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Tillis is bought by special interests aligned with the Biden Democrats, so that makes him a Biden Republican. I agree that is a very appropriate term for him. North Carolina and America do not need that. He needs to be defeated in 2026. He is so hated by many in the Republican base, that if he were the nominee, he would be radioactive for the entire ticket. NCGOP does not need this turncoat heading our ticket in 2026.

Commented: Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 @ 9:04 am By: Rino Hunter

This reminds me of a story I heard decades ago at a state Republican convention. I do not remember the county, but they had just elected their first Republican member of a city council where a city manager was a power bully. At his first meeting, there was a large crowd of citizens there for a public hearing but before that was reached, on another agenda item, the new Republican council member had made comments, only to have the city manager enter into debate opposing his position. After the manager had spoken, the council member turned to him and remarked "Bureaucrats, like children, should only speak when spoken to". He got a huge standing ovation from the crowd for that remark when told everyone about how citizens really felt about the manager's excess power.

I would say from my own experience as a political appointee in state government that most career state employees I dealt with fully understood the difference between policy makers, the elected officials and their political appointees on one side, and those tasked with the nuts and bolts of carrying out policy, the career employees on the other. There were a few exceptions, but most grasped what their roles were supposed to be and the working relationship was generally very good.

Commented: Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 @ 8:03 am By: Steven P. Rader

Hello John, Thanks 4 th thoughts.
Do u hav a memory of th last time we had ppl on "governing boards who will assert th powers those boards possess to keep th bureaucracy in line."

I recall (approximately) a few decades back when we elected a man professing to be a Republican to the County Commissioners. Turned out he wasnt! The joke became "Dont be a Mickey."

Its not easy being conservative. Human nature is to want to Help the needy. The trick is to be strict about using the Govt's money to be overly helpful. What I've noticed is that the Democrats are generous with OTHER People's Money. They dont donate their own money to causes, and charities.

What kinds of things are just cause to be fired? Have we seen the contract that the city signed with its manager?

On buying th Snowden school... Didnt we taxpayers already buy it th 1st time? Why should we hav to buy it again?

On th TitleSearch: We Washington citizens are ALSO BeaufortCo Citizens so shouldnt th City show us cits th T.S.?

Commented: Saturday, June 21st, 2025 @ 10:28 pm By: Washingtonian

Thom Tillis is also bought and paid for on illegal immigration and amnesty by the corrupt crony capitalists of the US Chamber of Commerce. If the GOPe is foolish enough to nominate that suck-up again, they will lose the Senate seat and the hurt is likely to go on down the ballot because the Republican base is absolutely sick of Tillis and will stay home. Republicans cannot afford to have Tillis at the top of their ticket in 2026 or they will pay a heavy price for that across many races.

Don Brown seems like the kind of change the GOP needs.

Commented: Saturday, June 21st, 2025 @ 3:31 pm By: borderhawk

Tillis' ties to the wind and solar bandits go back a long way. He was their spear carrier in the state legislature, too. We might as well have Al Gore as our senator. We need to replace Tillis in 2026 and I hope we can do it in the primary. The wind and solar scam has never been anything but pure grift and Tillis is eaten up with it.

Commented: Saturday, June 21st, 2025 @ 12:59 pm By: Concerned Taxpayer

Thom Tillis is totally unacceptable as GOP nominee in 2026. He is no different from Roy Cooper. Cooper and Tillis are two peas in a leftwing pod.

Commented: Saturday, June 21st, 2025 @ 10:01 am By: Bubba

Concerned Taxpayer & John Heermann: we are taxed at four levels: the city, county, state, and federal government. Each level is orders of magnitude larger as you go up. Currently, 40% of all of the country's income finds its way into one of those four divisions. The governments use this money to redistribute it to their individual causes. In your opinions, what can and should we do at the city level to be more efficient?

Commented: Saturday, June 21st, 2025 @ 10:10 am By: Nick Fritz

Lets not forget that RINO Phil Berger gave us the NC Green New Deal with a cram down rewrite in the senate in order to pander to Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, "woke" energy monopoly Duke Energy, and the solar and wind grifters, and Little Timmy Moore helped him cram it through the House.

Commented: Friday, June 20th, 2025 @ 4:59 pm By: Rino Hunter

Pt 2: Have you ever found that some problems existing are ignored because of who owns the property? Have you ever found that some dilapidated buildings arent even listed in the tax records? Have you ever accused the city Housing authority of corruption, then requested public records, only to be ignored? How you ever found that lawyers will lie and throw shade on a citizen, to get on behalf of their clients? Have you ever complained about a new housing development near you only to find the police show up to write traffic tickets on your neighbors going to work the next day? Have you ever found that the NC state regional offices are all slack and behave the same as the City of Washington towards citizens. Have you ever reported to a policeman in a "see something,say something reference, only to have them look at you like you are a criminal and bothering them. Have you ever been stranded and have city cop tell you to call a cab. 3 continued:

Commented: Friday, June 20th, 2025 @ 1:28 pm By: Washingtonian

A Reply to Fritiz's June 19. 7:05 am post:
Good Grief Fritz! In this post, You are still advocating for the Govt to give select people a Free House. The Govt creating winners and losers is socialism too.

Seeing your Progressive ideas, you might just get elected...as a DEMOCRAT!

When you and the City Manager get together with your shared dreams to make Washington Great, you may then become each other's puppet, and of course all cabals protect their puppets, because that is their power base. And thus,in this way, the corruption continues.

I just dream of the day that Govts and Bureaucracies, both local and at the NC state level Stop circling their wagons to protect themselves from inquiring citizens just seeking our natural rights. They just want WeThePpl to butt out and stop taking up their time with our ordinary needs. IMHO.

Commented: Friday, June 20th, 2025 @ 1:20 pm By: Washingtonian

At least one federal district court judge understands the Constitution and is willing to speak out on others who clearly do not.

Commented: Friday, June 20th, 2025 @ 12:34 pm By: Steven P. Rader

Sell out politicians like Phil Berger and all those that follow him are enemies of eastern counties need to be treated as such. The NCGOP continues to be out to lunch and should not expect our support. Think I'll write a check to Sam Page.

Commented: Friday, June 20th, 2025 @ 12:07 pm By: Van Zant