Tag: campaign 2012

GOP in DC waves the white flag on limited government and fiscal sanity

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Well — looking back at the developments in DC this past week — we learned that we cannot count on John Boehner, Richard Burr, Howard Coble, or Renee Ellmers to

Why should Pat McCrory be North Carolina’s next governor?

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Longtime readers of this site know that I am no fan of Boss Bev. (She HAS GOT TO GO. ) But what do we replace her with? The

Ellmers-Etheridge: The Sequel ???

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I’ve believed for some time that Bob Etheridge was planning a comeback bid in North Carolina’s Second Congressional District, now held by freshman Republican Renee Ellmers. The man

Bev’s Christmas going down the drain FAST

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It’s looking like quite a blue Christmas for the Tar Heel State’s boss lady. According to her friends at the N&O, one of Bev’s

Capitalism and “The Right to Rise”

Posted on December 20, 2011December 20, 2011 by Brant Clifton

We’ve got BarryO and Dingy Harry Reid and Miss Nancy salivating over the idea of soaking “the rich” and making them “pay their fair share.” We’ve got GOP

Ron Paul’s lesson for the GOP

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

New polling shows Texas congressman Ron Paul pulling ahead in the GOP presidential horse race. The Ruling Class is perplexed. ( How could you NOT see the Mittster as

SC : Nikki LOVES Mitt ( Tea Party falling OUT of love with Nikki?)

Posted on December 17, 2011December 17, 2011 by Brant Clifton

In North Carolina, Republican Renee Ellmers was unexpectedly propelled past Democrat Bob Etheridge in the 2010 race for the state’s 2nd congressional district seat in Washington.

An epidemic of Gingrich Fever sweeps into the Carolinas

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

South Carolina’s primary is in January. North Carolina’s primary is in May. Yet, we have a ‘Team Gingrich’ — composed of some of the usual NCGOP establishment suspects — being

L’affaire Laroque claims a victim?

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Brant Clifton

It’s official: Rep. Mark Hilton (R-Conover) will not be seeking reelection to the state House. The Hickory Daily Record has the story: State Rep.

One More Time: Government DOES NOT CREATE JOBS

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Economist Paul Gregory has an excellent piece on Forbes.com slapping down the notion put forth by BarryO and his allies that MORE government spending is