Category: Congress

BOHThCA: Bend Over, Here Thom Comes Again.

Posted on July 23, 2023July 23, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Jeff Tarte, the Mecklenburg-ian who arguably went down in history as the WORST elected Republican ever sent to Raleigh, has taken to social media to toot his horn for his

Virginia Foxx’s critique hits CLOSE to home for The Robinsons

Posted on July 8, 2023July 8, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve had an up-and-down relationship with congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC). She was a great conservative legislator in Raleigh, but fell off the wagon BIG TIME when she crossed into The

A really bad trade in the works

Posted on June 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret in state politics that congressman Dan Bishop is seriously looking at giving up his safe seat in DC for the attorney general’s office in Raleigh. In DC,

Should we stay or should we go?

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Brant Clifton

One of the great rock bands of all time asked a similar question several decades ago. Sometimes, it can be tough to choose a path forward when you’ve been

Clapping like trained seals while the country crumbles

Posted on June 17, 2023June 17, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I recently had the, um, “pleasure” of watching some US House committee hold a field hearing in Pinehurst about last December’s blackout. Two things really stuck out to me: DC

Shumaker: STILL not so hot on Mark Robinson

Posted on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

A prominent North Carolina political consultant with close ties to Thom Tillis and the rest of the GOP establishment does not seem to be impressed with the man many have

Censured, Thom. Cen-sured. (Now, walk across the aisle and ask them to help you spell it.)

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The chief goon of the NCGOPe, our senior US senator, found himself reprimanded today overwhelmingly at the NCGOP convention. (Folks who voted YES on then censure motion: Be careful. He

Criminalizing political opposition

Posted on June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s one of the many things we opposed and fought against in The Cold War. Fascist authoritarians behind The Iron Curtain rounded up and locked up their political opponents left-and-right.

Just FIVE votes short of killing the debt ceiling raise in the Senate

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Brant Clifton

That makes Traitorous Thom Tillis’ YES vote even tougher to tolerate. Just 36 of the 100 senators — including our own Ted Budd — had the courage to step up

Ted Budd a NO on debt ceiling bill

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I don’t know how much good it will do, but we now know HALF of our US Senate delegation is against this latest effort to raise the debt ceiling. Here’s