Blindness
Back in the throes of winter the State Auditor audited the North Carolina Medicaid Department and reported it had the highest administrative costs of just about any state Medicaid Department around... Read More
NC Spin Articles
McCrory leads in disregard for the poor
If there were a contest to see which state administration has the most disregard for low-income families in 2013, the clear leader would be the McCrory Administration in North Carolina. Here is their... Read More
Temporary Sanity
Editorial by Greensboro News & Record, October 17, 2013. To say sanity was restored in Washington Wednesday would be an exaggeration. Rather, the more responsible lunatics agreed only to a temporary... Read More
Did you really hear what I said?
By Dr. Ben Carson, professor Neurosurgery NYU, Washington Times, October 15, 2013. Many can remember as youngsters doing something wrong, for which they knew punishment was deserved. In order to avoid... Read More
Spaulding: Cooper should appoint independent counsel
by Rob Christensen, Under the Done, News and Observer, October 16, 2013. NC Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ken Spaulding Wednesday criticized state Attorney General Roy Cooper for his dual... Read More
Poll suggests shutdown may hurt GOP efforts to win Senate
Voters in six states with key races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate next year, are very unhappy about the government shutdown, according to a new poll. The survey, which included North... Read More
If Cruz didn't exist, Democrats would have to invent him
by Ezra Klein, The Washington Post, reprinted in News and Observer, October 16, 2013. A true cynic about American politics would, at this point, be forced to one conclusion: Sen. Ted Cruz is a... Read More
Rand Paul's endorsement boosts Brannon's campaign, shows GOP divide
by John Frank, News and Observer, October 16, 2013. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a leader in the national tea party movement, endorsed Republican Greg Brannon in North Carolina’s marquee U.S. Senate... Read More
The NC State Fair – The Excellence Continues
When I was 23 years-old, I had the opportunity to work for Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Graham working in his public affairs office with Jim Devine and June Brotherton. It was a real learning... Read More
An $800 million pig with some agency lipstick
It was one of those rare days at the N.C. General Assembly, one that only occurs every couple of years. Lobbyists and political reporters were looking forward to the sparks, fireworks or whatever else... Read More
