The Daily Haymaker

Trump tired of Thom Tillis TOO?

Posted on February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Welcome to the party, Mr. President. If you recall, there was a lot of drama around the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Word came out that our

Rockingham sheriff has senator Berger in his sights

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Folks, we may have the chance to rid ourselves of TWO scoundrels in one primary. US senator Thom Tillis has at least one primary opponent. Now, it’s clear that

Berger backs BIGGER unemployment checks

Posted on February 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The de facto leader of the NCGOP is defying his party’s national fervor for cutting spending and waste. State senator Phil Berger, his chamber’s president pro tem, has made it

Put-up-or-shut-up time for MAGA, DOGE & the GOP

Posted on February 13, 2025February 13, 2025 by Brant Clifton

The news about all of the stuff uncovered by Elon Musk and his minions is fantastic. All the right people are squealing like stuck pigs and screaming bloody murder. The

While MAGA cuts in DC, Raleigh is fattening up

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Since 2017, we’ve been hearing talk from the General Assembly about revenue surpluses. Surpluses in revenue occur when they take too much money from us in April of each year.

N&O sobs over illegal aliens

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Brant Clifton

There’s a lot of socialist crying going on. Much of it can be witnessed in the pages of McClatchy properties here in North Carolina, like this one: Andrea would

DISLOYALTY: Is somebody in Raleigh about to get ‘The Richard Morgan Treatment’?

Posted on February 11, 2025February 11, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Those of you who have been in North Carolina politics for a few decades — at least — are likely to remember Moore County’s very own state Rep. Richard Morgan

Media STILL telling on Thom Tillis

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Brant Clifton

Living your life bouncing around between on-background back-stabbing leaks to the drive-bys eventually catches up to you. Thommy Boy loves the attention from CNN and the others and really appreciates

N&O advises on HOW to obstruct the work of ICE. (How nice.)

Posted on February 3, 2025 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret that illegal immigration is expensive for the rest of us. Granted, it saves farmers and manufacturers on the front end. On the back end, there are a

Soooooo Much Winning ….

Posted on February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 by Brant Clifton

I don’t believe perusing X and other social media platforms has ever made me smile as much as it has the past several days. Thousands of illegals are being deported.