The Daily Haymaker

In defense of defense spending

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Pentagon budget is a popular target of leftists when the whole concept of cutting spending gets raised. Stories from the 80s about alleged $2000 toilet seats are recycled. I

Vinroot & Foxx: Co-Mayors ?????

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A letter circulating among political and business movers-and-shakers in the Charlotte area is raising more than a few eyebrows. Richard Vinroot, former Charlotte mayor and 2000 GOP gubernatorial nominee,

NC House district 92 GOPer Jeter: I’m no Thom Tillis puppet!

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Charles Jeter, the winner of the July 17 GOP runoff for NC House district 92, says he wants to clear the air about his

SC media, Dems target Gov. Haley’s 14 yr old daughter

Posted on July 28, 2012July 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Presidents Carter, Clinton, Obama and (W.) Bush all moved into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with teenage children in tow. The media and the Democrats made a point of

The Pilot ignores facts, accepts leftist spin on poverty

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our thrice weekly local newspaper here in Moore County — which some say was first brought down the mountain on stone tablets by Moses — is no stranger

If you think there is turmoil among Eastern NC Republicans, check out what’s happening in Mecklenburg County

Posted on July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I recently had an eye-opening conversation with an activist who is arguably a mover-and-shaker / household name in Charlotte area Republican politics. This person has been

Hi-HO HI-HO It’s off to court we go (AGAIN!)

Posted on July 27, 2012July 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of the 2011 Pinehurst village council elections, we were promised an end to business as usual at village hall. For years, standard operating procedure at village hall

Rev. Wright is OFF Limits, but where Romney goes to church is FAIR GAME

Posted on July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The stenographers at the Associated Press are pulling out all of the stops for their beleaguered hero at 1600 Penn. Check out the headline: Poll: Few Think Romney’s Faith Resembles

Analyzing the Civitas polling for NC GOV

Posted on July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The right-leaning Civitas Insitute dropped a poll this week showing Pat McCrory (R) leading Walter Dalton (D) by 47% to 37%, with Libertarian Barbara Howe polling at

Is THIS what we’re going with? Really?

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It seems the NCGOP and the McCrory campaign are going after Walter Dalton on the tax issue. The GOP campaign is taking the Lt. Governor to task for his