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BarryO & Mel Watt: Co-pilots in our descent toward another mortgage crisis

Posted on May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Sometimes, we find ourselves debating whether Barry Obama is simply incompetent or willfully driving our economy into the toilet.  Naming former North Carolina congressman Mel Watt as director of the

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campaign 2014, Congress, Economy, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Richard Burr
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#NCGA: The great revenue chase

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Brant Clifton

John Drescher’s pet shih-tzu sat in on a legislative tax committee hearing for us yesterday. (Better him than us.) There were a few newsworthy items that came out of what

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campaign 2014, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCGA #NCGOP: Has the O-Care sellout begun?

Posted on May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 by Brant Clifton

A few weeks ago, a leader of congressional Republicans told us we need to get over our ObamaCare angst because that monstrosity is here to stay.   We’ve received word out

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campaign 2014, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, ObamaCare, Politics, Thom Tillis
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Frustrated Tea Partier? Look across the pond to the UKIP for inspiration.

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

In 1776, we showed the British a few things about the concept of revolution against a tyrannical government.  In 2014, American Tea Partiers could learn a few things from the growing

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#NCGA: Lights, camera — Cronyism !!!

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Um, BOHICA,  We’ve got a $445 million revenue shortfall at the state level. The honorables on Jones Street are getting ready to hit us with toll roads on top of

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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The Clay & Renee Show: Don’t vote and THIS is what you get.

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I want to start off with our most sincere condolences for the family of Keith Crisco.  We did not personally know the gentleman from neighboring Randolph County.  But some of

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campaign 2014, Congress, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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WHAT is Rand Paul smoking?

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Since 1968, there have been eleven elections for US president. Seven of those featured a candidate espousing a free market message beating a statist candidate.  That’s 28 out of the last

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campaign 2014, Congress, Law & Order, Media, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCGA: The weather vane strategy on govt meddling in health care

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

Ask any Republican legislator in Raleigh — or any Republican serving in the Congress — and they will tell you they don’t like that BAD ObamaCare and they want it

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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#NCGA: They’re BAAAACK !!! (Let the scams begin!)

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The so-called legislative short session kicks off on Jones Street Wednesday.  The N&O has already started smooching Phil Berger’s posterior.  Makes sense.  He IS the BMOC now — thanks to

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campaign 2014, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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BOHICA Alert: With primaries over, NCGOP doubles down in push FOR toll roads

Posted on May 10, 2014May 10, 2014 by Brant Clifton

It’s no surprise that politicians save discussion of controversial issues until AFTER they have safely secured another term at the public trough.  It appears the “honorables” on Jones Street are

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