Daily Archives: May 19, 2011

Is Grandma really going to get shoved off the cliff?

Written on May 19, 2011 at 5:11 pm, by

No, and Heritage Action for America has prepared a response to a Democratic National Committee video that suggests the falling-granny outcome from proposed Medicare reforms tied to U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal. Learn more about the Heritage Action response here, and watch the competing videos below. (As an aside, I love the top-rated YouTubeContinue Reading

North Carolina is not alone in considering changes to its primary date

Written on May 19, 2011 at 4:57 pm, by

Earlier this week, Carolina Journal reported on a proposal to move North Carolina’s presidential primary from May to March. Now John Gizzi of Human Events offers a national perspective on the topic: It does seem a pretty good bet that the “Big Four”—the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries, and the commencementContinue Reading

House Environment Committee Debates Water Bills

Written on May 19, 2011 at 2:52 pm, by

This morning, the House Environment Committee Heard three water bills HB 586 (Enhance Water Supply Funding), HB 609 (promote water supply development) and HB 787 (NC Water Efficiency Act).  These three bills were presented as a trio in order to finance water reservoirs, promote the development of water supply reservoirs, and to improve the efficiencyContinue Reading

New at CJO: Committee approves ‘tax me more’ fund

Written on May 19, 2011 at 1:08 pm, by

David Bass’ latest Carolina Journal Online report documents a state House committee’s vote to approve a new state “tax me more” fund.

Michael Reagan assesses the impact of his father’s 1976 presidential primary victory in North Carolina

Written on May 19, 2011 at 10:23 am, by

The Jesse Helms Center marked the 35th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s 1976 North Carolina Republican presidential primary victory with a celebration Wednesday night in Raleigh. Reagan’s son Michael delivered featured remarks. Before the event, CarolinaJournal.tv asked the younger Reagan about the significance of his father’s primary win in the race that set the stage forContinue Reading

Kudos to Senator Phil Berger

Written on May 19, 2011 at 10:01 am, by

Senate Leader Phil Berger hit one out of the park.  In a News & Observer article describing various features of the Senate education budget, Berger commented, Unfortunately the debate about education in North Carolina has concentrated on who’s spending more money, without an appropriate analysis of where the dollars are going and whether or notContinue Reading

One way to lower the federal debt: sell gold

Written on May 19, 2011 at 9:45 am, by

Recently, Rep. Ron Paul advocated that the feds sell the gold in Ft. Knox to help pay some of Uncle Sam’s enormous bills. He was promptly attacked by government mandarins who scoff at the idea of selling federal assets. They just want to borrow more! Gary North has a good article on this dispute. HeContinue Reading

Thomas details debt ceiling ‘blackmail’

Written on May 19, 2011 at 9:21 am, by

Cal Thomas‘ latest column accuses the president and his treasury secretary of using the debt ceiling debate as a tool to blackmail Congress: One of Dictionary.com’s definitions of blackmail is “to extort money from (a person) by use of threats.” Substitute “taxpayers” for “person” and you have what the White House and congressional Democrats areContinue Reading