Category: Economy

GOP in DC waves the white flag on limited government and fiscal sanity

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Well — looking back at the developments in DC this past week — we learned that we cannot count on John Boehner, Richard Burr, Howard Coble, or Renee Ellmers to

Capitalism and “The Right to Rise”

Posted on December 20, 2011December 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got BarryO and Dingy Harry Reid and Miss Nancy salivating over the idea of soaking “the rich” and making them “pay their fair share.” We’ve got GOP

The Grinch is trying to steal Boss Bev’s Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2011December 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Her friends at The N&O are STILL talking about those pesky private airplane flights from 2008 that SOMEHOW never made it onto her

DEE-NIED! Feds reject appeal of downtown Pinehurst post office closure

Posted on December 14, 2011December 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

In a December 12 order, The federal government’s Postal Regulatory Commission has rejected Pinehurst mayoral candidate John Marcum’s appeal of the decision by The U.S.

Moore County: Tim Says He’s Sorry

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The crackerjack news team at our thrice-weekly Pulitzer-Prize winning local newspaper hit us the other day with this headline: “Board Apologizes for Criticism on Working

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

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

The unemployment rate game

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’re heading into the holiday season at the end of another tough year. BarryO and his mainstream media allies realize they are a mere 11 months

Senator Hagan and payroll taxes

Posted on December 3, 2011December 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina’s junior U.S. Senator Kay Hagan — affectionately known around Capitol Hill as “Chuck Schumer’s sock puppet” — is stepping into the fray

Occupy Raleigh + ACLU = OMG

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Our “friends” in the ACLU are jumping in to defend the Occupy rabble arrested the other day for trespassing at the Capitol in Raleigh. Specifically,