Tag: NCGOP

#ncpol: Is Dallas STILL sorry?

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We got an emotional, somewhat heartfelt apology from Dallas Woodhouse some time back for using his party position to favor one candidate over others in a primary. He PROMISED he

#ncpol: The votes that matter

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It’s campaign time. Republican primary voters are getting bombarded with all kinds of propaganda about how Politician X is a ”conservative warrior” who has voted to repeal ObamaCare, cut taxes,

Dallas, Dick & Bernie: The (Really) Odd Cou — um, Trio

Posted on January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Yesterday, we heard about how our senior, nominally Republican, US senator may have a fetish for crusty New England socialists. Today we get this over the email: Let me check

#ncsen: Burr prefers Bernie over Ted? (That’s what the AP says.)

Posted on January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by Brant Clifton

Dick Burr has a reputation for not being the brightest bulb in the pack. Back during the financial crisis, he took some heat for advising people to go to the

JoCo leaders reject CSX / State of NC land grab. (Psst – CSX didn’t need govt $$$ or heavy-handedness in OH or PA deals.)

Posted on January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We’re told, in a bipartisan fashion, by the ruling class that you have to hand out money and favors in order to get business to commit to doing business in

#ncpol: Rush busts NCGOPers for efforts to sabotage Trump at debate

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Brant Clifton

We reported earlier about how all the folks who did such a bang-up job saving the necks of Dallas Woodhouse and David Lewis last weekend were rewarded by Woodhouse and

#ncpol: NO Preference?

Posted on January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 by Brant Clifton

There have been quite a few races in recent years where I wish I had that choice on the ballot. But, according to the recently released sample ballots for May,

#ncpol: Win a date with David Lewis

Posted on January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 by Brant Clifton

It took 30 pieces of silver to get Judas to do his dirty deed. Apparently, all it took last Saturday, was to dangle presidential debate tickets in front of some

#ncga: Hager slaps at solar goons (But what about Marco?)

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Brant Clifton

The majority leader of the North Carolina House has taken to Facebook to poke at the crowd — inside and outside of his party — who want government and private

Woodhouse-Haley 2016

Posted on January 14, 2016January 14, 2016 by Brant Clifton

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley — looking more and more like The Palmetto State’s Renee Ellmers — has been getting some abuse from conservatives for her “response” to Barry Obama’s