The Daily Haymaker

Getting rich is NOT a crime

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

With the rise of Mitt Romney, and the activities of The Occupy movement, and the even more outlandish activities of BarryO and his posse, it is pretty clear that we’re

And the spending goes on and on and on …

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

North Carolina is broke — or so we were told during the fight over the state budget during this last session. Stuff got cut out left and

An interesting question for Mitt

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Mitt Romney’s work with Bain Capital, the venture capital firm he founded, has become a major issue in the GOP race for The White House. Mitt’s opponents

A rational, common sense look at NCGA v. NCAE

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Democrats and the mainstream media (redundant? mutually exclusive?) all over the state are decrying the state legislature’s move to end the teachers’ groups ability to

SC primary: Can you HEAR us NOW?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Two South Carolina Republican officials with strong conservative and Tea Party credentials appear to be sending the GOP establishment and the party’s presidential candidates a

Welcome To The Carolinas

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Now that the smoke has cleared in Iowa and New Hampshire, the nation’s eyes are turning just south of me to The Palmetto State. (We, in North Carolina, will get

Bev booed in Blue Heaven

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I spent Tuesday night, in my usual spot in The Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, watching my beloved Tar Heels dismantle The Miami Hurricanes. As halftime approached,

Here COMES the judge !!!!

Posted on January 10, 2012January 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It looks like the state teacher’s union’s judge-shopping efforts have paid off. A Wake County Superior Court judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking legislation that ends mandatory