Category: Congress

More proof the politicians are GOUGING us at the gas pump

Posted on March 25, 2012March 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The American Petroleum Institute has prepared an eye-opening briefing on the total tax burden — by state — drivers are dealing with at the gas pumps. According to API,

Club for Growth likes Keadle for NC-08 GOP congressional primary

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Club For Growth, a national political action committee that champions the free market and economic liberty, is formally wading into North Carolina’s Eighth Congressional District GOP primary and endorsing

What DO Republicans Believe?

Posted on March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our thinking is simple: When we act like us, we win. When we act like them, we lose. That’s the thesis put forward by Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe

Unemployment Rate UP in 95 of NC’s 100 counties

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Department of Commerce has released figures showing unemployment rose during January in 95 of the state’s 100 counties. (The rate decreased in three counties and held steady

Campaign 2012: Why Renee Ellmers has SO MANY opponents

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

David Bass, with Carolina Journal, is looking into why SO many people have filed to run against Congresswoman Renee Ellmers in her first reelection

Senator Burr: It’s all about ME

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina’s senior senator was recently featured in The Charlotte Observer pontificating on his personal ambitions within the world’s “greatest deliberating body”: Sen. Richard Burr

Worse than a powder keg: How DC politicos have made a mess out of our war on terror

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy — the guy who put the ‘Blind Sheik’, the mastermind of the first World Trade Center Attack, behind bars — has

GOP congressman drinks Occupy / Democrat kool-aid on taxing “the rich”

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

AAAARRRRGH. (*That’s my frustration noise.*) We handed these Republicans a gift in 2010, gave them a mandate and specific instructions on how to proceed,

Congressman McHenry’s GOP opponent levels crony capitalism charge

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

Ken Fortenberry, Congressman Patrick McHenry’s GOP challenger in NC’s 10th district, is alleging that McHenry utilized his office and taxpayer funds to financially benefit himself

Senator Burr: Begging for a Primary

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Washington HAS changed Richard Burr. At one time, he was a Winston-Salem businessman fed up with the nonsense in DC. Now, as pointed out