The Daily Haymaker

Regulating Mother Nature

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Nothing coming out of Washington surprises me anymore. Thanks to our thrice weekly Pulitzer Prize winning local paper here in Moore County, I learned that the EPA

One standard for us, another for the political class

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Congress is now considering cutting off tax deductions for people making MORE than $174,000 per year. (Want to guess how much a Member of Congress makes

‘Occupy Broad Street’ tries to comfort downtown Southern Pines merchants

Posted on November 17, 2011November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Recent media coverage of Occupy-related violence and filth have downtown Southern Pines merchants understandably concerned about the “Occupy Broad Street” event slated for the

Tillis: Laroque mess headed to ethics committee

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Cornelius) says allegations swirling around taxpayer-subsidized loans by state Rep. Stephen Laroque (R-Kinston) to himself (Laroque), family members and legislative

DeMint stands alone against ‘pandering’

Posted on November 17, 2011November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

No one can accuse South Carolina’s U.S. Senator Jim DeMint of being a typical Washington politician — wetting his finger and holding it up to see which way the wind

Finally! Jimmy Carter is making sense.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Until now, Jimmy Carter has been widely regarded as the worst president EVER to reside at 1600 Pennsylvania. (BarryO, the Carter family can’t thank you enough for taking this monkey

2012 Campaign scoop!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The Raleigh-based NC Free Enterprise Foundation has started an “election tracker’‘ to keep up with all of the folks who may — or may not — be on the

Tim Lea & his PowerPoint

Posted on November 16, 2011September 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Since September, Moore County Commissioner Tim Lea has been circulating a PowerPoint presentation documenting (1) how much smarter he is than EVERYONE ELSE in Moore County and (2) how —

Hawaii 6-0: Hawaii is in Asia?

Posted on November 16, 2011November 16, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The media, Hollywood, and a lot of university faculty have raved since 2008 about what a brilliant president we have. BarryO told us that he had visited 57 states

NC prosecutors seek an end to ‘Racial Justice Act’