Category: Congress

#ncpol: Jones and taxes.

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Brant Clifton

When news broke that Walter Jones was one of thirteen Republicans to vote NO on the hallowed tax package pushed through the House by Paul Ryan and the boys,

Stuart Smalley, ladies man.

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Brant Clifton

And you know what? I deserve it! [ turns to his mirror ] Because I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and, doggonit, people like me! — “Stuart Smalley”, former SNL

How is THIS not party disloyalty?

Posted on November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 by Brant Clifton

We’ve all heard about the railroading the ‘Haywood Five’ got from NCGOPe leaders. Sharing a humorous libertarian T-shirt design on Facebook. Questioning the RINO tendencies of a local elected Republican.

Poll: Tillis among the least popular incumbent senators in DC

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Brant Clifton

The Morning Consult has another poll. They’ve done this for all 50 governors. Now, they’re doing it for all 100 US senators. According to a poll of 255,120 registered voters

#ncpol: John Boehner disses Meadows, praises McHenry

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Politico has a lengthy profile on the speaker-in-exile. It offers some real insight into the former DC powerbroker-turned-golf-cart-jockey. (Especially about how foul-mouthed he is.) In the article, Boehner singles out

#ncpol: Oh, look. A Poll !!!

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Civitas has released some polling on the political environment in North Carolina. (I, for one, am surprised that they had the courage to do it — given their total submission

Thilli$$$, Burr, Senate, dragging their feet on approving Trump judge picks

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Here in North Carolina, we’ve seen the tyranny and mayhem out-of-control leftist judges can wreak FIRST-HAND. We’ve got a great opportunity to remake the federal judiciary. We have a GOP

Thilli$$$: The romance with The Swamp rages on ..

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Miss Susie CAN’T be thrilled with the competition: Thom Tillis wants to make the Senate work a little more like the North Carolina Legislature. A full review of the rules,

Thilli$$$$$: No E-Verify. (Amnesty BY SPRING.)

Posted on October 25, 2017October 25, 2017 by Brant Clifton

If only WE had pooled our money and tossed him ONE MORE DOLLAR than the Chamber and the Farm Bureau did: Establishment GOP Senators are trying to assemble a cheap-labor amnesty

$666 BILLION deficit: GOP Congress setting spending records