Category: NC legislature

#ncga: Jim Perry, solar (and wind) goon?

Posted on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Methinks Henry Hinton and I gave the freshman Republican senator from Kinston a wee bit too much credit. I got the impression from listening to Henry’s Greenville-based radio

Bob Steinburg on the radio: (1) attacks GOP colleagues, (2) channels Elizabeth Warren, (3) lets his inner craziness out for a potty break

Posted on May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 by Brant Clifton

You never know what you’re going to get when senator Bob Steinburg gets in front of a camera or mike and opens his mouth. Steinburg took to the

Jones St. drive-bys: Somebody took our “office” space away. (Call a waambulance!)

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Laura Leslie –– who should be unemployed due to the foul social media screeds she posted against conservatives and Christians a few years back — is miffed. House leadership

#ncga: Steinburg preaching alt-energy gospel of renowned climatologists Shumaker and Stewart

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Bob Steinburg works hard for his money. When he’s not shaking down people he represents for “investments” , he’s defending that tax $$$-gobbling scam known as “alternative energy. ”

Tilli$$$ to be honored as a ‘Pro-LGBTQ Republican member of Congress”

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Yessirree. In fact, a reception is even being thrown in his honor to celebrate that designation: Wow. And not a conservative rating ABOVE 50

#ncga: Steinburg hits up Currituck AGAIN for basketball $$$$$

Posted on May 11, 2019May 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We wrote extensively on last year’s Steinburg-sponsored debacle in Asheville. In his rookie outing as a basketball promoter, then-Rep., now-senator Bob Steinburg promised all kinds of benefits for Currituck

NCGOPe battles to save state elections board’s Lil’ Kim from mean ol’ Roy

Posted on May 10, 2019May 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

THIS right here, is akin to an endorsement from Thom Tillis right now: Great competence? She and her staff have ignored a whole lot of misbehavior on

#ncpol: DUMB -DA-DUMB-DUMB

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

There’s nothing like having someone young enough to be your daughter, with 1/100th the life experience and 1/1000th the business experience, tell you that what you’re saying is dumb.

#ncga: Seriously. HOW is this good news?

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Exhibit A: That is Speaker Timmy’s chief spokesman cheering the “over-collection” of revenue by the state to the tune of $700M. Now here’s Speaker Timmy doing the same

Folwell calls Jones Street’s bluff, advances transparency for state health plan

Posted on May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Legislators and the deep-pocketed paymasters in the hospital lobby tried to tie state treasurer Dale Folwell’s hands on reforming the state health plan. They succeeded in getting HB184 through