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Cline: Our republic was built for discussion, deliberation, not … this
Keep perspective. There are more important things to life than politics. Breaking bread with friends is one of the greatest.
Political agreement
Budget, Taxation & Economy
NC Senate ‘give up’ on certain budget items in the name of compromise
Senator Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) spoke this afternoon to shed light on some major policy decisions regarding the state budget. In the Senate budget, they included some economic development policy and…
Liberty
Oh, You Nasty Thang!
Buncombe County Schools continue to experience something that at some point down the road may be termed, Lisa Baldwin Syndrome. Cliquez ici for the latest round. I understand that animals…
Health Care
A way to bridge the Republican gap over delaying versus defunding ObamaCare?
Writing for The Federalist, Sean Davis suggests that Republicans seeking the best strategy for fighting ObamaCare might look for a compromise position between those of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and…
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Out of Cliff Jokes
Our great leaders saved the nation from falling off the Fiscal Cliff by working a compromise in the eleventh hour. Cliff or no cliff, we all knew everybody would suffer…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Wall Street Journal’s Henninger searches for the cause of the political stalemate
Why is the federal government approaching a “fiscal cliff”? Dan Henninger of the Wall Street Journal devotes his latest column to the subject. Bear in mind as we spend the…
Law & Public Safety
Compromise on Racial Justice Act?
It appears from recent reports that the House may look to find a compromise on the Racial Justice Act (RJA). The current bill (SB 9), which Governor Perdue vetoed, would…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
The farm bill: A great example of federal government gone wrong
You might remember P.J. O’Rourke’s unique take on the federal farm bill from a 2007 presentation to a John Locke Foundation audience in Charlotte. The latest Atlantic features another disturbing…
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The Tea Party definition of “victory”
Another excellent analysis of the Tea Party movement by William Voegeli at the Claremont Institute. Please note the swipe at Frum below. (HT Julie Ponzi at the Ashbrook Center) A…
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The stimulus “compromise”
Michelle Malkin sums up the stimulus compromise that the Turncoat Caucus (Specter, Snow, Collins) made possible: Bottom line: Global Warming, Government Healthcare, Teachers Unions, School Building Contractors, Subsidized Housing, and…
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Editorial comfort food
For what it’s worth, the Winston-Salem Journal compares the stimuus bill to a “good, old-fashioned Brunswick stew,” then adds “final bill should be a product of the best minds of…
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‘Forget about selling tires. Hire lobbyists.’
I can’t help but point out that the N&R’s print edition had a story on yesterday’s proposed ‘compromise’ incentives bill. I didn’t notice it until I saw the jump on…