NC GOP

I guess 1.5 million buys a lot of nasty:

“It’s going to be a rough and tumble game, and I’ve got to recognize that and not walk in like it’s good old Charlotte politics, which has always been clean,” he said.

It must have been all that "clean" politics that helped you get your tax increases passed:

Whining about Liberal bias in the media:

I have concluded that most (but not all) of the mainstream media will not report on a balanced basis. Either through deadline calls, sloppy reporting, and/or momentary memory lapses, many will continue to report with a bias towards a liberal or progressive liberal stance.

You left out "Making them work 20 hour days so they won't miss any of our late-night shenanigans". Here's the rest, including a weird joke about Tillis killing a dog:

Riding shotgun to protect his gravy train:

The Cherryville Republican told Richard Cordray, testifying before a House oversight panel, that it wasn't personal, but that Cordray would wield too much ill-defined power that could ultimately hurt financial markets and their customers.

Who have been wielding way too much ill-defined power since Republicans set them free from regulatory constraints over a decade ago. Make no mistake, McHenry has a huge stake in how this turns out:

Proving once again that he will say anything, however ironic, to score political points:

Now is not the time to raise taxes - especially on single moms, senior citizens and the unemployed.

I think we should create a new category of political propaganda, let's call it "parading your victims", in which you use people you've already abused yourself in an effort to generate sympathy. We'll start with the senior citizens:

Justin Conrad declares his intent:

The basis for Conrad's campaign is job creation through the small business sector, and he feels his background as president of Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants and manager of Bay Hill Seafood Sales uniquely qualifies him as an advocate for small businesses.

He may be onto something there. He's found short-term employment for billions of popcorn shrimp, rescuing them from their desultory lives as bottom-feeders and giving the healthcare industry a boost at the same time. I'm impressed, but then I'm easily impressed, so...

So much for the "anti-corruption" GOP leadership:

Per the request of N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, the assembly’s bipartisan Legislative Ethics Committee is deciding whether to follow the USDA and launch a review of their own.

"Deciding"? The red flags have been waving on this issue for months now, and it's looking like LaRoque's shenanigans may have tainted other Legislators:

Because we refuse to make the needed changes to our mental health system:

A study released Wednesday by Disability Rights North Carolina says the state is failing children with a "dual diagnosis," such as having both autism and bipolar disorder. The report shows the state quadrupled the number of children housed in facilities outside North Carolina between 2005 and 2010, from 117 to 494.

To call this a "failure" is a gross understatement. It's somewhere between an abrogation of responsibility and criminal negligence. And yes, this might sound petty and self-centered, but it's also downright embarassing. South Carolina and Tennessee can provide better care? Really?