The Daily Haymaker

An epidemic of Gingrich Fever sweeps into the Carolinas

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

South Carolina’s primary is in January. North Carolina’s primary is in May. Yet, we have a ‘Team Gingrich’ — composed of some of the usual NCGOP establishment suspects — being

DEE-NIED! Feds reject appeal of downtown Pinehurst post office closure

Posted on December 14, 2011December 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

In a December 12 order, The federal government’s Postal Regulatory Commission has rejected Pinehurst mayoral candidate John Marcum’s appeal of the decision by The U.S.

Moore County: Tim Says He’s Sorry

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The crackerjack news team at our thrice-weekly Pulitzer-Prize winning local newspaper hit us the other day with this headline: “Board Apologizes for Criticism on Working

Moore County: schools, commissioners set to spar over spending?

Posted on December 12, 2011December 12, 2011 by Brant Clifton

As word gets around about the $2 million surplus from last year’s county budget, county leaders are bracing themselves for the stampede of beggars — with palms extended — headed

Did BarryO confuse Hannukah and Kwanzaa ???

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It’s hard to believe BarryO could get something wrong. (I know. I know. He thought there were 57 states, Hawaii was

The REAL STORY behind the War on Art Pope

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Why are BarryO’s useful idiots in the alleged mainstream media, academia, and the unions so worked up over Raleigh businessman Art Pope? There

Boozing it up — on the clock — on Capitol Hill

Posted on December 10, 2011December 10, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The latest dispatch from “The NW Daily Marker” — a Seattle based political blog — is giving Seattle area congressman Rick Larsen (D) a perpetual migraine.

Moore County government’s slush fund

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

One of our faithful readers, who happens to be a well-placed county employee, alerted me to this gem. The Moore County budget has a “grant fund,” which is there

Southern Pines councilman, Moore County Democrat Party chairman attack black political leader …

Posted on December 8, 2011December 9, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Pilot has had fun lately quoting from Chris Smithson’s Facebook page. Let’s see what they do withTHIS latest item from Little Lord Chris’s wall: The last commenter, Jim

NCSU economist: North Carolina faces long road to recovery

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Brant Clifton

NC State University economics professor Dr. Mike Walden painted a bleak picture of the state’s economic future during December 1 testimony before the General Assembly’s