Tag: finances

#ncpol: Solvent, man. SOL-VENT.

Posted on August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 by Brant Clifton

For those on the left who want to make the case that the Republicans tossed our state in a hole over the last few years, I humbly yield to the

#ncpol: The #daoudcrowd’s Ten-grand Man

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Brant Clifton

AJ Daoud is announcing his run for secretary of state next week. That job depends on serious attention to detail. According to state board of elections records, Daoud has been

#ncga #ncgop: Rolling out the spooked skunk strategy

Posted on November 11, 2015November 11, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Those of us who have spent time outside the big city are familiar with the habits of the common American skunk. When those creatures get cornered, or feel threatened, they

#ncga: A Speaker and his Money

Posted on November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by Brant Clifton

It’s always been said that –when you make it to the top — you become a more appealing target. House speaker Tim Moore is apparently learning that the hard way

#ncga: Fletch OWES

Posted on June 20, 2015June 20, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Electorally speaking, things weren’t so tough for senator Fletcher Hartsell from 2012 to 2014. So, why did he personally dump six figures into his campaign fund during that time? Hartsell

Chickens coming home to roost for SEANC’s Cope?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Dana Cope has stepped on some powerful toes during his tenure as head of the state employees union here in North Carolina. Most of them have been on the starboard

#NCSEN: Morrill’s lazy reporting gives Tillis a pass

Posted on February 2, 2014February 3, 2014 by Brant Clifton

I had been waiting to see what the Charlotte Observer / McClatchy’s Jim Morrill was coming out with. I have known — for at least a week — that he

#NCSEN: Bought and Paid For?

Posted on February 1, 2014February 1, 2014 by Brant Clifton

The mainstream media could do the right thing and cover the upcoming Senate contest in terms of the issues. Inform the voters, keep their readers / viewers up to date

Downsizing the DNC in Charlotte

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Well, it looks like Barack Hussein Obama & Friends will be partying in Charlotte for ONLY three days — instead of four — over Labor Day weekend. Of