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The Paradox of Subsidies: Stuff gets more expensive as BIG GOVT deepens its involvement

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Statists like to tell us bureaucracy and government subsidies make life easier and lower the cost of stuff.  Health care costs getting under your skin?  Obama will get the rest

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, Politics
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New weekly tracking polling info: GOP race for #NCSEN is really Brannon v. Tillis

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret that the US Senate race in North Carolina is attracting a lot of national attention.  I’ve posted before about the contacts I have within an organization closely

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Eviscerating the “most-electable” spin

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Brant Clifton

All of the pundits are declaring Thom Tillis the hands-down winner of the GOP primary for US Senate — a whole month before the first votes get cast.  Gov. Pat

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Throwing stones in glass houses at UNC

Posted on April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 by Brant Clifton

A group of retired UNC faculty members has gone public to criticize their former colleagues for not getting in the face of the administration for allowing UNC athletes to be

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campaign 2014, Education, Media, NC State Government, Politics
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Unfunded liabilities and North Carolina’s public debt shell game

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Some observers though the GOP establishment in Raleigh might have bought off The John Locke Foundation when Gov. McCrory named Art Pope as his budget director.  But, apparently, nobody told

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Another tragedy in a gun-free zone

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The media is having a field day talking about the SECOND mass shooting in five years at Texas’ Fort Hood. Is the war to blame?  How did this guy get a

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics
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Burr: Can’t stop Barry. Can’t stop O-Care.

Posted on April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

US Senator – and chief fundraiser and cheerleader for Thom Tillis — Richard Burr says there’s not much hope for stopping BarryO’s agenda and that we can forget changing ObamaCare

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, ObamaCare, Politics, Richard Burr
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(#NCSEN) Lil’ Jordan: Thom T. will take money from ANYBODY

Posted on April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Jordan ” Lil’ Jordan” Shaw, spokesman for US Senate candidate Thom Tillis says we shouldn’t read too much into WHO wants to shower his man with campaign cash: […] Tillis

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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#NCSEN: New Time Warner poll has UNDECIDED leading GOP field

Posted on April 2, 2014April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Time Warner Cable News is out with a new poll showing Tillis, Brannon, and Harris leading the Republican field to oppose Kay Hagan in November.  The problem for those guys?

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campaign 2014, Congress, Greg Brannon, Mark Harris, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Tholl Roads. Thaxation-by-GPS. Brought to you by a Republican administration.

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Brant Clifton

We’re getting a lot of propaganda about the importance of beating Democrats this year.  But HOW do you sell that idea when you have some Republicans who are as into

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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