This rationale was quickly proven wrong in my early days of hide & seek, but it seems that too many never learned this lesson, including our very own governor.

Speaking before the NC Citizens for Business and Industry, the state’s largest business group, Gov. Easley laid forth the beginnings of his re-election bid.

But 2 of the 4 reasons he gave as proof of his stalwart stewardship of the state’s economy have already been KO’d.

First was the infamous state rankings from Site Selection magazine.

Second was the Ersnt & Young tax study.

I wouldn’t stand on a table with only two legs, assuming that had we dug any deeper than the headlines, those two remaining legs were sound.