Tag: Congress

Dems control two-thirds of process, but SOMEHOW fiscal cliff is ALL GOP’s fault

Posted on December 21, 2012December 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We all woke up this morning to media spin like this: ”Speaker Boehner, facing a rebellion in his party, abandoned his plan to avert tax increases

What ever happened to CUTTING taxes AND cutting SPENDING ???

Posted on December 20, 2012December 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Politicians in Raleigh and DC, aided and abetted by our oft-clueless media, are railing about how the only way to fix our economic mess is to get the ‘guv-mint’

Renee Ellmers and John Boehner’s ‘conservative purge’ on Capitol Hill

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has been proudly shouting to the heavens — and to anyone who will listen – about her great new appointments to The House Energy & Commerce

Congressional GOP leaders A-OK with trashing the economy HALF as bad as Obama

Posted on December 4, 2012December 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

What does it mean to be Republican? Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater established the national party as a force for shrinking government and cutting taxes. From 1994-2006, the

AFTER the election, GOP thinks tax increases are A-OK

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Now that the smoke has cleared — and they are safe from the voters’ wrath for at least two more years — Republicans in Raleigh and Washington appear ready to

Congressman-elect Meadows: walking back campaign promises at the speed of light

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Republican Mark Meadows talked a tough, conservative game in his campaign for the 11th district congressional seat being vacated by Democrat Health Shuler. Now, after

Boehner: waving the white flag BEFORE the shooting starts

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Prior to Tuesday’s vote, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid emphatically told the media that he and his crew in the Senate WOULD NOT work with a

Endorsements 2012: (SIGH) And now, a little indifference. (YAWN)

Posted on November 2, 2012November 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Some folks will accuse us of being blind followers of the GOP this election season. I am hoping this particular installment of our endorsement series will put that to rest.

Are Richard Hudson and the GOP Establishment selling us a bill of goods?

Posted on October 21, 2012October 21, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Richard Hudson, the GOP nominee for the 8th congressional district, has been spending a lot of time raising questions about incumbent Larry Kissell’s character. We’ve done some

NCFEF: Ellmers posting weak fundraising numbers

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The NC Free Enterprise Foundation, a non-partisan pro-business group, has completed an analysis of third quarter fundraising for the state’s congressional candidates. Here’s what they found