Category: NC State Government

That giant sucking sound? Gov. Pat’s rump being SMOOCHED.

Posted on June 30, 2015June 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I’ve got to hand it to Team McCrory. Their PR shop has failed miserably in dealing with the drivebys. It appears that someone in that camp has decided that —

#ncga: Taxing & regulating gambling?

Posted on June 27, 2015June 27, 2015 by Brant Clifton

That’s an idea that intrigues us. Taxes on gambling are paid voluntarily, as opposed to the current confiscatory practices of our state and federal revenue agencies. Doing something like this

#ncga: WHO is Joseph Dollar?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

“Who is John Galt? ” — Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged ——————————— Bob Dole has been renowned for referring to himself in the third person. Could we have a similar case RIGHT

#ncga [ House GOP OKs licenses for illegals]

Posted on June 9, 2015June 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

THIS is mind-boggling: When a bill that would allow immigrants in the United States illegally to obtain limited driving privileges cleared the House Finance Committee Tuesday morning, Gregorio Morales and

Blowing a grand opportunity with the UNC system

Posted on June 8, 2015June 8, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The GOP takeover in Raleigh presented all kinds of opportunities to remake the political landscape for years to come. Long-time liberal bureaucrats could be weeded out of the state bureaucracy

#ncga House Finance GOPers teaming up with Dems on licenses for illegals

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

In 2014, the NCGOP platform said THIS: […] We support the issuance of a driver’s license or state identification card only to those who are lawfully present. […] Here in 2015,

Tholl Road revolt in Mecklenburg ready to blow up on GOP establishment?

Posted on June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Thom Tillis could have been taken down by this issue in the 2014 US Senate race — had it not been for an overall incompetent campaign by Kay Hagan and

#ncga: Feel like somebody’s watching you?

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I talked this week with one of my moles on Jones Street. This person was absolutely floored by the amount of public feedback in this whole debate on alternative energy

#ncga Education follies: 40 is the new D. (And let’s not forget — FREE MONEY !!!!)

Posted on May 15, 2015May 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

While I’ve been resting, the honorables on Jones Street have kept churning out some doozies. I am sure you’ve all heard about the grading scale for the state’s public schools.

#ncga Civitas boss steps into renewable energy debate

Posted on April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 by Brant Clifton

A significant force in the state’s conservative political circles is making its presence known in the aftermath of a controversial vote by a GOP-dominated House committee to protect renewable energy