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Charles Taylor's Energy Record: Gotta Keep Consumption and Profits High

It is difficult to find much that Charles Taylor has to say publicly about US energy policy. On the one hand this is odd for one who is or was a member of The NC Energy Policy Council, NC Transportation Council, Chair of The Task Force on Environmental Balance, Vice-Chair, Energy Task Force, Vice Chair, Western North Carolina Environmental Council, and Chair of The House Subcommittee on Interior and Environment and Related Agencies. On the other hand, it is probably a good thing beacuse on those occasions when our esteemed representative does speak, he shows, at the least, how little he comprehends the field, and at worst, how tricky he might be.

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And Helms begat Reagan...


Arguably, Ronald Reagan's Helms enabled win in the 1976 NC primary was all the encouragement he needed to try again in 1980, setting the stage for the Reagan Revolution and synergistic escapades like this one...

TrueMeckDem on Myers Park Pat

"My opinion of Pat has changed over the years. I used to think he was truly a man of the people but the longer he has been mayor, the less I think of him.

As with most cities, Charlotte has three political parties: Dem, Rep, and Chamber of Commerce. Pat is definitely the puppet of the COC here. What is good for business is good for Charlotte and Pat ... very personable guy, he has gotten a bunch of Dems in these parts to vote for him but I don't trust him."

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