Tag: politics

Leading like a BOSS

Posted on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Last night, President Trump put the criminal class on notice that patty-cake was officially OVER: President Trump said during a statement in the Rose Garden on Monday

Riots and Economic Ruin: Welcome to The Roy Cooper Era

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The drive-by media appears to take great pleasure in regaling us with tales of alleged, purported racism. They seem to have quite a bit of fun stoking anger

#ncga: House GOP aiding-and-abetting Dem vote-by-mail scheme

Posted on May 24, 2020May 24, 2020 by Brant Clifton

This will be one more example state Republicans can reflect on when they find themselves in the General Assembly’s minority after November. Democrats and all kinds of

Even DC can see Jones Street’s leftward drift

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Brant Clifton

We’ve had Republican majorities in the General Assembly since 2010. However, we should keep reminding ourselves that the terms “Republican” and “conservative” are becoming more and

Lockdown blowback?

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The folks on the left side of the aisle love to think they are smarter than us — that they know what’s best for us. Roy Cooper and

Voting watchdog detects potential monkey-business in on-going pursuit of McCrae Dowless

Posted on May 14, 2020May 20, 2020 by Brant Clifton

In the wake of the 2018 race for the 9th congressional district, we were bombarded with drive-by reports and caterwauling from Democrats and GOPe types alike about how

Burr steps down as Intel committee chairman

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Brant Clifton

This Richard Burr-stock market story has grown some legs and really picked up some traction: U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is stepping down as chairman of the

The ‘mismanagement’ governor

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Brant Clifton

Folks (like me) who pay close attention to politics should be noticing a developing pattern that could prove quite useful to North Carolina Republicans in November — IF

All In The (Burr) Family?

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020 by Brant Clifton

We told you earlier about our senior US senator’s stock market transactions right at the start of this whole coronavirus brouhaha. Folks from both sides of the aisle

Elected statewide leaders criticize Cooper’s handling of COVID-19 lockdown

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 by Brant Clifton

The Council of State is composed of the ten popularly elected executive branch leaders in North Carolina state government. The group includes: the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general,