The Daily Haymaker

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

Two great weapons for debating economics with lefties

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve stumbled across two great resources — both available for free online — that provide great info, in layman’s terms, for defending capitalism and the free

Dems & media pals tossing Bev under the bus?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The N&O has been salivating lately over the possibility of state Rep. Bill Faison(D), who represents the Chapel Hill-Carrboro crowd in the House, challenging Boss Bev’s

In defense of 9-9-9 and other like-minded tax reform