This Saturday Appalachian State continues its quest for four consecutive national titles as they play South Carolina State in the first round of the Division I-AA playoffs at Kidd Brewer Stadium. ASU is the #2 overall seed so they hold home-field advantage throughout the first three rounds of the playoffs. Join us as we support the [...]

The authors of this latest chapter are none other than Governor Mike Easley and the Democrats in the General Assembly. Schools districts around the state are being asked to return $58 million to help cover the operating expenses of state government.
How did this happen? Governor Easley claimed that the lottery was the answer to all our [...]

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has introduced legislation to prevent the Treasury Department from spending the second half ($350 billion) of the financial bailout package Congress passed this fall. Foxx voted against the bailout package both times it came before the House of Representatives for a vote because she had the foresight to understand that the bailout package [...]

 
The CEOs of the Big Three automakers left Washington D.C. yesterday after two days of hearings before members of Congress. The way these guys came and left town shows that their contempt for the public knows no end. When traveling to the nation’s capital to ask Congress for taxpayer dollars to help keep their failing [...]

This election was more about past performance than ideology. There was no dramatic shift in the way Americans feel about the role of government in society. What Americans rejected was the poor performance of Republicans while they held power and their betrayal of common sense, pragmatic principles while they governed. This failure is most evident [...]

The Big Three are not as big as they once were nor are they nearly as dynamic, which is one of the big reasons why they are on the verge of failure. GM, Chrysler, & Ford have all been lobbying lawmakers in Washington to loan them taxpayer funds to help keep them afloat financially. They claim that these funds will [...]

Last week Michael Steele announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC). Steele is a former lieutenant governor of Maryland and U.S. Senate candidate and is the current chairman of GOPAC. The current RNC chairman, Mike Duncan, has indicated in the past that he is interested in continuing as chair. Jim [...]

Kay Hagan was elected to the United States Senate last night and with her victory speech North Carolinians got a taste of the petty politician they sent to Washington D.C. to represent their interests. Instead of being gracious in the moment of her victory, Hagan sought to throw some salt on the wound and rub [...]

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Bev Perdue’s political advertisements, which accuse Pat McCrory of wanting the state to accept garbage from New York and New Jersey to create jobs and favoring urban areas over rural areas in paving good roads are lies according to McCrory. So why would Bev stoop to such a low? Because she is losing the race [...]