tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post3760713357296301283..comments2024-01-26T03:26:54.060-05:00Comments on O-pinion: North Carolina's own fiscal cliffUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-69871440926847269812012-12-06T13:38:31.908-05:002012-12-06T13:38:31.908-05:00John, Skippy and Garth:
Surely there's enoug...John, Skippy and Garth: <br /><br />Surely there's enough here for you to disagree with that you don't have to resort to saying things that are just clearly untrue. You all say that the Observer is just now cluing in to this problem. But, as rgf points out in a comment, I wrote a column on this exact issue seven months ago. <br />- Taylor Batten<br />The Observer Editorial Boardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152351817031057326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-48363807148623389092012-11-19T18:21:55.407-05:002012-11-19T18:21:55.407-05:00"So now that we have a Republican governor ta..."So now that we have a Republican governor taking over, the Observer suddenly discovers a problem". Did you not see the reference to the column from last May? I guess you weren't paying attention when they borrowed the money either. Read the words and stop assuming a motive.rgfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002464318357555880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-8075094810424599692012-11-17T09:51:41.050-05:002012-11-17T09:51:41.050-05:00The Chamber lost all credibility with me 2-3 years...The Chamber lost all credibility with me 2-3 years ago when they supported spending Obamas borrowed stimulus dollars for a rail commute from Charlotte to Raleigh that would have reduced travel time by all of 10 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-4408943673927160862012-11-16T19:56:00.718-05:002012-11-16T19:56:00.718-05:00Let's get driling for our offshore oil!Let's get driling for our offshore oil!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08651335014487684351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-56150594175579408632012-11-15T22:38:28.760-05:002012-11-15T22:38:28.760-05:00What a surprise that the Observer censored this st...What a surprise that the Observer censored this story until Janet Cowell was re-elected.<br /><br />Maybe ol' Jan can ring up BFF Erskine Bowles and ask him for a loan from the money Bowles made as (a) a board member of Facebook; (b) a board member of Morgan Stanley, which underwrote the Facebook IPO; (c) runs the management firm Cowell hired to invest the state pension fund.<br /><br />Garth Vaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-42535866419688875162012-11-15T17:31:34.519-05:002012-11-15T17:31:34.519-05:00But but but it's supposed to be better by now....But but but it's supposed to be better by now.Paw Creek Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612974826590594726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-66015063273675930742012-11-15T17:28:30.675-05:002012-11-15T17:28:30.675-05:00Its a good thing the cracker jack team at the CO i...Its a good thing the cracker jack team at the CO is just figuring out now that this is a problem.. And pay no attention to the states the re-elected Dem Governors in other states, these are the same states that while increasing taxes to "decrease" the deficit only made it worse - see Illinois and California. States that elected GOP Govs, Wisconsin, Ohio amongst others balanced the budget w/o raising taxes - its called acting like a grown up for you libs.<br /><br />But I digress, for the CO just to determine now we have a spending problem is a real gem. But never fear, the smartest President ever is about ready to jack up taxes of course that will fix his trillion dollar + spending habit.. He is the man for the job and the man who can make the tough decisions.. Brilliant.Skippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04688165669248150791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-82274092497592374202012-11-15T17:00:18.676-05:002012-11-15T17:00:18.676-05:00Good one John, in fact I heard the one where no on...Good one John, in fact I heard the one where no one wraps fish in the Observer papers anymore, because the fish complain about the smell. Ettolrahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291283028895857071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-6197839169026107142012-11-15T16:16:24.603-05:002012-11-15T16:16:24.603-05:00So now that we have a Republican governor taking o...So now that we have a Republican governor taking over, the Observer suddenly discovers a problem.<br /><br />Just keep right on being irrelevant Observer. I don't even use you to light my charcoal grill anymore because I don't like the taste it leaves on the food!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790338138769707016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-39028384913774429962012-11-15T15:38:41.001-05:002012-11-15T15:38:41.001-05:00Maybe we can get a group discount with the other s...Maybe we can get a group discount with the other states on someone to handle all of this in bankruptcy court. Maybe we can use the lawyers California is using.Ettolrahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291283028895857071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-37925524214211101662012-11-15T14:01:33.630-05:002012-11-15T14:01:33.630-05:00The previous clowns had no desire to "fix&quo...The previous clowns had no desire to "fix" the sytem. It's already "fixed" and now he needs to unfix it in an equitable manner. Our state has been run like a banana republic for 150 yrs, and hopefully Gov Pat doesn't fall into the same trappings as our previous royalty has, or he'll be a 1 term Gov.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702989160611153307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-864712930738094312012-11-15T13:41:42.908-05:002012-11-15T13:41:42.908-05:00Well, we can do a couple of things.
One, do what ...Well, we can do a couple of things.<br /><br />One, do what Obroken Record has done for 4 years and blame Perdue and the Democrats or two, rob the education lottery like Perdue did on several occasions.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.com