Category: NCGOP

Is it Bo, Moe, Joe, or “No, this really isn’t my dog” …

Posted on September 8, 2011September 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Gaffes and scandals pop up from time to time in campaigns. Like the changing of the seasons or the rising and setting of the sun. They just happen. But it

Give me something to believe in …

Posted on September 8, 2011September 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

(Believe me, it hurts to have to start off a post quoting lyrics from 80s “hair” band Poison.) The latest column by Fox News contributor and political columnist Michael

Voted already? No problem. Try again …

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

News reports out of Raleigh indicate the arrest of an 89 year old resident for voting twice in the 2010 elections. The man says he participated in the state’s early

A drive-by sliming, courtesy of the N&O and Politico ….

Posted on August 18, 2011August 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It is astounding how much more press coverage and scrutiny the current occupant of the 2nd congressional district seat, Renee Ellmers (R), is getting than her predecessor, Bob (Who are

John Davis: still swinging, hitting nothing but air …

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Raleigh “political consultant” John Davis, the publisher of The John Davis Political Report, is working overtime to convince North Carolinians, beaten down by the Obama recession, to fork over hundreds

LaRoque fires back on loan controversy …

Posted on August 17, 2011August 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC State Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) called a press conference this week to counter ethics questions raised against him by a left-leaning public interest group: Rep. Stephen LaRoque on Tuesday

North Carolina’s “Monty Hall” Republicans in Washington …

Posted on August 8, 2011August 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The new majority in the state legislature has been a pleasant surprise for North Carolina conservatives, who have stewed for years about the spending smorgasbord on Jones Street. We have

Passing the smell test …

Posted on August 5, 2011August 5, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I had such high hopes for state Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston). When he first came to the legislature, he was joined at the hip with former state Rep. Richard Morgan

Legislators listening to business people about policies that affect businesses. Oh, the horror …

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Brant Clifton

According to the N&O, and other liberal mouthpieces, the fact that NC state legislators and businesspeople are getting together to talk about legislation means SOMETHING sinister is going on: The

Our “leaders” cheer trillions in new debt …

Posted on August 2, 2011August 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Disgusting. Just disgusting. The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives approved a historic $2.4 trillion increase in the federal debt ceiling. The “honorables” proceeded to applaud and cheer the vote results.