Category: Congress

Tillis: “Just call me a conservative.”

Posted on May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Actually, I’ve got a plethora of things I’d like to call him. (“Conservative” ain’t one of them.) CNN has handcuffed and crazy-glued themselves to Thom Tillis. After all, they finally

The Affordability Game 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I went grocery shopping yesterday. I brought one hand-basket of stuff to the cashier. Grand total: $157.47. (And this was not at a boutique store like Fresh Market, Harris-Teeter, Wegman’s

The truth comes roaring out of Tillis’s BIG, stupid mouth

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been trying to tell you people about this guy for the entire fifteen years this site has been up. Now, you’re learning the hard, painful way. Excuse us, Laura.

Are lefties starting to feel sorry for Mike Whatley?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The current state of our US Senate race kind of reminds me of the last minutes of a sporting event that has turned into a massacre. One team tends to

#ncsen2026: The Name Game

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We already told you about the latest poll by Carolina Journal and Harper Polling. It’s another ugly one for Mike Whatley. And Carolina Journal absolutely DIGS Whatley !!! If you

(SIGH) Cooper by ELEVEN

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I am even more convinced that the Raleigh GOP establishment has some kind of non-aggression pact with Roy Cooper. Cooper is a target-rich environment. But the party’s campaigns against him

Trump wants to do it. Why not the NCGOP in the NCGA?

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

President Trump is pushing the idea of a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax to provide some consumer relief during this tough time. (Anyone seen gas prices lately ???).

Marxist wing of Crybaby Caucus catches Virginia Foxx in a ‘nothing-burger’

Posted on May 14, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It’s good to see the crybabies going bi-partisan, or some might say multi-partisan. Until now, all we’ve seen from this bunch has been Phil Berger fans on and around Raleigh’s

Dems & media: enforcing immigration will KILL NC’s graduation rate

Posted on May 10, 2026 by Brant Clifton

*Talk about a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeach.* Here’s the dependably Marxist N&O taking dictation for their comrades on the state board of education: North Carolina education leaders are warning that the state’s high

Making us – ahem – Proud : Ethics probes hit NC’s DC delegation bipartisanly

Posted on May 4, 2026May 4, 2026 by Brant Clifton

(Believe it or not: This report does not even touch on Tim Moore. ) It’s rare that members of our US House delegation. make national news. We’re usually stocked with