Tag: NC House

The Problem with Paul Stam

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Paul “Skip” Stam is the affable leader of the Republican majority in the NC House. He was a compromise candidate for caucus leader elected in the wake of the

Aahhh! Don’t you just love that leftist big-tent open-minded “tolerance” stuff?

Posted on March 16, 2012March 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

We on the right are frequently criticized by The Left and its comrades in the allegedly mainstream media for pushing “moderates” out of the GOP. The latest example

Pay no attention to THAT failing economy …

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A lot of times, when there is something someone REALLY doesn’t want to talk about, they’ll try to turn your attention to ANOTHER UNRELATED subject. That’s the tactic

THAT dripping noise over on Jones Street

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

It’s remarkable how The N&O and its comrades on The Left have such a high regard for legislative ethics — when the Republicans are in the majority. The drip-drip-drip

Hoke County Schools & Bev’s More At Four: A National Laughing-Stock

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Rush Limbaugh, Stephen Colbert, and the network news programs have all had a field day with Carolina Journal’s Nugget-gate exposé at West Hoke Elementary School:

Two new players in L’affaire LaRoque?

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

It appears that state Rep. Stephen LaRoque (R-Kinston) will have a political fight to complement his current legal fight. The NC Free Enterprise Foundation (NCFEF) is reporting that

NCFEF study illustrates tough task ahead for Dems in NCGA

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The NC Free Enterprise Foundation, a Raleigh-based non-partisan pro-business group, has released an analysis showing just how tough it will be for the Democrats to take back the state House

GOP opportunity in Cumberland: Glazier, Parfitt out. Melvin in?

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The state of politics in Cumberland County is tumultuous, to say the least. State Rep. Rick Glazier — the 800 lb. gorilla in the county’s post-Rand era — is

Morgan foe back in the political saddle

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Former state Rep. Richard Morgan’s power-sharing deal with Jim Black and the House Democrats is forever ingrained in North Carolina political history. A small group of conservatives — nicknamed ‘The

Key player in L’affaire LaRoque wavering on re-election bid?

Posted on December 2, 2011December 2, 2011 by Brant Clifton

A Republican legislator who got a taxpayer-financed loan from embattled state Rep. Stephen LaRoque is being rather coy about whether he will seek re-election to