The Daily Haymaker

Lt. Dan launches, N&O foams at the mouth (collectively).

Posted on August 17, 2019August 17, 2019 by Brant Clifton

I swear. I haven’t seen the newsroom at The N&O this agitated and aggravated since the late, great Jesse Helms prowled the halls of the US Senate. Lt. Governor

Tillis finally cuts Tom Farr loose

Posted on August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 by Brant Clifton

President Trump is nominating a new candidate for a federal judgeship covering the Carolinas: President Donald Trump nominated UNC-Chapel Hill law professor Richard E. Myers on Wednesday to

It’s always “special” when Dallas is in the (Wood)house.

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Just when you thought Civitas was coming to its senses, it does THIS: Now, that IS special. Landing the guy who oversaw the near collapse of the

The Pinehurst elections

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

With all the hubbub about the 2019 special elections for Congress, and the March 2020 primaries, it’s important to remember that many parts of North Carolina will be holding

Our lesson for today, boys & girls ? MISMANAGEMENT.

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Brant Clifton

Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has tooted his own horn about getting a financial literacy requirement for high school graduation passed in the legislature. It looks as though some

Quite a SWAMP-clearing opportunity in 2020 NCGOP labor commissioner primary

Posted on August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The Elevator Queen, Cherie Berry (R) — the lady whose picture you see every time you take a ride — is riding off into the sunset and

Whittling away our rights one ‘red flag’ at a time

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Brant Clifton

We’ve had some more mass shootings. Both in retail stores in Texas and Ohio. The left, foaming at the mouth, wants to blame it all on Donald Trump. That’s

Grab your umbrellas. (Watch for falling drive-by crocodile tears.)

Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 by Brant Clifton

During the Richard Morgan-Jim Black reign of terror in the North Carolina House (2002-2006) it was quite common for “enemies” of House leadership to be assigned to windowless, out-of-the-way,

A financial investigation at NCGOP?

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Brant Clifton

That’s what one line item in the state party’s financial report appears to indicate: Here’s the website for Wilmington’s Financial Forensic. According to the website, here

The NCGOP: Speaker Timmy’s kid on the payroll. Michele Nix’s $$$. A $500K hole. (Who crashed the day care van?)

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

It’s always fun to take a peek at how the state party is spending what money it still has. Especially now that Dallas & The Defendant are gone from