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The left gets pinned down on legislating from the bench

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Pro-lifers are frequently told to shut up about abortion because the US Supreme Court made it a matter of settled law in 1973.  Leftists giggled at social conservatives when a

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How to stop ISIS? Send in the social workers!

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Brant Clifton

If you’ve had some discomfort with the way DC has been handling the war on terror lately, the recent words of State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf should make you run

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Media, Obama
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#ncga: Crowd-funding, an interesting option in economic development debate

Posted on February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Politicians these days are all crowing about being “job creators.”  Gov. Pat McCrory has emptied out the corporate welfare accounts at the Department of Commerce, and he’s coming to us

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Congress, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP
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Ferguson-ing the Chapel Hill shooting

Posted on February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The recent murder of three students in Chapel Hill handed the drive-bys exactly what they were looking for.  Ammo for whipping up hysteria over ‘racism.’  They tried with George Zimmerman

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#ncga: The era of ‘tax-and-spend’ Republicans

Posted on February 15, 2015February 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I took a look at that bill –portrayed in the media as a gas tax cut — that is really a gas tax hike.  It lumps all kinds of changes

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Tea Party
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#ncga: Things looking rather dicey in House for NC Chamber’s gas tax hike

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Our sources in the lower chamber on Jones Street tell us that the vote on the gas tax hike / ”revenue stabilization” nonsense that passed the GOP-dominated Senate with flying

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Economy, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP
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#ncga: Are you ready for some welfare? (Corporate welfare, that is. $45 MILLION.)

Posted on February 14, 2015February 14, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The “conservative revolution” rolls on.  We’ve obtained a draft of a bill (dated February 4) being drafted and pushed by legislative leaders (read REPUBLICANS) seeking $45 million bucks worth of

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP
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#ncga: No money for roads. PLENTY of money for leadership staff salaries.

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

The “conservative revolution” in Raleigh is telling us the state is so cash-poor that it can’t afford some vital road repairs and construction.  Yet, the folks at the AP are

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP
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The drumbeat for WAR

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

It is really interesting to see and hear all of these people who have badmouthed our military through every operation — dating back to Vietnam — beating the drums to go

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Congress, Media
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A primary opponent for Richard Hudson?

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

We reported earlier on an effort in Rowan County to censure congressman Richard Hudson.  Now, it appears that county will be producing a primary challenger to Hudson in 2016.  Rowan

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