Tag: Congress

Senator DeMint: We are STILL not cutting.

Posted on November 8, 2011November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

For those of us active in The Tea Party, who thought we really brought change to Washington in November 2010, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint’s (R-SC) article in National

First it’s Kotter. Now it’s Bauer. (Welcome back, Andre?)

Posted on November 5, 2011November 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Former South Carolina lieutenant governor Andre Bauer appears to be trying for a political comeback by running for Congress in 2012: The race for who

NC redistricting: Here come the sore losers …

Posted on November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 by Brant Clifton

If at first you don’t get your way — sue, sue sue. The North Carolina Democrat Party has stepped up to the plate with its

Ellmers anticipating GOP primary challenge for 2012

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The New York Times has an article up today about nationwide voter anger, and how it could affect the job security of many congressional incumbents.

Q & A with Renee Ellmers

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Brant Clifton

I am sure you were sitting around wondering what the favorite dessert of our soon-to-be congressional representative is. If that question, and others like it, were

Kissell, Shuler, McIntyre part of D.C.’s ‘Dangerous Dozen’ list

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Veteran DC-based political analyst Stuart Rothenberg has singled out three congressmen from North Carolina as part of his ‘Dangerous Dozen’ list of incumbents most likely to go

Campaign 2012: GAME OVER for Congressman Miller

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Yes, Congressman Brad Miller (D, NC-13), that is the sound of a very large woman singing. Miller, of Raleigh, has been trying hard to establish himself as the most

Lay off Small Business

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The title of this post is the same as the title for an excellent, thought-provoking op-ed a Moore County small business owner penned in a recent

Ellmers looking weak in congressional money chase

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Brant Clifton

The most recent round of campaign finance reports indicate a weak showing for North Carolina’s freshman U.S. Rep Renee Ellmers (R-Dunn). Ellmers, representing the state’s Second District (which should include

Exposing the expensive ‘green jobs’ myth

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Brant Clifton

Environmentalist rhetoric about the wonder of ‘green’ environmentally-friendly jobs is not matching up to reality. The Washington Post, not exactly a conservative propaganda rag, has pointed out that, just