Candidate's (Patrick Ballantine) big splash leaves his rivals cold at NC GOP convention

Charlotte Observer ^ | June 1, 2003 | JIM MORRILL

[Huber]

James Burnham wrote, "audacity is the quality necessary to break free from the past."

...and it's sometimes better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

You have to have a healthy respect for Ballantine's political sense. But Machiavellian instincts can cut both ways.

[Constitution Day]

NC ping!!

[Carolina]

I see that Richard Vinroot is running for something, again.

Sigh. Talk about a broken record.

[Constitution Day]

BUMP. I, too, am curious about that.

[JohnnyZ]

...and it's sometimes better to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

"easier", not "better"

[Huber]

"easier", not "better"

I stand corrected.