And the Down East kleptocracy rolls on. I really think Pat will regret not hammering Bev Perdue more directly on ethics and corruption in the closing days of the campaign. Instead he got distracted by charter schools and garbage barges.

Perdue, of course, will be an utter disaster who will move to raise taxes in order to keep the pork flowing to her special interest lobbies and favored insiders. Pat, in turn, will have to face a serious threat in Charlotte city councilman Anthony Foxx.

Oh, and the nets are projecting Obama. Super. Tax hikes all around. Throw in the local bonds passing and we’ve get the triple whammy of tax slams headed for the actual productive members of society. Fed, state, local.

Good night. Baal bless.