Repeal Obamacare? Then what?
Even its most ardent supporters agree The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is flawed, so there is no surprise there is a growing movement to repeal this act most believe won’t cure our healthcare... Read More
My Spin by Tom Campbell
Republicans and Democrats agree on this
Amidst all the charges back and forth regarding election laws of our state there is one thing on which both Democrats and Republicans obviously agree: They want to make it as difficult as possible for... Read More
Do Mainstream Republicans Have the Courage to Take Back their Party?
Republican Congressman Robert Pittenger, home for the summer recess, has been holding Town Hall Meetings in his district. In a recent one, a Tea Partier rose to ask Pittenger what he described as an... Read More
All eyes are on McCrory
The legislature has adjourned, their work praised and criticized from the right and the left. Now all eyes are on Governor Pat McCrory. On his desk are 38 bills awaiting action. He can sign them into... Read More
View from the Center
You’ve heard the spin from the right and the left regarding this session of the General Assembly, but little from centrists. I don’t claim to speak for all them all, but I call myself one and... Read More
The Forgotten Middle Class
Once upon a time, in fact until 1980, the average worker could maintain a middle class income laboring in our factories, building our homes and offices, nursing us to health and working in our... Read More
Table talk at NC SPIN
People often ask what conversations take place before we tape NC SPIN and I tell them the talk around the table before taping and during commercial breaks is often as interesting and compelling as... Read More
The Last Word on Tax Change
Pundits, partisans and politicos have offered their views on the tax plan passed this week, ranging from praise to pleas. Politics is the art of compromise and this product is full of compromise. Can... Read More
North Carolina: Red, Blue or Purple?
I always thought the vast majority of North Carolina citizens, especially voters, were moderates but recent national publications and media commentaries have me questioning whether it is true. Instead... Read More
Tillis’ Two Dilemmas
House Speaker Thom Tillis may be the single most important person in state government right now and he’s got some pretty important decisions to make in the next few days…critical decisions that... Read More
