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Former Helms aide front-runner for top DC post w/ Sen-elect Tillis?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Brant Clifton

That’s what I am hearing from some pretty well-plugged in folks.  I am hearing that John Mashburn, a former legislative counsel to the late Senator Jesse Helms, is the favorite

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Congress, Thom Tillis
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#CRomnibus: Foxx cheers it; Holding apologizes for himself

Posted on December 14, 2014December 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

US Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-5) is making use of the cromnibus talking points disseminated by Boehner & co.: “While an omnibus spending bill is not ideal, it allows changes to

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Congress, George Holding, Media, Virginia Foxx
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CRomnibus passes Senate. Burr helps. (*Um, Surprise ?!*)

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Ted Cruz (R-TX) and his crew put up a good fight, but — in the end — the horrible, horrible, evil, blood-sucking, baby-killing, puppy-kicking CRomnibus passed the US Senate 56-40.

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Congress, Richard Burr
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TWO MORE THINGS to hate about CRomnibus

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

This $1.1 trillion travesty fully funds ObamaCare, amnesty AND Renee Ellmers’s vitally-important women’s museum. It gives some lucrative sweetheart treats to Wall Street and bankers. All of our Republicans from

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Congress, Mark Meadows, Media, Walter Jones
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Hudson: CRomnibus a great victory in fight against O-Care, amnesty

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Richard Hudson, the former CEO of Cabarrus Marketing who currently represents North Carolina’s 8th district, says the passage of the CRomnibus was a great victory in the fight against amnesty

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Congress, Richard Hudson
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Lots more to hate about CRomnibus

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It added to our already out-of-control federal debt.  It’s fully funded ObamaCare and amnesty. It’s paying for Renee Ellmers’s museum.   But it looks like there’s even more to hate

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Congress, George Holding, Mark Meadows, Patrick McHenry, Renee Ellmers, Richard Hudson
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Renee + microphone = one hot mess

Posted on December 13, 2014December 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It’s always an adventure when you put a camera and / or microphone in front of US Rep. Renee Ellmers.  She’ll berate her constituents on camera.     She’ll get into

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Congress, Media, Renee Ellmers
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#ncpol: NOT Everybody Loves Ted

Posted on December 12, 2014December 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Texas senator Ted Cruz (R) is one of the more popular political figures among American conservatives.  But two of North Carolina’s representatives in Washington have been showing the Texan a

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Congress, Media, Renee Ellmers
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Meadows, Jones show spine in opposing CRomnibus. Other NCGOPers? Not so much.

Posted on December 12, 2014December 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Barry Obama and John Boehner got their $1 trillion spending monstrosity pushed through the House last night by a 219-206 margin.  Amnesty got fully funded.  So did ObamaCare.  Renee Ellmers

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Congress, George Holding, Mark Meadows, Patrick McHenry, Renee Ellmers, Richard Hudson, Virginia Foxx, Walter Jones
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Repeat after me: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money, Mo’ Money … (C’mon! Everybody!)

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The drumbeat continues.  Local governments and their lobbyists are gung-ho on the idea of digging deeper into our already ravaged wallets.  They’ve been spinning us for days now about how

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Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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