Tag: Congress

Republicans for McIntyre

Posted on June 23, 2012June 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Wilmington Star News has an item about a coalition of Republicans from “all across Eastern North Carolina” supporting the reelection of Seventh District congressman Mike McIntyre (D). Funny. NCGOP

AP & rest of MSM hoping for a successor to Obamacare

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The AP is running with a story today touting a poll they say shows “vast support” for new federal health care legislation if —

Talking conservative, voting liberal (with other people’s money)

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In 2010, the nation overwhelmingly rewarded GOP candidates for Congress who promised to cut federal spending, cut taxes, roll back regulations, and restore some sanity to our nation’s

Federal deficit DOUBLED

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Last month, the federal government recorded a deficit that was TWICE what it was at the end of May 2011: The U.S. government posted a budget

Holding taking heat over decisions re: John Edwards

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

George Holding, former US attorney and current GOP nominee for the 13th congressional district, is facing questions from Edwards case jurors, legal experts, and the mainstream

The declining value of the “Republican” and “conservative” political labels

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In this nightmarish economy, we’re seeing a lot of things lose their value. In recent years, we’ve also begun to see the decline in value of

Our very own Senator Sock Puppet keeps marching along to Chuck Schumer’s orders

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan — also affectionately known in these parts as “Chuck Schumer’s sock puppet” — was in The Charlotte Observer groaning and moaning about “The War on

GOP-controlled U.S. House: more debt in 15 months than in ALL of the first 97 Congresses COMBINED

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

It took nearly 200 years for previous Congresses to do what John Boehner, Eric Cantor and the rest of the Honorables have managed to do in 15

I’ll take endangered big spenders for a trillion, Alex

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The folks at the NRCC in Washington have come up with a creative little web site that should appeal to the fans of the popular long-running game show Jeopardy.

Renee Ellmers making overtures to GOP’s left wing?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A TV ad during the May primary promoted congresswoman Renee Ellmers as “North Carolina’s most conservative member of Congress.” It also plugged her as a fighter for “traditional marriage”