Tag: NCGOP

Campaign ’24: The Pee Wee – for – Timmy trade

Posted on December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Word emerged this week that our littlest congressman would be calling it quits on the fun-and-games in Washington. (This came as quite a shock, I’m sure, to folks who read

Private jet co. at Global Transpark boondoggle got $30 million from state budget

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It gets harder and harder to stomach the liars slithering away from Jones Street to bombard their voters with the word “conservative.” Not much they’ve done qualifies as conservative. Spending

Study: Tax burden at highest since GOP took over in Raleigh

Posted on November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The Cato Institute is the standard-bearer for the American libertarian political movement. Libertarian interests intersect with those of conservatives in quite a few areas — mostly on the fiscal side.

What’s Thom screwing us on NOW?

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Brant Clifton

When I hear “Gang of …” mentioned in a political context, I think of the “Gang of Four” — the Chinese Communist apparatchiks “tried” and executed for their “failures” in

Is The State of NC paying MKR’s wife for THREE JOBS?

Posted on November 16, 2023 by Brant Clifton

A document we obtained from the state Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), signed and dated by Yolanda Hill (wife of Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson),

If you stand for NOTHING, you’ll fall for ANYTHING.

Posted on November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

In Raleigh, we have elected officials who are more frightened of Tim Moore and Phil Berger than they are of their own voters. In DC, we have Republicans willing to

NC trio votes to give FBI extra $300M for yuuuuge new Md. HQ

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It appears the door-kickers at the FBI are one step closer to getting a new HQ — reportedly larger than the Pentagon – located in Democrat stronghold Maryland. Never mind

Is KYGOV race an omen for 2024 NCGOV race?

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I don’t live in Kentucky. (I know some folks registered to vote there.) But, from what I observed, what they went through in their recently concluded gubernatorial race looks a

N&O ‘investigative’ unit ignores TWO meaty political stories, bets it ALL on Causey nothing-burger

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We know that state auditor Beth Wood is not seeking reelection in 2024. We know that she had some legal trouble thanks to her failed December 2022 attempt at jumping

Timmy & Phil act quickly on appointment power recently snatched-from-Roy

Posted on October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 by Brant Clifton

OH, there’s surely a lot of smugness and giggling over on Raleigh’s Jones Street. *”Yeah. We’re really screwing Roy. We’re taking all of his stuff from him. We’ll have him