by Thomas Mills | Jan 9, 2023 | Politics |
Well, my first prediction of the year came true, even though I had serious doubts. Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker on the 15th ballot. I expected the vote to get ugly but was surprised how ugly it got. By the time McCarthy won, the GOP tensions had reached the...
by Alexander H. Jones | Jan 5, 2023 | Politics |
Like a blazing sunset over an old magnolia grove, the South continues to burn bright red. Democrats had hoped that former Confederate states such as Texas, North Carolina, and Florida would return to their long-lost Democratic roots in the 2020 election. Every one of...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 28, 2022 | Politics |
Dan Bishop may be the most reprehensible figure North Carolina has elected to Washington since his compatriot in hatred, the late Jesse Helms. A showman and a provocateur, Bishop conceives of his public purpose in terms of creating spectacle. That spectacle consists...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 20, 2022 | Politics |
Thomas Jefferson could not believe a Black person wrote the poem. A Boston poet, Phillis Wheatley, had composed a lyrical tribute to George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, creating a sensation in the Patriot ranks. She was an enslaved African...
by Alexander H. Jones | Dec 17, 2022 | Politics |
The traditional arbiter of elite conservative opinion, the Wall Street Journal editorial page, is taking a lead mallet to the politics of Donald Trump. Most recently, former George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove plainly stated that a Republican Party loyal to Trump will...
by Paul Stam | Dec 13, 2022 | NC Politics, Politics |
How did the GOP do in the November 2022 elections? Here is the big picture at the local, state, and the national level. Local level. Before the election Republicans controlled 61 County commissions. After the elections the GOP controls 67 County...
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