The Daily Haymaker

Lame-duck Berger poo-poos idea of gas tax changes

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We have the 11th highest gas tax in the United States. Legislators are frequently talking about revenue surpluses — how they’ve managed to collect more money than they actually need.

EVEN MORE GAY GOLF in Pinehurst ???

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Brant Clifton

It seems like just yesterday that the United States Golf Association (USGA) was flying the LGBTQAIXYZ+ flag above its Pinehurst headquarters campus. Despite all the North Carolina tax dollars that

Pitfalls for US when SOME folks won’t stay in their lanes

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Brant Clifton

There used to be a very serious rule-of-thumb in politics that one should STAY OUT of other people’s races unless they want other people meddling in THEIR races. Unfortunately, way

Tillis: “Just call me a conservative.”

Posted on May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Actually, I’ve got a plethora of things I’d like to call him. (“Conservative” ain’t one of them.) CNN has handcuffed and crazy-glued themselves to Thom Tillis. After all, they finally

The Affordability Game 2026

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I went grocery shopping yesterday. I brought one hand-basket of stuff to the cashier. Grand total: $157.47. (And this was not at a boutique store like Fresh Market, Harris-Teeter, Wegman’s

The truth comes roaring out of Tillis’s BIG, stupid mouth

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Brant Clifton

I’ve been trying to tell you people about this guy for the entire fifteen years this site has been up. Now, you’re learning the hard, painful way. Excuse us, Laura.

Are lefties starting to feel sorry for Mike Whatley?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

The current state of our US Senate race kind of reminds me of the last minutes of a sporting event that has turned into a massacre. One team tends to

Screw Waldo. Where’s Jason Saine?

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Brant Clifton

Super-sleuth Dan Kane did a good job unveiling former legislator Jason Saine‘s discreet disappearance from mega-lobbying firm The Southern Group. We think we’ve found some more interesting pieces to this

The rise of Dockery, the fall of Robbins, and the ensuing fallout

Posted on May 16, 2026May 16, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We’ve already laid out the explosive details of the audit of The Town of Robbins money management nightmare. We’re hearing from sources within Robbins that the town manager and mayor

#ncsen2026: The Name Game

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Brant Clifton

We already told you about the latest poll by Carolina Journal and Harper Polling. It’s another ugly one for Mike Whatley. And Carolina Journal absolutely DIGS Whatley !!! If you