Category: Republicans

Why social issues are important to GOP success

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The “conventional wisdom” out there is that Republican candidates need to run away from ANY discussion of social issues for fear of alienating the almighty moderates out

GOP sellout on ObamaCare?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Tea Party worked hard to give Republicans a majority in the U.S. House and a larger caucus in the U.S. Senate in 2010. How did DC

Ellmers slams state’s I-95 toll proposal

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Can I get an Amen? My congresswoman and I are singing from the same sheet of music on this issue of tolls on I-95. I dealt with these

Ellmers sets her sights on ObamaCare

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers — an RN married to an MD — has got a true insiders perspective on American healthcare and government bureaucracy’s effect on

Conservatism of Congressional GOP leaders

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Does anyone else find it interesting that the top congressional leaders of the GOP — the conservative party — are nowhere near being the most conservative members of

National Journal: Scott, Gowdy are SC’s most conservative in U.S. House, DeMint ranks 10th in Senate

Posted on February 24, 2012February 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you check National Journal’s conservative effectiveness rankings for the U.S. House, you will find The Palmetto State’s most right-leaning legislators tying for 80th place out of 435. Republicans

National Journal: Ellmers is NC’s most conservative Member of Congress

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

National Journal, the non-partisan national publication dedicated to daily coverage of the U.S. Congress, has released its annual ideological rankings of Members of Congress. It appears that the Tar

Renee Ellmers: throwing the Tea Party under the bus, mastering the art of DC double-talk

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

You need radar to track the movement of Renee Ellmers’s positions on the issues. Elected in 2010 as a grassroots Tea Party populist, the 2nd district

Mitt’s businessman pitch won’t work

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Wall Street Journal has an excellent piece by Robert R. Reilly pointing out how approaching the presidency with a corporate CEO’s mindset has

Big changes in the air: So long, Sue

Posted on February 7, 2012February 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Charlotte Observer is reporting that U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick (R-Charlotte) will not be seeking reelection in 2012. Myrick has been a good, solid voice for conservatism in the