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Bureaucrats, pimps, politicians, and drug dealers: birds of a feather with different means, same ends

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  On a daily basis,  I am amazed at how hard government works to keep people dependent on the bureaucracy.  Working hard and reaping rewards of your labor doesn’t matter.

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Campaign 2012, Congress, Economy, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, NCGOP, Politics

Big changes in the air: So long, Sue

Posted on February 7, 2012February 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

  The Charlotte Observer is reporting that U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick (R-Charlotte) will not be seeking reelection in 2012.  Myrick has been a good, solid voice for conservatism in the

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Another Fayetteville politico aiming HIGH?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Word is on the street that state senator Eric Mansfield (D-Fayetteville) is taking a good hard look at the state’s soon-to-be-vacant lieutenant governor post.  If he makes the jump to

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The Daily Bob: Who AM I ?????

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          The N&O — the flagship publication for all things leftist here in The Carolinas — is taking the right Rev. Bobby Etheridge to task for

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Strings Attached: How State Lawmakers Invite Federal Control

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

        The South Carolina Policy Council, a free-market oriented think tank based in The Palmetto State, does yeoman’s work in the thankless task of trying to keep

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If the economy is improving ….

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          (I know. That post title makes me sound a little like Jeff Foxworthy.  ‘If the economy is improving, you MIGHT be a redneck.’ ) The

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GOP leaders seek to shake “inflexibility” image

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

              The New York Times is praising Speaker Boehner and Majority Whip Cantor for putting all that harsh conservative talk on the backburner: Unpopular

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NC Campaign 2012: And the beat goes on …

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

          With Lt. Gov.Walter Dalton stepping up to the gubernatorial race, state Democrats have been desperate to find someone to carry the party banner in 2012

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The Financial Recession Excuse

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

            Former US senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) — a PhD in Economics — and co-author Mike Solon put together a fantastic piece this week in

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Incomes on rise in energy mining areas, falling in manufacturing regions

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

According to data published this week in The Wall Street Journal, regions of the U.S. where energy mining is on the rise are seeing an economic boom, while industrial and manufacturing

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