The Down and Dirty

The problem with going out of town for Thanksgiving is that when you get back there is so much to catch up on that the need to keep the blog current gets pushed to the back burner. So here's a quick look at the topics I promise to sit down and comment on this weekend: Christmas comes early for Bruton Smith; two legislators from NC go national with the case against incentives and only the Asheville Citizen notices; a huge fuss erupts over illegal immigrants being admitted to our community college system but most everyone misses the essential question; Mayor Pat flirts with the governor's race but flies off to Paris, France and Fred heads to an exclusive resort in southern California to hobnob with the Governator and others. Orr stays home to work on issues with the staff. And the Civitas poll shows that for all the money Bill and Fred have spent, they're just about where they were months ago while the financially challenged Orr campaign hangs in there with them. Coming soon to a blog near you - more from Orr.