The Daily Haymaker

Mark Johnson for, um, LtGov?

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I’ve met Department of Public Instruction superintendent Mark Johnson ONCE. What most struck me was the campaign contribution he got from Michael Bloomberg during his inaugural run for

Tillis: MORE Green cards for Indian workers to take jobs from Americans

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

All of those “America First” and “I love Trump” ads don’t appear to match what our junior senator — up for reelection next year — is saying and

(SIGH) Once again, Richard Burr aids Left’s anti-Trump efforts

Posted on November 9, 2019November 9, 2019 by Brant Clifton

It looks like our senior US senator is once again giving cover to Democrat shenanigans in DC: Senate Intelligence Committee ChairmanRichard Burr (R-N.C.) said on Thursday that he

#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