Tag: GOP

Thom wants a hug.

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Brant Clifton

He was injected into North Carolina politics by a cabal of Charlotte money-men irritated with the presence of an actual conservative incumbent legislator. They got him through the primary, and

Vance pick an outside-the-park homer

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Donald Trump’s pick of US senator J.D. Vance threw me for a loop. It was a pleasant surprise. But, typically, guys and gals who think like Vance (and us) don’t

Fed spending for FY 2024 largest ever (outside a major crisis)

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Brant Clifton

That’s the word from a Congressional Budget Office analysis. ( “Major crises” can include events like wars, The Great Depression, and the COVID pandemic.) Just like in Raleigh, good ol’

Congress setting spending records while our economy reels

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Brant Clifton

The GOP controls the U.S. House. Over in the Senate, we have a pretty stable crew of 10-15 “Republicans” (including Thom Tillis) who regularly vote to support the Democrat agenda.

Who’s behind all this bad advice to Trump in re: NC politics?

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Brant Clifton

Has the ‘Drain The Swamp’ slogan been retired? That’s a pretty good question, given some of the recent North Carolina-related pronouncements / endorsements from Donald Trump and his team. Trump

Greg Murphy roughed up by a girl

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The 3rd district Republican’s forays onto social media can often be fraught with peril. It seems like just yesterday where he went on Twitter to say THIS: His own daughter

How college towns are KILLING the GOP

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Leftist bastion Politico is beside itself — giggling with glee. As Raleigh leaders allow student IDs to be used for voter registration and voting, we are getting a good look

Insurrectionist? Terrorist? Saboteur? (You talking’ to ME ???)

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s one thing to hear this crap from the lefties and their drive-by media comrades. It’s another to hear it from people supposedly on your side. Texas congressman Dan Crenshaw(R)

Bishop steps out as leading critic of Omnibu$$$ spending bill

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Brant Clifton

For far too long, our congress-critters from NC have sat quietly and gone along with US House leadership on many a hare-brained scheme. We had Mark Meadows, for a short

Meet The New Bosses. Same as The Old Bosses. (Sigh)

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Brant Clifton

We didn’t listen to The Who last Tuesday. We got fooled AGAIN. Despite all of the talk and promises from DC about drastic change, things are really shaping up