Senator John McCain has chosen Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska to be his vice presidential nominee. Palin is a solid pick who represents a new generation of conservative leaders who will lead the Republican Party into the future.
During her time as a city council member, a mayor, and a governor Palin has endeavored to bring [...]

Due to Hurricane Gustav, LSU has decided to move up the kickoff for Saturdayʼs season-opening football game against Appalachian State University to 11:00 a.m.  The Mountaineer nation is ready!
The game will be televised on ESPN Classic.

John McCain will announce around Noon today in Dayton, Ohio who his running mate will be. Many people are speculating now that he has picked Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska. There have been reports that Palin and members of her family did leave Alaska last night on a jet headed to Dayton. Let us know [...]

Our online friends at High Country Mom Squad has profiled Kim Soucek.  Kim is the wife of Dan Soucek who is running for the North Carolina House in Watauga and Ashe counties. We hope our readers enjoy learning more about the Soucek family by reading Kim’s profile.  Kim and Dan are two of our favorite people in the High [...]

BlueNC is all upset about a story in the News & Observer today. The N&O reported that Kay Hagan is having a fundraiser in Boston, Massachusetts that is being hosted by Wendy Kaminer, and her husband, Woody Kaplan. The couple are politically active atheists who support causes that seek to remove the presence of God [...]

Former President Bill Clinton will not attend Barack Obama’s acceptance speech Thursday night at Invesco Field. This development makes it obvious that the fomer president just cannot accept his wife’s primary defeat to Barack Obama. We imagine Clinton’s feelings about his wife’s campaign mirror those of many of her supporters. Clinton and other Hillary supporters [...]

Watauga County has a great opportunity this November to help elect a true conservative to the North Carolina House who will stand up and fight for the citizens of the High Country. This true conservative is none other than Watauga County’s own Dan Soucek.
Dan Soucek is a man who epitomizes public service. He is a [...]

Here is the summary of what Cullie Tarleton said at yesterday’s debate at the Broyhill Inn.
Cullie will continue to support MORE taxpayer-funded pork projects.
Cullie will continue to waste MORE taxpayer dollars on useless studies.
Cullie will continue to support MORE government on all levels.
To you and me, that means HIGHER taxes and LESS Freedom…  No thank you Cullie!

Cullie Tarleton is obviously a good friend of H.G. Wells since he must have borrowed his time machine to file his 2008 first quarter financial report.  Tarleton dated the beginning of the report as 12-31-2008, which is odd since that would be the beginning date for his 2009 first quarter financial report. We assume Mr. [...]

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx returned to Washington today to continue her efforts to move Congress forward on passing legislation to resolve the energy crisis. Foxx supports a comprehensive approach that will utilize traditional and alternative energy sources to end America’s dependence on foreign oil and strengthen the nation’s economy. Foxx has been from the beginning one of [...]