Loyalty beats ethics for Democrats
Friday, December 30th, 2005
By Chris Fitzsimon
As the curtain rises on a new year, legal and political turmoil swirls around N.C. House Speaker Jim Black. Can Black escape 2006 with his reputation mussed only a little?
Local Democratic Reps. Joe Tolson and Jean Farmer Butterfield are betting he can, that the scandals will blow over. They are backing the speaker without reservation, praising his leadership and blaming allegations of wrong-doing on political mischief-makers (more…)
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