Category: Congress

Biden didn’t make this mess by himself.

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It’s election time. Both major parties are having a grand time pointing fingers at each other about negative developments, while fighting to take credit for anything that can be perceived

Team Whatley planning to install Simmons as party chairman? (Trump supposedly “WANTS” this.)

Posted on March 12, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The reports we’re hearing from some influential NCGOP leaders around the state don’t sound good. RNC chairman-designee Michael Whatley has put out the word he plans to officially resign his

Seeking our votes while bleeding us dry

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The word “conservative” has been so misused and abused this campaign season it ought to be a crime. There are party primaries next week. Various and sundry scoundrels in DC

A Reagan on the ballot in NC-11

Posted on February 24, 2024 by Brant Clifton

As far as we can tell, Christian Reagan is neither part of the family of lawmen featured in the CBS show “Blue Bloods” nor a member of the late president’s

Tilli$$ schmoozes, fawns over Ukraine’s Zelensky, DPI’s Truitt

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Thom Tillis and his coterie will not hesitate to question your patriotism if you dare to question their desire to keep pumping billions of dollars-we-don’t-have down that rathole called the

NC-05: Can Mayberry knock off The Mean Old Lady?

Posted on February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The drive-by, alleged “mainstream” media is failing voters worse this year than ever before. They are failing to inform voters about the choices on upcoming ballots. They are pronouncing certain

Who’s behind all this bad advice to Trump in re: NC politics?

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Has the ‘Drain The Swamp’ slogan been retired? That’s a pretty good question, given some of the recent North Carolina-related pronouncements / endorsements from Donald Trump and his team. Trump

Will NC-10 GOPers saddle North Carolina, the US with McHenry 2.0?

Posted on February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Throughout his career in DC, Patrick McHenry dependably racked up the most — if not one of the most — liberal voting records among NC Republicans in DC. He clearly

JohnLockeCivitas rushes to Thom Tilli$$’s defense

Posted on February 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The decline and fall of The John Locke Foundation and Civitas has been really sad to watch. At one time, these two were well-regarded oases for people honestly seeking limits

Your early voting cliff notes, Moore County edition

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Part 1 and Part 2 have already been published. This post is tailored to those of us who live among the bunkers, tees and greens of ‘America’s Golf Capital.’ County