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North Carolina, The Tenth Amendment, and ObamaCare

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The start of the new calendar year started the clock ticking on the implementation of that economic nightmare known as ObamaCare.  Where we are NOW — the states are required

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

Denny’s: Grand Slams & PR nightmares

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Brant Clifton

Handling PR for South Carolina-based Denny’s restaurants has got to be one of the toughest jobs in America.   Remember, some years back, when the chain had the whole hubbub about

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Media, Obama, Politics

Look, Ma! I’m governor!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    Today, at noon, the McCrory era began in Raleigh.  Pat McCrory, the Republican former mayor of Charlotte, broke the Queen City curse and got sworn in as North

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Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

The new McCrory math: Record unemployment + Billions in Debt = new multi-billion-$$$ light rail

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Brant Clifton

  Gov.-elect Pat McCrory is not ruling out having the state pay up to 25 percent of the multi-billion dollar price tag on a light rail system for the Raleigh

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Media, Moore County, NC legislature, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics

Trashing The Constitution from the bench: ‘Viewpoint discrimination’ rears its ugly head AGAIN

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      In DC, they are ignoring the guidelines laid out in The Constitution regarding legislative process.  The Supreme Court has come up with creative dandies like “freedom of

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Congress, Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics
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When Gov. Pat talks, we listen …

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Brant Clifton

        Like the throngs looking for smoke at The Vatican, the Carolinas media waited breathlessly for North Carolina governor-elect Pat McCrory’s address to The North Carolina Bankers’

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Media, Pat McCrory, Politics

The fiscal cliff debacle: assessing the damage

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      Anyone giddy over the congressional “fiscal cliff” solution needs to have their head checked.  This whole episode was travesty from start to finish — with people desiring

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Congress, Media, Politics

North Carolina’s Ellmers & Coble two of John Boehner’s “100 loyal soldiers”

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

  GOP House speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell have — in their ongoing negotiations with President Barry — been quite busy trashing the GOP platform plank

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Congress, Media, Politics
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NY’s Eve ‘Me Too’ “deal” on “fiscal cliff” means not very happy 2013 for taxpayers, economy

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

In 1972, 1980, 1984, and 1988 the GOP ran a national ticket touting the promise of limited government and tax cuts.  The Republicans saw smashing, overwhelming victories in each of

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Congress, Media, Politics
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DC still not GETTING IT: private backroom negotiations, tax increases dominate final hours before so-called “fiscal cliff”

Posted on December 31, 2012January 1, 2013 by Brant Clifton

We’ve moved from Boehner and Obama meeting privately to McConnell and Biden meeting privately.  Never mind those 534 OTHER FOLKS, duly elected by the people,  on Capitol Hill and that

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Congress, Media, Politics

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