The Daily Haymaker

#ncga: Boss Phil executes a PERFECT full ‘Timmy’

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

NC PolicyWatch and The N&O are collectively soiling their Pampers over a story that senate leader Phil Berger has been using campaign funds to purchase some choice Raleigh

Misplaced outrage over l’affaire Gerlach

Posted on November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 by Brant Clifton

If you caught NC Spin this week, or read the driveby media, you saw and heard a whole lot of self-righteous outrage about the events which led to the

Moore County: Did John McLaughlin commit a ‘Lorna Clack’?

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Some years ago, we had a rather pretentious (and awful) county school board member named Lorna Clack who lost a bid for reelection. (We like to think this

Cooper aims LOW at Folwell

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Brant Clifton

You would think revelations that his transportation department is overspending by $2 billion and possibly broke the law would concern him. But we’re dealing with a guy who

Folwell to Cooper: Fire your DOT secretary!

Posted on November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 by Brant Clifton

This sounds like something that ought to be coming from the state’s alleged conservative party (if they had a communications office worth a damn) or from someone

Richard Burr can’t disappear off the radar fast enough.

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I swear. Our two US senators are in a neck-and-neck race to the bottom. Richard Burr knows he’s not running again — or is at least safe for another

#ncga: Was COA RINO judge-ette Rep. Darren Jackson’s law partner?

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Brant Clifton

According to the web site for the law firm of the gentleman from Wake County, that might be correct: […] Mr. Jackson is a lifelong resident of eastern

ANOTHER RINO in a black robe?

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The NCGOP is already trying to shove Tamara Barringer down our throats for state Supreme Court. We’ve already raised our concerns about her. There’s another

Coastal NC storm damage raises EVEN MORE questions re: solar farms

Posted on October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Solar goons and their bought-and-paid-for politicians (like Bob Steinburg and Bobby Hanig) like to tell you there’s nothing to fear from all these state-subsidized solar farms being erected

#ncga: From IndyWeek to senator Berger’s staff

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Brant Clifton

You never thought you’d see an IndyWeek alum speaking for the “Republican revolution” on Jones Street, eh? Well, the Republican House is trying to expand Medicaid. So WHY shouldn’t