who deserve the blame for shutting down the government. Then... Read More
Get the Congressman some coffee
The government is shut down, so Congressman George Holding got some shuteye. On camera. At the moment one of his Republican colleagues declaimed, “It’s about time to do what’s right for the... Read More
GOP battle is now joined
In the aftermath of Senator Ted Cruz’s epic performance on the Senate floor, a few observations: After his disgraceful attacks on Cruz, including his reach-across-the-aisle, dog-in-the-manger... Read More
Shutdown politics can be a distraction
Editorial by Jacksonville Daily News, October 3, 2013. We share congressional Republicans’ distaste for President Obama’s health care law — and judging by most public opinion polls, so does a... Read More
Follow the money
Editorial by Greensboro News-Record, October 5, 2013. North Carolina Republicans were against the lottery when Democrats enacted it in 2005 but they’re all for it now. The GOP-led legislature now... Read More
