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You GO, girl !!! …

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

  (That’s what they say on Jerry Springer when offering enthusiastic encouragement to a female.) I’m having second thoughts on U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers.  We’ve been a little tough on

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Campaign 2012, Congress, Media, Moore County, Politics, Renee Ellmers
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Feds, state attempt to stick it to NC drivers ONE MORE TIME

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

Federal and state bureaucrats are attempting to add 15 to 20 cents PER MILE of cost to drivers on I-95 in North Carolina.   Tar Heel state drivers are already

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

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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Campaign 2012, Congress, Media, NCGOP, Politics, Republicans

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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Campaign 2012, Media, NC legislature, NC State Government, Politics

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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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics

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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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics, South Carolina

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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Campaign 2012, Congress, Economy, Media, Obama, Politics, Republicans
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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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Campaign 2012, Congress, Media, Politics, Republicans

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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Campaign 2012, Media, Politics
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