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Carolina Comeback?: kick people off unemployment, raise taxes, send state $$$$ to Carolina Panthers

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Brant Clifton

One of Richard Morgan’s favorite legislators, Julia Howard, says we need to kick a bunch of people off of unemployment by July 1.  In the meantime, legislators from Gov. Pat

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Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics
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As Gov. Pat goes, so goes Speaker Thom

Posted on January 26, 2013January 26, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    It’s becoming increasingly clear that the state House leadership and the governor’s office are working in tandem.  And NOT in a good way.  Speaker Thom Tillis talks tough

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Media, NC legislature, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics, Thom Tillis
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The McCrory era SO FAR: ObamaCare surrender, “progressive” tax code, wind energy

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

        Supposedly, our state is in the midst of a “conservative revolution.”  But the message we’re getting out of our new administration in Raleigh is sounding a

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Media, NCGOP, Pat McCrory, Politics
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Open up and say AAAAARRGGH: RNC to give us SOME MORE Reince

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

        It appears that the DC establishment has worked the rules and played some hardball to guarantee RNC chairman Reince Preibus will run for reelection unopposed.  Brian

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Media, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans

The debt ceiling: A recurring, bi-partisan SNOW JOB

Posted on January 25, 2013January 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

          Here in the Carolinas, we’re being hit with weather reports about severe wintry weather.  Schools are already closing — before the first snowflake has fallen.

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Congress, Economy, Media, Obama, Politics, Republicans

Pope’s tax comments: Trial Balloon? Message from Gov Pat to NCGA? (Both?)

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Brant Clifton

        State budget director Art Pope — a/k/a Chris Fitzsimon’s bogey-man — made some news and raised some eyebrows with his recent comments about efforts in the

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

Atlas Shrugging @ The PGA? (Elsewhere?)

Posted on January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by Brant Clifton

      Low-information America and its enablers in the mainstream media are in a snit over Phil Mickelson’s complaint about the amount of taxes he is being forced to

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Ready to rumble: King vs. Hayes for NCGOP chairman?

Posted on January 23, 2013January 23, 2013 by Brant Clifton

        Yep. That one made me raise an eyebrow, too.  But that is what I am taking from conversations over the last few days with some NCGOP

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Media, Politics
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Hayes: NCGOP all in FOR Priebus @ RNC

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Brant Clifton

    NCGOP chairman Robin Hayes has proven — once again — that,when the DC establishment needs something handled, he’s THERE for them. The state party chairman has sent out

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Media, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans
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Bev Perdue’s parting stink-bomb for Team McCrory

Posted on January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 by Brant Clifton

The McClatchy Gang and the other remnants of the mainstream media in North Carolina have heaped praise on Boss Bev for allegedly leaving town in a graceful and dignified manner

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