Tag: North Carolina

Trouble in TimmyLand? (A SPANKING for THE SPEAKER?)

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Brant Clifton

It’s one of the worst kept secrets in Raleigh that the tubby little guy at the front of the House chamber has his eyes set on a move to DC

A few thoughts on the maps

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Once again, the ‘honorables’ in Raleigh get to decide WHO gets the, ahem, “honor” of their, um, “representation” for the next two years or so. So far, the proposed maps

A tale of two Marks: What happened?

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Infighting is no surprise in politics. We hear stories all the time of betrayals – perceived and real. The story of Julius Caesar and Brutus is probably the most famous.

The rise of Speaker Pee Wee

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Brant Clifton

I swear. You can hear the last gasps of life coming from MAGA and the remnants of the Tea Party. Our leaders are abandoning ship and surrendering to the swamp

Salisbury’s Graham to join the rapidly-expanding GOP field for governor

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Soem deep pockets out of Rowan County are diving into the GOP primary for governor that Mark Robinson supposedly already has in-the-bag: The Republican candidate field for governor in 2024

ACTING GUV, and NOT antisemite. (Told ya this would be ‘special.’)

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

The ACTING governor asks that you PAY NO ATTENTION to his extensive social media history. (Or, for that matter, his family business.) Finally, we all got a peek at this

Republicans. For. Ukraine.

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Apparently, there are a lot of Republican folks who think we need to throw even more of that Monopoly money-that-we-don’t-have into that black hole called The Ukraine. If you weren’t

Cooper administration has been VERY, VERY GOOD to Robinson family business

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

IF Mark Robinson gets to be the GOP nominee for governor, it will be tough for him to criticize the tenure of Democrat Roy Cooper. The financial records for Robinson’s

Murry drops AG bid, clears GOP field for Bishop

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Many of you may haven had the chance to meet Tom Murry in recent months. He’s been criss-crossing the state seeking support for his bid for the open attorney general

Who put DEI into NC community colleges? Republicans, of course.

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Brant Clifton

We’ve all heard about that woke CRT and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) crap infesting all levels of education and our economy. A lot of ranting about the ‘problem’ of