Tag: South Carolina

SC state govt shows HOW to FIGHT ObamaCare

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Brant Clifton

On Wednesday, grassroots activists will be rallying in Raleigh to pressure legislators to block implementation of ObamaCare in North Carolina. Our neighbors to the South will be making some

Jim DeMint moves on

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Brant Clifton

US Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) caught us all off guard with his announcement today about resigning his seat and taking over the presidency of The Heritage Foundation.

SC media, Dems target Gov. Haley’s 14 yr old daughter

Posted on July 28, 2012July 28, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Presidents Carter, Clinton, Obama and (W.) Bush all moved into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue with teenage children in tow. The media and the Democrats made a point of

South Carolina state government politics: a peek into NC’s future?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Brant Clifton

A lot of GOP activists in North Carolina are talking about how great it will be to have a Republican governor AND legislature in Raleigh after 2012. Well,

In SC, yet another Democrat primary surprise

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Remember Alvin Greene — Jim Demint’s underfunded surprise Democrat challenger in 2010 who shocked the country by knocking off the party establishment’s well-funded favorite? Well, it appears something similar

Club for Growth ranks Congress on free market friendliness

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Club for Growth, a DC-based political action committee focused on free-market economic policies, has added to the growing list of congressional rankings. Its 2011 rankings show congressman Patrick

Vice-President HALEY ????

Posted on April 7, 2012April 7, 2012 by Brant Clifton

The Palmetto State governor is out hawking a new book all over the country. She’s been campaigning for Romney all over the country. She’s been hitting Fox News and The

Tea Party displeasure with SC’s Haley an omen for NC voters considering McCrory?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Brant Clifton

Tea Party activists in South Carolina had such high hopes for state legislator Nikki Haley while she was running for governor of The Palmetto State. She had

SC state Senate just says NO to BarryO’s health care voodoo

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Brant Clifton

In Columbia, the upper chamber of South Carolina’s legislature has sent a clear, resounding message to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: The South Carolina Senate approved a bill

National Journal: Scott, Gowdy are SC’s most conservative in U.S. House, DeMint ranks 10th in Senate

Posted on February 24, 2012February 24, 2012 by Brant Clifton

If you check National Journal’s conservative effectiveness rankings for the U.S. House, you will find The Palmetto State’s most right-leaning legislators tying for 80th place out of 435. Republicans