The Daily Haymaker

Sippin’ on that Tillis kool-aid

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Check out this quote in DC’s The Hill newspaper: […]“North Carolina is a true purple state. Thirty percent of our voters are registered Republicans, 34 [percent] are registered as Democrats,

Jail time for criticizing Feds?

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Brant Clifton

You never thought it could happen here. In Cold War-era Eastern Europe, maybe. The Soviet Union, and possibly current Russia. Any current or former Latin American dictatorship. But it IS

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Fumbling Around In The Dark

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Brant Clifton

They’ve been warned about yet another expensive lawsuit that will NOT be covered by the village’s insurance policy. They’ve been told of a negative economic impact on Moore County.

News Flash: WRAL Sucks.

Posted on October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Having been a drive-by myself, I so want to give some of these drive-bys a break. But so many of them keep disappointing me with the blatant dictation, lying,

Libertarians LOVE Roy.

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The Cato Institute has long been the intellectual face of the libertarian political movement. I, like many conservatives, have had some sympathies for them — given their many limited government

Girls will be boys and, um, boys will be girls and, er …..

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Brant Clifton

That’s what it looks like from here. This is one more bit of craziness in this crazy world where you “pick” your gender and MEN can get pregnant. The Education

Mask crowd’s reign of terror and harassment rages on in courtroom

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Brant Clifton

I covered a lot of courtroom action during my drive-by days. More-experienced colleagues warned me that judges are basically GOD in their courtrooms. Pretty much ANYTHING they say there

The Pinehurst Hot Mess: Getting Hotter

Posted on October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The lawyers have made their thoughts known on the vacation rentals ban. The Open Meetings lawsuit against the village is already headed to The NC Court of Appeals. Friendships

Heavy-handed Timmy

Posted on October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 by Brant Clifton

Poor little speaker Timmy. He tries soooooo hard to make friends on the left, but they’re still wary of him. A new left-of-center politics site, The Assembly, is calling

Treasurer Folwell vetoes troubled Spring Lake’s hiring of a new town manager

Posted on October 13, 2022October 13, 2022 by Brant Clifton

If you think Pinehurst is a hot mess, get a load of Spring Lake over in Cumberland County. The state took over the town’s finances a year ago. The