Tag: Congress

More on Ellmers campaign finances

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

I got a nice note from Al Lytton, congresswoman Renee Ellmers’s chief of staff, this morning (while I was in church celebrating Easter): Brant,

Renee Ellmers: BROKE?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If Congresswoman Renee Ellmers’s campaign reporting is accurate, she raised NO MONEY in the last two quarter of 2011, and had no money on hand in her campaign committee treasury

Politico: “Rough Future” for Ellmers & other GOP freshmen

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The reliably left-of-center Politico web site has pegged Congresswoman Renee Ellmers as one of a handful of GOP House freshmen who may have a bumpy

Smokin’ & Drinkin’ with Renee Ellmers

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Got $500 to $2,000 burning a hole in your pocket? You can stop in at an undisclosed location in Washington, DC to smoke cigars and

What DO Republicans Believe?

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

Our thinking is simple: When we act like us, we win. When we act like them, we lose. That’s the thesis put forward by Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe

GOP congressman drinks Occupy / Democrat kool-aid on taxing “the rich”

Posted on March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

AAAARRRRGH. (*That’s my frustration noise.*) We handed these Republicans a gift in 2010, gave them a mandate and specific instructions on how to proceed,

Congressman McHenry’s GOP opponent levels crony capitalism charge

Posted on March 15, 2012March 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Ken Fortenberry, Congressman Patrick McHenry’s GOP challenger in NC’s 10th district, is alleging that McHenry utilized his office and taxpayer funds to financially benefit himself

Senator Burr: Begging for a Primary

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Washington HAS changed Richard Burr. At one time, he was a Winston-Salem businessman fed up with the nonsense in DC. Now, as pointed out

A Peek Inside George Holding, Inc. : Mostly smoke and mirrors

Posted on March 12, 2012March 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

George Holding’s background is a campaign consultant’s dream come true. He’s the scion of the First Citizen’s Bank empire, a former aide to U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, and a former

Renee Ellmers: live and in living color

Posted on March 11, 2012March 12, 2012 by Brant Clifton

One of the first people I bumped into at Saturday’s Moore GOP event was our new Member of Congress, Renee Ellmers of Dunn. Ellmers won a close race