South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has reaffirmed his intentions to sue the Federal government over the health insurance mandate that is a part of the legislation that was passed last night on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. He will join Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in the [...]
HEALTH CARE BILL PASSES: Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.
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If you find any especially interesting summaries, commentaries or discussions on last night's historic vote, plant them here. It's a good day to see how different stakeholders are reacting and who's spinning what.
We need to give credit where credit is due:
U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, a Lillington Democrat, was the lone Fayetteville area congressman to vote "yes" late Sunday on the controversial health care reform bill.
"After reading the bill carefully, I have concluded that it will save lives and money," said Etheridge. [...]
There are interest groups who always express outrage when religious leaders weigh in on a political topic. They immediately start shouting about separation of church and state and don’t legislate morality. Without going into the whole issue of “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting [...]
If there were ever three words that capture the philosophy of today's Republican party, they are the words screamed by John Boehner on the floor of the US House last night.
No we can't.And he's right. Not just in Washington, but also in Raleigh, where Republicans almost never vote for something,' [...]
In this brief interview, Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute discusses what happens to individual choice when the government takes control of the U.S. health care system.
[...]You have to admire Tom Fetzer's gumption. He'll stand in front of a room of grown adults and say whatever pops into his pretty little head, as he did on Saturday when he got all excited about his new BFF, New Bern Mayor Lee Bettis. (I suppose that makes' [...]
Yesterday evening the US House of Representatives passed Historic Health Care Reform, taking the First Real Step towards Universal Health Care for all. While it is true that this Bill isn't perfect it is something that we can and will build on. And it is something that those that voted' [...]
Rep. Virginia Foxx makes an appearance in the NYT’s write-up of yesterday’s healthcare vote, calling the bill “one of the most offensive pieces of social engineering legislation in the history of the United States.”
Not surprising that President Obama handed over his own proverbial envelope of cash with his [...]
The Charlotte Regional US Census Road Tour Vehicle "The Founders will be at the Macon County Courthouse from noon to 3.30pm on Monday, March 22, 2010.About that Defender of Life award bestowed on Rep. Bart Stupak — a YES vote on ObamaCare who caved to President Obama and Speaker Pelosi:
An anti-abortion group has stripped Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) of a “Defender of Life” award he was supposed to receive Wednesday night.
Stupak was to be [...]
It wasn’t just the Big Talker’s Curtis Wright who departed last week as a leading voice for a Wilmington-area broadcaster. Steve Rondinaro was let go as a news anchor at WWAY-TV, reportedly because of budget cuts at the station. Both Wright and Rondinaro appear to be looking for [...]
Reacting to a Raleigh News & Observer series about North Carolina’s restrictive laws on public records, the Jacksonville Daily News makes this crucial point:
Supporters of closed government argue that public employees deserve the same privacy rights as private employees. Those who favor continuing closed government practices contend that since [...]
Today Freedom, Liberty and the Constitution Died.
John Adams said, “A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.” Today with the passing of the Government’s takeover of the national health care system we have seen the death [...]
Music Choice, the Pennsylvania-based provider of music and videos to broadband networks, last week filed a copyright infringement notice with You Tube for Meck Deck’s posting of its Chicks Who Rule ad. As a result, on Friday Google-owned You Tube took down the video which featured a digital image [...]
One day, you’ll sit your grandchildren on your lap and tell them the story of the America-that-was. A place where adults had the liberty to make their own decisions. A place that was free.
If we haven’t lost that yet, we are well on our way. The Congress of the United [...]
PRESS RELEASEMyrick Caught "Asleep At The Wheel" On Driving Jobs To District 9
Charlotte, NC- Native American small business owner Jeff Doctor announced on Monday February 22, 2010 that he is running for Congress in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.
"In these tough economic times, we need more leaders in Washington who" [...]
More than a month ago I wrote these words in an op-ed:
Decisive action and leadership can still save health reform from death by delay. Over the next few weeks, we’ll see whether Democrats can get it done.
Tonight they got it done.
Why? Obama, Pelosi, Reid. Blue Cross and others [...]
The Cape Fear Public Transportation Authority has bigger, but not necessarily better things planned for River City: big expenditures of little value. Thanks to the federal Recovery and Reinvestment Act (remember the $787 billion porker doled out to lower unemployment?) and taxes levied by our North Carolina state legislators, [...]
I remember how disappointed I was when George W. Bush was elected president the second time. I couldn't imagine how Americans could be so dumb, and I committed myself to working even harder to restore sanity to Washington. I was angry, for sure, but I can't recall wishing Republicans would [...]
Making North Carolina first in the entire nation with the vision to move forward:
In August 2007, the North Carolina General Assembly established standards for a renewable energy portfolio in the state, and in 2009, the legislature passed a bill that required UNC to develop a wind demonstration project.
A partnership [...]
