The Daily Haymaker

George Will: Romney = Dukakis

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yep. That’s the comparison the conservative establishment scribe made recently on ABC’s This Week during a discussion about the GOP presidential field. His comments were based on the

Pinehurst 2011: Village govt speaks up on ‘deficit spending’ claim

Posted on October 24, 2011October 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Charges of deficit spending by village leaders have arisen in the current campaign for mayor and village council. Sensitive to the charge, the professional staff at Village Hall has

Pinehurst 2011: More village govt numbers

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I got my hands on the financials for village government, as of June 30 2011. Click here to see them for yourself. The package includes some gems like: The total

Rep. LaRoque and the latest on the smell test

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The problems keep piling up for state Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) — a close political ally and friend of SpeakerrrrrRichardMorgan™. According to the left-wing group

Pinehurst govt by the numbers

Posted on October 22, 2011October 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

There’s been a lot of talk about village government finances during this year’s campaign for village government offices. I thought it might be interesting to compare some of the

Pinehurst 2011: The Return of NewCore

Posted on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The elections for local village offices will be here soon. Two candidates, Nancy Fiorillo for mayor and John Cashion for council, have publicly endorsed the idea of pushing

Pinehurst 2011: Candidate Forum Follies

Posted on October 22, 2011October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The League of Women Voters held a forum this week for ALL EIGHT candidates for Pinehurst village offices. It was quite dog-and-pony show. It was a dream for

BarryO’s appalling VP

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Late night comedians and the alleged mainstream media have tried to tell us that Republicans Sarah Palin, Dan Quayle, and George Bush are the biggest idiots to ever

Democrat U.S. Senate kingpin “Dingy” Harry Reid: govt jobs more important than private sector

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yep, that’s what the genius said on the floor of the United States Senate — the world’s greatest deliberative body. (No word yet on how

Pinehurst 2011: Council meetings

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Why does the village council insist on meeting at times during the week when most people under 65 are working, and are unable to attend? Southern Pines has