Category: Congress

Jail time for criticizing Feds?

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Brant Clifton

You never thought it could happen here. In Cold War-era Eastern Europe, maybe. The Soviet Union, and possibly current Russia. Any current or former Latin American dictatorship. But it IS

Senators (Not Tillis or Burr) warn DOJ against political attacks on pediatric sex-change critics

Posted on October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 by Brant Clifton

A group of US senators is taking a stand in this era of authoritarian government and blatant attacks on The First Amendment: Senate Republicans are warning Attorney General Merrick Garland

#ncsen: Showdown at the Spectrum Corral

Posted on October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 by Brant Clifton

I’ve had time to soak in the developments from Friday night’s US Senate debate. I’ve talked to some not-so-political folks as well as my usual coterie of political animals. Here

Tillis endorses DC power-grab

Posted on October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Never let a good crisis go to waste. That’s a quote attributed to Obama’s once-chief of staff. Leftists have been following that rule for a long time. Hitler used The

Early voting starts October 20

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Brant Clifton

That’s about two weeks down the road. A lot of low-information voters are and will be doing research in preparation for heading to the polls for the early voting. We

Dr. groups ask AG Garland, DOJ to’investigate’ critics of child sex-change ops

Posted on October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 by Brant Clifton

As we’ve learned in the aftermath of January 6, the word ‘investigate’ has been reinterpreted by the Biden Administration to mean “send a SWAT team to kick down the

ECU partnering with public schools to market sex-change ops?

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Brant Clifton

That’s what this piece from Education First appears to have uncovered: […] Healthcare in America is big business, especially for clinics that offer gender reassignment services. That fact was

ThomT & SusieT: Movin’ On Up like George & Weezy

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Thom Tillis got his start in big-time politics in 2006 by knocking off a conservative stalwart NC House member. He stayed below radar in the House until the election

Inside Kevin McCarthy’s war on MAGA, America First

Posted on September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 by Brant Clifton

If you believe what you see and hear on the drive-by media, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is a changed man. The aspiring House speaker has been promoting a sequel

Tillis ONCE AGAIN craps on Trump

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Our soon-to-be-senior-senator is something else. (Again, explain to me WHY this guy is better than a Democrat. ) He gets a career-saving endorsement from Donald Trump that really pulls