Category: NC legislature

Have solar goons shanghaied Lt. Dan?

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Brant Clifton

I’m seeing some things on Twitter that are making me a wee bit uncomfortable. Here’s one: And HERE is another: Kairos Governmental Affairs and Betsy McCorkle are leading mouthpieces for

GOPe good ol’ boys batter conservative women (Mrs. Nix has NO COMMENT.)

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Liberals like to poke at the GOP (and conservatives) as being “anti-woman.” I’m observing some pretty disturbing trends here in 2018 that don’t exactly help refute that charge, I know

#ncga: Great moments in staged photography

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Here is a shot of the mailer the GOP state senate caucus’s “affiliated committee” sent out to voters in Moore County: Notice anything unusual in the main photo? Senator

#ncga: What’s a little election LAW between friends?

Posted on April 1, 2018April 2, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Remember Dallas calling everybody seeking warm bodies to put their names on the May ballots? Who needs actual party-building when you can play the whole Potemkin village,stalking-horse game? *What could

#ncga: Chad and Bob hug it out

Posted on March 28, 2018March 29, 2018 by Brant Clifton

The Chad Adams show become “The Bob Steinburg Show” today. The alleged “voice of North Carolina conservatives” turned the mike, and control of his show, over to the embattled legislator

Monkey Business Report: NCGA per diem edition

Posted on March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Hang around state politics enough and you’re bound to hear whining about how little our legislators are compensated. According to state law, rank-and-file legislators (not in leadership) get paid $13,951

#ncga: Mrs. Lexo goes to Raleigh?

Posted on March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 by Brant Clifton

President Harry Truman had the nickname “Give ’em hell” Harry. The voters in state Senate district 25 very well could be sending “Give ’em Hell” Michelle to our fair state

#ncga: More on the NC Dem wish list

Posted on March 24, 2018March 24, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about Spectrum News’s “scoop” on the Democrat wish list for the NC House races in 2018. One of the names on that wish list was Rep.

#ncga: Kelly Hastings and his campaign finances. (SIGH)

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Brant Clifton

We’ve reported at length on state Rep. Kelly Hastings and the, um, adventurous style with which he manages his campaign finances. His year-end 2017 report is living up to the

#ncga: NC Dem poll info on House races ????