Category: NC legislature

Matt Smith? Meet Jason Saine.

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Jason Saine‘s time in elected office was bad for North Carolina. But it was good for this website. He gave us so much head-shaking, exasperation-inducing material to work with. Only

An interesting take on the state of MAGA, the GOP, the nation

Posted on February 21, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The generic ballots for Congress have been showing an ever-increasing lead for Democrats. Is the nation getting more liberal? We found an interesting take that digs deep into the voter

Just In-Saine: SBI probing KY distillery trip by NC lawmakers, lobbyists

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It seems a great big stink bomb that had been sitting around Raleigh for a year or so has finally detonated: The State Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe

End of The Gravy Train? Jones St. mob summoned to Rockingham County to save don Berger-ino

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Word hit the streets of Rockingham County early in the week. Folks who had been feasting – and otherwise living well — during the president pro tem Berger era were

Mike Whatley: The rodeo clown Roy & his gang WANT

Posted on February 12, 2026February 12, 2026 by Brant Clifton

When it is all said and done, Michael Whatley will be remembered as 2026’s Mark Robinson – the boob who got maneuvered into place for the general election and then

The NY Times notices Phil Berger. (EVEN THEY think he’s in trouble.)

Posted on February 11, 2026February 11, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Who’da thunk one of 50 state Senate races in North Carolina would overshadow the race to fill our soon-to-be vacant US Senate seat in the eyes of the national legacy

#ncsen: When anal orifices roar

Posted on February 10, 2026February 10, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Some people just don’t know when it’s time to shut their mouth and go away. Thom Tillis is one of those people. He likes to tell his friends in the

2026: The year of the state-hopping candidate

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve already told you about Margot Dupre (Idaho, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina) in the US Senate race. If you recall, she listed her home address as a Charlotte PO

Study: North Carolina can’t afford Berger-Moore-Cooper Medicaid expansion.

Posted on January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I seem to remember – ahem – *some* folks saying this same thing back when Tim Moore and Phil Berger and their legislative minions were striking this unholy Medicaid expansion

ICE foe endorses alleged Trump supporter Phil Berger

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Okay. Let’s see if we can get this straight. State senator Phil Berger is attacking sheriff Sam Page — credited here as an architect and inspiration for Donald Trump’s immigration