Category: Economy

AFTER the election, GOP thinks tax increases are A-OK

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Now that the smoke has cleared — and they are safe from the voters’ wrath for at least two more years — Republicans in Raleigh and Washington appear ready to

Gov. Pat: Bev’s a disaster, but I’m keeping a lot of her people.

Posted on November 20, 2012November 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Pat McCrory, fresh off his rout of Walter Dalton in the governor’s race, is putting out the word that we shouldn’t expect “major personnel changes right away.” Wait a minute.

Hey Raleigh! Just say NO! (Key ObamaCare deadline THIS WEEK)

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Obama administration has asked states to let them know by THIS FRIDAY their plans for setting up health care exchanges at the state level. This is

Facebook’s woes may blow back on NC treasurer, become election issue

Posted on August 18, 2012August 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

State Treasurer has typically been one of those races that stays below the political radar. Everyone seems to focus all of their attention on more

NC Campaign 2012: Don’t cry for the edu-crats

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

During the debate over the 2011 state budget, we heard a lot of screaming, crying, moaning and complaining from Democrats and their NCAE allies about alleged draconian budget cuts. The

Campaign 2012: The great tax backfire in NC GOV race

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I swear I saw this coming. The Pat McCrory campaign, NCGOP and national GOP all jumped on a WECT TV interview where Democrat nominee Walter Dalton would

In defense of defense spending

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Pentagon budget is a popular target of leftists when the whole concept of cutting spending gets raised. Stories from the 80s about alleged $2000 toilet seats are recycled. I

The Pilot’s op-ed page keeps up the scare tactics

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our thrice weekly local paper — whose first edition was reportedly brought down the mountain on stone tablets by Moses — does a nice job of scaring its readers

NC Republicans: Talking the talk, but not walking the walk on ObamaCare

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

All of our Republican members of Congress have been telling us — since 2010 — that they are dead set against Obamacare and committed to killing it. Well, it is

South Carolina state government politics: a peek into NC’s future?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A lot of GOP activists in North Carolina are talking about how great it will be to have a Republican governor AND legislature in Raleigh after 2012. Well,