The Daily Haymaker

Giggler-Gomer ’24 ?

Posted on July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

There’s a good chance the Democrats may be foisting our doofus governor onto the rest of the country. Sorry, America. (We already scared you once in 2004 with John Edwards.

Team Berger wants Speaker Timmy’s BFF presiding over lawsuit targeting them

Posted on July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 by Brant Clifton

We first told you here and HERE about a lawsuit targeting politicians, political operatives and operations close to state senate president Phil Berger over their involvement in the March races

2024, meet 1968.

Posted on July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

A beleaguered incumbent Democrat president backs out of his reelection bid. His party pushes forward with his vice-president as the party’s nominee. The Democrat convention is slated to happen in

Thom wants a hug.

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

He was injected into North Carolina politics by a cabal of Charlotte money-men irritated with the presence of an actual conservative incumbent legislator. They got him through the primary, and

Why are politician book deals important? Ask Jim Wright.

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Once again, we’re dealing with a significant ethical question about the Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina. It’s been quite a parade: the beach house, Balanced Nutrition, the daycare

Good riddance.

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

With Tim Moore and Jason Saine leaving the NC House for $$$greener$$ pastures, the stink in-and-around the Jones Street legislative complex should be lessened by about — oh — 11

Vance pick an outside-the-park homer

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Donald Trump’s pick of US senator J.D. Vance threw me for a loop. It was a pleasant surprise. But, typically, guys and gals who think like Vance (and us) don’t

Saturday night in Butler, PA

Posted on July 14, 2024July 14, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Well, I have officially lived through a second presidential assassination attempt. I was living in South Korea in 1981 when John Hinckley attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan. This was

US House GOP debates internally re: Biden and the 25th amendment

Posted on July 9, 2024July 9, 2024 by Brant Clifton

With an important election right around the corner, it seems many in Congress’s opposition party are split on how to handle the question of Joe Biden and his fitness to

Folwell, State Health Plan score big legal win against Blue Cross

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Brant Clifton

It seems like just yesterday that Blue Cross decided to lawyer up over state treasurer Dale Folwell‘s decision to open up the job of administering the state health plan to