Tag: Congress

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

Renee Ellmers getting back to her Tea Party roots

Posted on March 9, 2012March 9, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers has re-discovered her Tea Party roots just in time for the 2nd congressional district’s GOP primary. Many political observers say the work

GOP sellout on ObamaCare?

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Tea Party worked hard to give Republicans a majority in the U.S. House and a larger caucus in the U.S. Senate in 2010. How did DC

Ellmers sets her sights on ObamaCare

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Congresswoman Renee Ellmers — an RN married to an MD — has got a true insiders perspective on American healthcare and government bureaucracy’s effect on

Conservatism of Congressional GOP leaders

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Does anyone else find it interesting that the top congressional leaders of the GOP — the conservative party — are nowhere near being the most conservative members of

Campaign 2012: Confused? Lost?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Our local paper reported the other day that Congresswoman Renee Ellmers was campaigning in Moore County. However, according to her official web site, neither Southern Pines nor Moore