February 7, 2006 – 7:51 am
There has been lots of furor in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) over the proposed lite rail system. It is something that was pretty much not a left/right issue. Polls showed most people were against it. Liberals were calling in to Bill Lemay’s show (conservative) and saying they were against it. Most people […]
January 19, 2006 – 3:21 pm
Earlier in the month, Ogre provided some interesting stats (via Jake Jacobson): The results of the survey indicate that the gap between the opinions of the American people on immigration and those of their leaders is enormous. The poll found that 60 percent of the public regards the present level of immigration to be a […]
January 5, 2006 – 9:09 am
Back on October 3, 2005, I wrote a post Triangle Rail System: Just Say No. Recently, Elizabeth, a local resident, had this to say: If you think that the rail system does nothing then what do you think is the solution to traffic on I-40 and the continuing misuse of resources to sprawl. Many a […]
December 31, 2005 – 8:32 am
Are you familiar with Frank Ballance? No? Well, he is the former US Congressman (NC-D) sentenced to prison for a variety of charges (original story here). They had one party for him. Then they had a sendoff for him a few nights ago. It was a time of frivolity and a celebration of how great […]
December 17, 2005 – 4:00 pm
Quick shot, gotta run to a Christmas party. RALEIGH, N.C. — Get ready to pay more at the pump in January– and you can blame the state for it. North Carolina is raising its motor fuel tax by nearly 3 cents a gallon. That’s the largest increase in 16 years. Officials say the tax hike […]
December 5, 2005 – 8:23 am
An interesting article in Sunday’s Raleigh News and Observer, written by Republican Political Strategist Carter Wrenn (Talking About Politics). Sometimes I think the folks over at the Triangle Transit Authority must be living in "Cloud Coo-Coo Land." This morning there’s a picture in the newspaper of a spiffy "mock-up" they’ve built — sitting in the […]
December 3, 2005 – 7:52 am
Interesting. While Republicans were out there, including President Bush, decrying what Rep. Duke Cunningham did, Democrats are celebrating former NC Rep. Frank Ballance going to jail: Former congressman Frank Ballance, due to start a four-year prison term by the end of this month, will be given a send-off this weekend featuring an appearance by comedian […]
December 2, 2005 – 7:32 am
Interestingly, though, not one news source so far has mentioned the means of execution. From the WPTF report, it sounded like it was by lethal injection. He died alot easier then his estranged wife and father in law. And being 1000? 1500 people have died at the hands of the 1000 who have been executed. […]
November 8, 2005 – 5:15 pm
Recently, I had the occassion to write my local US House critter, Brad Miller (D-13), on two issues, expressing my displeasure with his voting on two issues. He voted against HR 4128, which upheld the Rights of homeowners to be secure against gov’t siezing their homes to give to private concerns, and for voting against […]
November 4, 2005 – 7:07 pm
Well, this is a good start: WASHINGTON – Conservative defenders of private property and liberal protectors of the poor joined in an overwhelming House vote to prevent local and state governments from seizing homes and businesses for use in economic development projects. The House legislation, passed 376-38, was in response to a widely criticized 5-4 […]
