The Daily Haymaker

#ncga: Aaaaand Mr. Blust has the floor …

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It looks like we have quite a food fight brewing among Republicans representing the Greensboro area. Check out this email sent by Rep. John Blust (R) to his colleagues in

#NC11: Mark Meadows, Street Fighting Man

Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Everywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy ‘Cause summer’s here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy Well what can a poor boy

#ncga: Blinkin’ Chris strikes AGAIN?

Posted on June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I happened to stumble across a Blinkin’ Chris commentary on WRAL radio while driving around today. Of course, the blinkin’ one was in his typical ‘damn the republicans’ mode. But

#ncga: Tax ALL the things!

Posted on June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Check out this doozy in the latest version of the budget, H.97, being kicked around Jones Street (p.491, lines 8-9): […] A privilege tax is imposed on a retailer engaged

#ncga: WHO is Joseph Dollar?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

“Who is John Galt? ” — Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged ——————————— Bob Dole has been renowned for referring to himself in the third person. Could we have a similar case RIGHT

Who’s REALLY ceding power to the Democrats

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Oh, just roll THIS around in your head for a minute: […] Losing a subcommittee chairmanship midway through a congressional session is among the most serious punishments thus far in

Rove: Repeal the 2nd amendment

Posted on June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Some people really don’t know when to shut up and melt into the background. We so did not need to hear from this guy: Republican strategist Karl Rove said on “Fox

SC 2016: Again, with THIS ????

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Well, the run-up to South Carolina’s presidential primary is already underway. It’s an every-four-years ritual. And with that ritual comes another ritual — moaning and hand-wringing about the Confederate flag

#ncga: Voter ID charlie-foxtrot = Tata’s fault?

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

That’s the latest spin coming out of our fair capital city. The grassroots have been fuming since a last-minute surprise watering down of voter ID breezed through the General Assembly.

#NC11: Meadows joins Jones in Boehner’s ”dog house”

Posted on June 20, 2015June 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s no secret there’s no love between the speaker and Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC). Jones voted against Boehner for renomination as speaker. He’s also bucked leadership on a number of