Category: Congress

Grifting while our national economy burns down

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Politicians are great — especially at election time – at telling us what we want to hear. *Oh, they’re tightening the belt. Oh, they’re getting tough on spending and the

Tilli$ Time Machine: J6, Trump impeachment

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Just in case anyone from Team Trump is thinking about sending The Big Guy down to save Thommy’s chestnuts from the voters, let’s take a look at some of the

Tillis gloats over withdrawal of Trump AG nominee Matt Gaetz

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Oh, yes. Our Republican-In-Name-Only senior US senator is really proud of himself. During Trump 1.0, Thom Tillis fought the construction of the border wall. He’s bragged about working with Democrats

Thom’s deal with the devil

Posted on November 22, 2024November 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh GOPe types are praising Thom Tillis for an alleged singular act of party loyalty and basically doing the job he was elected to do. Thank GOD señor Thom stopped

See Thom holler. Hear Thom holler. (Holler, Thom. HOLLER.)

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Those of us concerned about the cognitive state of our current president should also take a good hard look at what’s happening along those same lines with North Carolina’s senior

A gift for Vivek and Elon

Posted on November 20, 2024November 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

President-Elect Trump fired a shot over several bows in DC with his announcement of the the DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) campaign headed by Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk. The

Tillis, Budd, Dems push for MORE debt, deficit spending

Posted on November 18, 2024November 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Hurricane relief for Western North Carolina is one thing. Paying for it by refusing to cut other federal spending and by pushing the country deeper into debt is another altogether.

Thom Tillis blessed Obama + Biden appointees but fights Trump

Posted on November 16, 2024November 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

He even blessed Merrick Garland — Biden’s attorney general who hasn’t minded sending SWAT teams through your grandma’s front door or making charges up on Trump supporters. Senator Ron Johnson

Greg Murphy: STILL butthurt over Matt Gaetz

Posted on November 14, 2024November 14, 2024 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina’ 3rd district congressman can definitely hold a grudge. Murphy won a 17 person primary to fill the seat left vacant by the late great Walter Jones. Murphy dragged

The Senate majority leader vote SHOULD NOT be THIS HARD

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Brant Clifton

There is a big vote in DC this Wednesday. It appears Republicans will hold a majority in Capitol Hill’s upper chamber for at least the next two years. Somebody needs