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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Elon Poll says NC says ‘Tax Me’ — Really?

I find this poll result strange because that’s not what voters around the state — even liberal Orange County voters — have been saying when [...]
November 20, 2010 | Posted in: Budget, Current Events, Polls | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Hackney to seek minority leader job

That’s the headline of the press release. Here’s the text: Rep. Hackney has served as Speaker for the past four years. His tenure will end [...]
November 19, 2010 | Posted in: General Assembly, NCHouse | Tags: | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Recount makes it officially unofficial — Ellmers over Etheridge

Via AP State BoE says Ellmers won after recount. Here’s the link to the results. http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/getdocument.aspx?id=2450
November 19, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, US House | Tags: , , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

CBO: Unemployment benefits staved off record poverty

So, since as many people have pointed out we know that this is the most efficient way to pump dollars into the economy and since [...]
November 19, 2010 | Posted in: Congress, Economy | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Organizing the place

The new majority get’s organized. Via LL on Roger Ailes’ favorite radio network: North Carolina Republicans have had plenty of time to think about how [...]
November 19, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, General Assembly | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Shuler falls a few votes short

Depending on how your politics run, Shuler’s attempt to unseat Nancy Pelosi was either a principled stand, an attempt to send a message or a [...]
November 18, 2010 | Posted in: 2010 Elections, US House | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Shuler discusses run against Pelosi

The loneliness of the long distance blue dog. Not an awful article, but I hate these 20,000 foot views of politics in the NC. Here’s [...]
November 14, 2010 | Posted in: Politics | Tags: , | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink

Music

November 13, 2010 | Posted in: Current Events | Comments closed | Full Story Permalink