The Daily Haymaker

House OKs expensive Boehner-Pelosi deal on Medicare

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by Brant Clifton

I just want to say to the American people, don’t look now but we’re actually governing.” — Renee Ellmers ————- Barry Obama likes it. Renee Ellmers likes it. John Boehner

City of Burlington, local church team up to issue IDs to illegals

Posted on March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The Burlington Police Department is hosting a Spanish-language “Community-based Strategic Planning” session. So, if you no habla espanol, you will be out of luck trying to understand what’s happening at

Consulate General of Mexico and N.C. DHHS Reach “Agreement for Protection of Minors “

Posted on March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Yes, you read that right. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is apparently conducting foreign policy: On March 25, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human

#ncga: Is Jeff Tarte about to go all Bob Etheridge on us?

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It appears that state Senator Jeff Tarte likes to dish it out, but sure can’t take it. He worked overtime spinning negative stories about Greg Brannon during the 2014 US Senate

#NCGA House GOP caucus: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems.

Posted on March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 by Brant Clifton

We got, um, “invited” to an interesting meeting yesterday: ————————————————– ————————————————————– I guess that puts us in the same category as Paul Tine. Apparently, you don’t actually

#ncga: Nanny Jeter

Posted on March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 by Brant Clifton

nanny state n. Informal A government perceived as having excessive interest in or control over the welfare of its citizens, especially in the enforcement of extensive public health and safety

#ncga: Republicans for Income redistribution

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s so sad to hear Republicans mouthing platitudes similar to what you’d expect to hear from Barry Obama — or what you might read in the pages of Karl Marx’s

O-Care: Top subsidized states are FL, CA, TX and —- NC !!!!!

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

That’s right. Our license tags advertise us as “First In Flight.” But, thanks to ObamaCare, we are speeding our way toward being “First In Dependence.” Here are the ugly facts:

Beware Congress’s Medicare SGR replacement

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The Club for Growth doesn’t like it. Congresswoman Renee Ellmers appears to LOVE it. The “it” I am talking about is Congress’s plan to replace the “Sustainable Growth Rate” formula

#ncga: Jeff Tarte’s shots bill, “the greater good,” and religious freedom

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Three state senators have introduced a bill removing the state’s religious exemption for immunizing minor children. On the face of it, most people may see it as entirely reasonable to