A series of “temporary tax” hikes designed to pull the state out of a fiscal quagmire has led to a windfall of $2 billion dollars.  The deep pockets of special interest have come to the political cookie jar with hands outstretched.  But while speculation continues to mount on what budget will eventually be passed, North Carolinians will more than likely be saddled with higher-than-necessary taxes.  The Wall Street Journal spoke with Chad Adams on the Governor’s perpetuous “short term” taxes. Chad correctly asks, “If we’re not going to suspend these temporary tax hikes now with the state flush with cash, when will we ever?” These financial concerns are swirling amidst ethics questions surrounding the Governor’s recent purchasing of a primo lot in the exclusive Cannonsgate community on the Bogue Sound, a story broke first by our own Don Carrington.