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#ncga: Suing Mr. Ochsner?

Posted on January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yep. Believe it or not, THAT is an idea being given serious consideration in the circles around House Speaker Tim Moore. Nick Ochsner is the reporter for WBTV who publicized

#ncga: A conservative choice in Cumberland County’s District 44

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Brant Clifton

District 44 has always been interesting. Rick Glazier, a real powerhouse for Cumberland Democrats, has had some tight races here. (He knocked off incumbent Alex Warner, a rather conservative Democrat,

A slap in the face

Posted on January 9, 2016January 9, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It was a lot like what you’d expect from a Third World banana republic junta — with a little bit of Jerry Springer or Maury thrown in. Yes, the alleged

#ncgop: Lotsa pols for Dave. Miss Nix dissed?

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Reports from High Point are continuing to come in over the transom. Item 1: Sources tell me vice-chairman Michele Nix was kicked out of the central committee meeting for refusing

#ncga: The Big E

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 by Brant Clifton

(No, not him.) We’re talking about ethics. A topic the majority in the lower chamber on Jones Street appears to need a refresher on. Wait. They GOT one in caucus

#ncga: Living rent-free. (And loopholes, man. LOOPHOLES.)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Yesterday’s meeting of the House Republican Caucus only confirmed what I realized months ago: This site is living rent-free in the heads of a lot of the powers-that-be on Jones

#ncpol: NCGOP’s Harnett distances himself from Richard Burr endorsement letter

Posted on December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 by Brant Clifton

There is quite a bit of fuming going on among the grassroots about a recent fundraising letter sent out by the state Republican Party. The letter calls on recipients to

#ncpol: A not-so-conservative #DaoudCrowd

Posted on November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The DaoudCrowd has become a part of the North Carolina political lexicon. It’s got its own Twitter hashtag. Its hero — 6th district GOp chairman AJ Daoud — posts online

#ncga: The money fairies of Jones Street

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Politicians using the public treasury to pay off or payback cronies back home is nothing new. But it is something different when the crowd that spent decades griping about such

#ncga: Legislators to voters: ‘Screw You.’ (Power Grab NOW EVEN WORSE)

Posted on September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I swear. You almost have to harken back to the Soviet Union or look to Cuba to find a government that has such utter, comparable, contempt for its people. NCGOP