Category: Campaign 2012

NCSU economist: North Carolina faces long road to recovery

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC State University economics professor Dr. Mike Walden painted a bleak picture of the state’s economic future during December 1 testimony before the General Assembly’s

For BarryO & the gang, GAY is OK as the word of the DAY

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The economy is in the the toilet. Our troops are at war. Political chaos is popping up all over the globe. BarryO, “Dingy Harry” Reid, and Miss Nancy are

NC voter registrations: UNA giving DEM and REP a run for their money

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based Civitas Institute has released an interesting county-by-county analysis of recent voter registration trends. Their analysis appears to show that registering as “unaffiliated” is one of the

Moore County Commissioners say the darnedest things!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea is running at break-neck speed across the county, preaching to anyone who will listen — stray dogs, grazing cows, and convalescent patients — about how

L’affaire Laroque claims a victim?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It’s official: Rep. Mark Hilton (R-Conover) will not be seeking reelection to the state House. The Hickory Daily Record has the story: State Rep.

One More Time: Government DOES NOT CREATE JOBS

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Economist Paul Gregory has an excellent piece on Forbes.com slapping down the notion put forth by BarryO and his allies that MORE government spending is

Renee Ellmers: THERE she is …

Posted on December 6, 2011December 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers is beginning to give a lot of ‘street cred’ to those blonde jokes. I watched a recent floor speech by the 2nd district congresswoman dealing

Howard Coble: 1978 was a very good year. (or was it?)

Posted on December 4, 2011December 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I was really bored, trolling around on the Internet, and found this biographical info on Congressman Howard Coble’s official web site: Professional -1961-67 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Claims