Category: NC legislature

More fracking nonsense

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Two North Carolina state House Republicans are throwing in with the fact-less, scare-tactic left on fracking. The N&O dutifully reports on opposition research dug up by its masters

One out of every FIVE NC drivers has No license ???

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Yep. That’s what AAA says: UNC Charlotte student Lauren Brown says driving without a license is no good, “It’s scary though, if anything.” The

WRAL poll: Voters — even Republicans — give thumbs-down to NCGA

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Voters gave Republicans a majority in the NC General Assembly and a clear mandate to cut government and taxes in 2010. Two years later, we’ve got minimal cuts in government

Frackin’ & Marryin’ : Media’s omissions help push leftist agenda

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Brant Clifton

You could call it sloppy, lazy reporting. You could call it conveniently leaving out inconvenient facts in order to spin a story the way you want it to go. But

Don’t Debate Her. RUN OVER HER.

Posted on March 21, 2012March 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our highly unpopular governor is passing on running for reelection. Our state’s economy is in the tank. Our unemployment rate is higher than the national average. The Tea

Unemployment Rate UP in 95 of NC’s 100 counties

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The North Carolina Department of Commerce has released figures showing unemployment rose during January in 95 of the state’s 100 counties. (The rate decreased in three counties and held steady

The Problem with Paul Stam

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Paul “Skip” Stam is the affable leader of the Republican majority in the NC House. He was a compromise candidate for caucus leader elected in the wake of the

What Amendment One ACTUALLY says

Posted on March 19, 2012March 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The gay rights movement, the professional LEFT, and their allies in the mainstream media (like our local Nobel Prize-winning newspaper) have moved into Moore County to continue —

Aahhh! Don’t you just love that leftist big-tent open-minded “tolerance” stuff?

Posted on March 16, 2012March 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We on the right are frequently criticized by The Left and its comrades in the allegedly mainstream media for pushing “moderates” out of the GOP. The latest example

An opportunity for Pat McCrory with state employees

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In 1995 — just as Jim Hunt was launching his unprecedented reelection campaign for a FOURTH term as NC governor — I broke a story about top Hunt