Somebody page Frank Dowd and the other serial hagiographers of Pat McCrory. That mess was so disgusting and disturbing I ignored it. But now comes word that a city of Charlotte contractor says he was asked to commit fraud by a city supervisor. Promises of complete investigation follow from [...]
As Charlotte Mayor and 2008 Republican gubernatorial nominee Pat McCrory leaves office, he leaves little doubt of his views on other political players.
McCrory turns the mayor's gavel over to Democrat Anthony Foxx today and offered a few parting thoughts recently, the Charlotte Observer's Jim Morrill reports.
McCrory on:
Incoming [...]
Ex-Mayor Pat McCrory, the paradoxical darling of the free-market, anti-government crowd, must have felt something of a shiver yesterday when the EPA announced Charlotte's smart growth award.
"Of course I have mixed feelings," said hizzoner's ghost. "I'm a durn Republican. I hate government and I hate planning, especially transportation'" [...]
The Charlotte Observer bids adieu to Mayor Pat this morning, offering one singular thread of praise. According to the newspaper, McCrory was nothing short of a communistic central planner in the area of transportation policy, with the passion of a tax-and-spend socialist.
It's risky to try to proclaim anyone's legacy [...]
