Tag: Congress

In defense of defense spending

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Pentagon budget is a popular target of leftists when the whole concept of cutting spending gets raised. Stories from the 80s about alleged $2000 toilet seats are recycled. I

NC Republicans: Talking the talk, but not walking the walk on ObamaCare

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

All of our Republican members of Congress have been telling us — since 2010 — that they are dead set against Obamacare and committed to killing it. Well, it is

Stop this woman before she spends AGAIN!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (affectionately known in these parts as Miss 59%) won her election in 2010 making people believe that she signed on to the limited government agenda

Richard Hudson: part of DC, Raleigh establishment plan to stamp out the Tea Party

Posted on July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

After the smoke cleared on Tuesday, Richard Hudson had convincingly stomped Scott Keadle in the GOP primary runoff for the 8th congressional district. Hudson scooted down to North Carolina

Study sheds more light on Ellmers’s performance in Congress

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Govtrack.us is a non-partisan web site devoted to the study of Congress and its legislative process. It also has on-going scatter diagram studies tracking Members based on the

Shubert: Pittenger misrepresents her role in controversial land deal

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A real estate deal in western North Carolina has residents up in arms and has become a major issue in the GOP runoff for the state’s Ninth

2nd district Democrat Wilkins gets some national publicity, raises some eyebrows

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Steve Wilkins, a Moore County Democrat seeking to replace Renee Ellmers in Congress this year, was featured in a June Time magazine column. In the article, Wilkins made

Frustrated with Renee Ellmers? Well, you do have options in November.

Posted on July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In May, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC02) had a rather underwhelming primary victory against three relatively unknown (and poorly funded) challengers. She lost Randolph County, and had a

11th district’s Hayden Rogers (D) FOR and AGAINST ObamaCare

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

In 2004, Democrat presidential nominee John F. Kerry told us he was FOR the war on terror BEFORE he was against it. Got that? Good. In 2012, 11th

Huckabee endorsement of Hudson in NC-08 part of larger spat between Huckabee and The Club for Growth

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The News & Observer did a great job today taking dictation — dutifully transcribing a release from Republican Richard Hudson’s congressional campaign office. Hudson and Scott Keadle face