Tag: Congress

Holding has HUGE stake in Edwards verdict

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Brant Clifton

George Holding — the scion of the family which owns First Citizens Bank — has had a charmed life. Ol’ George has always been in the right place at

Renee Ellmers on her $40B vote for the Ex-Im Bank

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our congressional representative here in North Carolina’s second district put out a statement trying to explain how her allegedly conservative ideology meshes with her vote

Club for Growth: Renee’s a RINO

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Boy. File this under things we would have liked to have seen prior to May 8. The Club For Growth, a political action committee which aims to elect free-market

The Ruling Class’s ‘Shiny objects’ strategy for campaign 2012

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

“Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. [ …] We won’t get fooled again.” — The Who It’s often been said that you can get the attention

YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE of when being Republican DOES NOT MEAN being conservative

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, the U.S. House has voted to reauthorize the U.S Import-Export Bank for another year for $40 billion. That’s right, billions to do business for

Renee learns lying and pomposity STILL work

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Renee Ellmers needs to pay a bonus to the consultant who came up with her reelection campaign’s TV ad. IT and ONLY IT can

If you agree with me, Go vote today. If you don’t agree with me, find something else to do …

Posted on May 8, 2012May 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

There has been a lot of confusion about the marriage amendment. Remember, voting FOR the amendment is a setback for those who want to legalize gay marriage. It doesn’t ban

6th District US HOUSE GOP race still looking tight: Coble & Flynn neck-and-neck

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Bill Flynn campaign is touting some more straw poll results in its primary fight against the dean of the state’s congressional district running his

Ellmers: I never was one of those Tea Party people

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Ah, the truth comes out so late in the election season. Take this segment of an article in today’s edition of The Southern Pines Pilot introducing the candidates in

Heritage Foundation paints less conservative picture of Ellmers

Posted on May 3, 2012May 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Some time back, National Journal released rankings showing congresswoman Renee Ellmers as the most conservative U.S. House member from North Carolina. (She has been touting that news in her campaign