Look, Ma! I’m governor!
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
Continue readingThe new McCrory math: Record unemployment + Billions in Debt = new multi-billion-$$$ light rail
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
Continue readingTrashing The Constitution from the bench: ‘Viewpoint discrimination’ rears its ugly head AGAIN
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
Continue readingWhen Gov. Pat talks, we listen …
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’
Continue readingThe fiscal cliff debacle: assessing the damage
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
Continue readingNorth Carolina’s Ellmers & Coble two of John Boehner’s “100 loyal soldiers”
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
Continue readingNY’s Eve ‘Me Too’ “deal” on “fiscal cliff” means not very happy 2013 for taxpayers, economy
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
Continue readingDC still not GETTING IT: private backroom negotiations, tax increases dominate final hours before so-called “fiscal cliff”
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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We’re approaching the end of a really tough year, and getting ready to start off what looks to be an EVEN TOUGHER ONE. We at The Daily Haymaker have stood
Continue readingBuyer Beware: Snake Oil sales pitches flying fast and furious in DC, Raleigh
The ruling class and their media lapdogs are pulling out all stops to whip up a state of frenzy over this impending fiscal cliff. We are here thanks to: (1)
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