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STILL WAITING FOR THAT CONSERVATIVE REVOLUTION: NC, national GOP throwing limited government under the bus

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Brant Clifton

In 2010, we were told a conservative revolution was sweeping North Carolina AND the country.  In 2012, we were told conservatism was on the rise — with the election of

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Congress, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans
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RNC missing the boat with its “autopsy”

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      The mainstream media is chattering away about this party “remake”  report issued by a group of establishment Republicans.  The report regurgitates a lot of the same things

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Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans
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Cyprus, The EU and Banks: The shape of things to come?

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Brant Clifton

          The world is in an uproar over a financial bailout offered by The European Union to the island nation of Cyprus.  Specifically, the controversy is

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Media, Politics
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NCGOP leadership races starting to get crowded

Posted on March 19, 2013March 19, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    With all of the infighting between grassroots activists and establishment types this past year, you had to expect this. Right now, it appears there will be at least

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HOT lanes have taxpayers hot under the collar

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      North Carolina legislators seriously talked up tolls on I-95 in 2011 and 2012, but that idea got shot down by Renee Ellmers, Mike McIntyre, a number of

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Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Economic development or merely re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?

Posted on March 16, 2013March 16, 2013 by Brant Clifton

  Politicians LOVE to talk about — and pat themselves on the back about — job creation and economic development.  Though, most rational people know the only sources for job

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Economy, Media, Moore County, Politics
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Kudos to Goolsby on Racial Justice Act

Posted on March 16, 2013March 16, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      While the state House leadership is talking about watering stuff down, slowing things down, appeasing the Democrats to “get stuff done,”  at least one state Senator is

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Law & Order, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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Boehner: Republican votes? We don’t need no steenkin’ Republican votes

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Brant Clifton

US House Speaker John Boehner and his team have pushed through several pieces of legislation opposed by a majority of Republicans, but supported by a majority of Democrats, and say

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Congress, Media, Politics
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Ellmers: Men screwed EVERYTHING UP

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Brant Clifton

          Is it just me, or is our Second District congresswoman sounding a lot like Barbara Boxer?  Or perhaps our first — or soon to be

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Congress, Economy, Media, Moore County, NCGOP, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Ethics, Shmethics: SOMEBODY on Jones Street got some ‘splainin’ to do!

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The folks over at Exile on Jones Street singled out an interesting piece of legislation that made me — just like Arsenio Hall used to do — say ‘Hmmmmm.’ Mecklenburg

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Media, NC legislature, Politics, Uncategorized

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