Court-packing is one of the biggest issues of this election cycle in the presidential race (and U.S. Senate elections). Undoubtedly, it would be an even bigger issue if not for Covid-19 and the overall craziness infecting so much of 2020.
Published: Sunday, October 18th, 2020 @ 8:26 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution May 14 celebrating the 20th anniversary of National Charter School Week.
Published: Sunday, May 19th, 2019 @ 10:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following statement after voting to advance Bill Barr's nomination to the floor of the U.S. Senate
Published: Monday, February 18th, 2019 @ 9:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Listed here are Stan Deatherage's most recent rants. I reckon over the last few days I needed to blow off a bit of steam.
Published: Saturday, January 26th, 2019 @ 10:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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From time to time, I blow off a little steam stating the bare truth in these short bursts of full-throated rants. In the spirit of full transparency, I will share them with you here. Feel free to express your comments below.
Published: Friday, January 25th, 2019 @ 1:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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I don't pretend to know all that traverses the collective mind of the U.S. Senate body politic, but the vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee to approve Brett Kavanaugh to move forward to the entire senate for the affirmation of their duty to advise and consent will be rendered this week.
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2018 @ 12:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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How stupid do core Democrats think the American people are when they and the unprincipled, pathetic Democrat Media sell this as the Republicans' fault? Actually, that is an issue with me, core Democrats inestimable desire to keep Americans stupid.
Published: Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 @ 1:09 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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President Donald J. Trump listens to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, during a dinner with legislative leadership following meetings, Friday, January 5, 2018, at Camp David's Laurel Lodge, near Thurmont, Md.
Published: Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 @ 3:14 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Nominations Sent to the Senate
Published: Monday, September 11th, 2017 @ 9:11 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This week, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) introduced H.R. 1855, legislation that would abolish post-speaker offices, a taxpayer-funded perk that is given to retired Speakers of the House for up to five years following their departure from office.
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 11:00 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement following the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch as Supreme Court Associate Justice:
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2017 @ 8:12 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The future for our state and the nation will be determined by the 2016 elections and North Carolina voters will have a big voice on both levels
Published: Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 @ 3:51 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the Senate's passage of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2016 @ 11:17 am
By: Thom Tillis
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The Senate has many so-called "moderate Republicans" like the ones who support more gun controls. One must assume they haven't read the Constitution they swore an oath to protect and preserve.
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 1:44 pm
By: John Pizzo
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Despite Deborah Ross' best attempts to ignore her radical record, positions such as opposing an online sex offender registry in North Carolina will be impossible for her out run
Published: Friday, May 13th, 2016 @ 4:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement on the passing of former first lady Nancy Reagan
Published: Monday, March 7th, 2016 @ 5:21 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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On October 31, 2015 Bobby Tony submitted a unique comment about one of my Blog Postings.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 5:14 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Former judge Paul Wright, who has run unsuccessfully for governor and Congress, has announced he will be challenge incumbent Republican Richard Burr for renomination in 2016.
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2015 @ 5:00 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Each year, you have all kinds of groups ranking members of Congress according to their voting records. The Club For Growth, for instance, champions the concepts of limited government and fiscal conservatism.
Published: Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 @ 12:16 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The Democrats' president, who just led them into a dark corner of ineffective dysfunction, had a tough week last week, especially when golfing buddy Michael Jordan made demeaning remarks regarding Amateur Obama's golfing prowess.
Published: Saturday, November 15th, 2014 @ 10:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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$100 million for THIS? Somebody needs to talk to the manager or ask for a refund or something.
Published: Friday, November 7th, 2014 @ 9:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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It may sound like John McCain and Lindsey Graham, but the words are coming out of Speaker Thom Tillis's mouth.
Published: Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 @ 12:48 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Former Republican legislator John Rhodes, running as a write-in unaffiliated candidate for US Senate, says voters AND the government need to take a closer look at the ethics of GOP US Senate nominee Thom Tillis.
Published: Tuesday, October 28th, 2014 @ 3:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The U.S. Senate race between Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan and her Republican challenger Thom Tillis looks like it's about to become the most expensive statewide race in North Carolina history.
Published: Friday, October 24th, 2014 @ 10:48 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Yep. That's the verdict handed down by Washington Post columnist and drive-by media pundit E.J. Dionne regarding our US Senate race this year.
Published: Monday, October 20th, 2014 @ 4:19 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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One of the biggest motivating factors in politics is anger.
Published: Friday, October 17th, 2014 @ 9:25 am
By: Brant Clifton
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I am told there are equally "deep pockets" folks funding the Hagan Campaign. With current disclosure laws supposed to make Campaign Finance more transparent, we have a TOTAL FAILURE.
Published: Thursday, October 9th, 2014 @ 6:09 pm
By: Gene Scarborough
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Nothing undercuts the enjoyment of watching football (Go Steelers!) on a Sunday afternoon more than tiresome political ads, particularly those pro-Kay Hagan ads that employ "political sleight of hand" to substantiate claims of funding cuts to public education in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, October 5th, 2014 @ 4:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With news that the first case of Ebola has been diagnosed in the United States, Thom Tillis is questioning the Obama administration's insistence on continuing to allow travel from nations stricken by the Ebola virus.
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 6:26 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Kay Hagan's campaign and its trolls are all over social media trumpeting a report published in the Greensboro News & Record that says North Carolina "ranks as worst state for teachers."
Published: Friday, October 3rd, 2014 @ 1:42 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Today, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading advocate for small businesses, endorsed Thom Tillis for U.S. Senate.
Published: Thursday, September 25th, 2014 @ 11:57 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Well, that didn’t take long. Mother Jones, the vanguard of leftist journalism, has jumped into the fray with an insinuation that Thom Tillis is a racist.
Published: Friday, September 19th, 2014 @ 1:43 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Two Thom Tillis press releases for the time it takes to find and read one.
Published: Thursday, September 11th, 2014 @ 8:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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