Tag: veto

Overridden: ‘Tough Love’ gets the job done

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Brant Clifton

Wow. Governor Doofus hasn’t been man-handled this roughly since ‘Joey Bats’ last visited his crib over on Blount Street. Raleigh insiders tell me the real story from today’s veto override

Folwell: Overriding Cooper’s veto of anti-ESG bill was a good move

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Brant Clifton

State treasurer Dale Folwell says legislators took a bold step toward protecting state retirees’ pensions when they overrode recent vetoes by Governor Doofus: The best interests of North Carolina taxpayers

The GOP has the numbers, but Roy runs Raleigh.

Posted on July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 by Brant Clifton

The General Assembly has passed all kinds of green energy nonsense. They refused to challenge the governor’s long-term use of “emergency powers” — well beyond the end of ANY

#ncga: Where WERE House Democrats?

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Brant Clifton

The House Democrat caucus, their useless governor, their crazed fans out in the hinterlands, and some of the drive-by media have kept alive a conspiracy theory alleging that

#ncga: As the House Screams

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Brant Clifton

If you were watching the goings-on on Jones Street yesterday, you might have thought you stumbled across a C-SPAN broadcast of the British House of Commons. THAT is

#ncga: GOP majority screwing Mark Harris for Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Brant Clifton

Mark Harris is a Baptist preacher. He lives by the principle of loving your enemies. (The guy is waaaaaaaay too nice for politics.) After he lost the 2014 primary for

#ncga: Jones St. GOPers go to the mat in defense of cronyism

Posted on August 26, 2017August 26, 2017 by Brant Clifton

He’s already suckling at the state government teat to the tune of six-figures, now — thanks to the “conservative revolution” running Jones Street — he’s free and clear to add

VETO: ‘Governor Vandalism’ MAY have a point on Peaslee pay

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Brant Clifton

Our Guv-til’ – 2020 handed down yet another veto Monday. This time it was on “clarifying changes” in HB 770. Here’s Ol’ Roy’s take: […] This special pay benefit for

#ncga: HB373, McCrory and The Power Grab

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Brant Clifton

The word I am hearing from the big city is that our governor is strongly leaning toward vetoing HB 373 and its ”affiliated committees” language. Given recent polling showing

#ncga You SIR, have been OVER-ridden!

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Brant Clifton

Those scaredy-cats just don’t give up, do they? The state Senate has overridden Gov. Pat’s veto of H405 — The Property Protection Act. Opponents — including the guv — attacked