Yesterday, the Health Committee in the NC House surprisingly voted to advance a bill that would place restrictions on transgender treatments for minors. It must now clear the Rules Committee and the entire House. This is good news. However, we must be aware of the bill’s limitations. Carolina Journal has […]
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Biden’s Announcement Regarding Mandy Cohen Appointment to Lead CDC
The White House: Dr. Cohen is one of the nation’s top physicians and health leaders with experience leading large and complex organizations, and a proven track-record protecting Americans’ health and safety. As Secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Cohen developed innovative and nationally recognized programs that […]
Speaker Moore’s Adultery Lawsuit
There was a stunning revelation over the weekend. NC House Speaker Tim Moore– the Republicans’ legislative leader in Raleigh– is the target of a lawsuit based on “alienation of affection”. Accounts are found here and here. The lawsuit alleges that Moore has recently been a participant in an extramarital affair. […]
Tillis Overwhelmingly Censured at GOP State Convention; Election for State Chairman in Question
First, the good news. The North Carolina GOP convention yesterday voted in overwhelming numbers to censure Senator Thom Tillis. It was reported that a 2/3 majority was required to pass such a censure measure, but the Daily Haymaker says that the vote was nearly 3-to-1 in favor. This censure was […]
Raleigh Republicans Promote Gambling on Every Device
We have been eagerly waiting for the Republicans in Raleigh to produce conservative outcomes this legislative session. A bill passed this week arouses some interest. They passed yet another bill to expand legal gambling in North Carolina. It is pretty clear this legislation is advanced to satisfy those entities that […]
Dr. Mandy Cohen’s CDC Appointment: The Ability to Deceive
Over the last couple of days since I posted about the fact that Joe Biden appointed former NC DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen to be the new CDC director, there has been some reaction on national sites on the internet. Of course, Mandy Cohen was North Carolina’s Lockdown Queen. She unscientifically […]
Raleigh Republicans Support Corporate BCBS Fleecing of NC Rate Payers
The bill was controversial from the outset. It would allow Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina to abscond away with premium dollars it charged when it had a tax-privileged status. But the bill just passed overwhelmingly in the North Carolina General Assembly— aided and abetted by Republicans who gleefully […]
North Carolina Republicans Who Voted for the Debt Ceiling Bill
We had numerous Republican members of Congress from North Carolina who voted to raise the debt ceiling without insisting on major cuts to pre-Covid era levels. Recall that the Covid pandemic and the Biden Administration prompted a major increase in spending levels amounting to trillions of dollars. Who voted in […]
Dan Bishop of NC: : “A Career-Defining Vote”
He speaks eloquently against the charade of a debt ceiling deal negotiated by his fellow NC Republican congressman, Pat McHenry:
Who is Telling the Truth– Mayorkas or Tobin?
It was very interesting to learn that a lady within the Biden Administration named Katie Tobin stated openly last week that Biden’s open borders policy on illegal immigration has economic motivations. She said we need the workers. She is a “senior director for transborder security on the National Security Council”. This is to […]