Category: Congress

A few thoughts on Paul Ryan and his budget

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A lot of the players on the right side of the aisle in politics are singing the praises of Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan and his proposed federal budget. I

Club for Growth ranks Congress on free market friendliness

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Club for Growth, a DC-based political action committee focused on free-market economic policies, has added to the growing list of congressional rankings. Its 2011 rankings show congressman Patrick

Meet Scott Keadle

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Eighth congressional district Republican voters have to make one more choice on July 17 — deciding whether Richard Hudson or Scott Keadle will move on to challenge incumbent Democrat

Holding has HUGE stake in Edwards verdict

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

George Holding — the scion of the family which owns First Citizens Bank — has had a charmed life. Ol’ George has always been in the right place at

Did the GOP learn ANYTHING from 2008? 2010?

Posted on May 23, 2012May 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

“Give me something to believe in …” — Poison We’re already getting a preview of November. The Democrats are already talking about “killing” Mitt Romney and “eviscerating” Pat McCrory.

Renee Ellmers on her $40B vote for the Ex-Im Bank

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our congressional representative here in North Carolina’s second district put out a statement trying to explain how her allegedly conservative ideology meshes with her vote

Club for Growth: Renee’s a RINO

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Boy. File this under things we would have liked to have seen prior to May 8. The Club For Growth, a political action committee which aims to elect free-market

Loyalty Oaths for the NCGOP?

Posted on May 15, 2012May 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you thought the Democrat convention in Greensboro was fun, it’s looking like the June NCGOP convention might be trying to compete with its opposite number. UNITY

Feds turn off the money spigot for long-term unemployed in NC

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Remember when those highly compassionate souls — Bev Perdue, Barry Obama, et. al — told us that unemployment benefits NEEDED to be extended by 20 weeks (even though we have

The Ruling Class’s ‘Shiny objects’ strategy for campaign 2012