McIntyre as Governor is not Mainstream North Carolina

Posted by, mcintyrewont on January 27, 2012 According to news reports, Mike McIntyre is considering a run for governor.  If he does, he will likely run on his record—such as it is—of being a “fiscal conservative.”  It will be a record out of the mainstream of North Carolina voters that embraces big government, expanding and funding Obamacare, protectionism that harms Tar Heel consumers and trade-consuming businesses that create jobs, and big labor.  Much of North Carolina will come to learn what conservatives in his district already know—that when it comes to cutting spending and getting government out of the private sector, Mike McIntyre simply won’t. Originally posted at www.mcintyrewont.com a site to educate the citizens of NC 7 of McIntyre’s

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Perdue not to seek reelection, sources say

Posted by, jhs on January 26, 2012 Breaking:

North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) is set to announce today that she will not seek reelection in 2012, according to two sources familiar with her plans.

News 14:

Two sources with inside knowledge told News 14 Carolina that Perdue will announce her decision to be a one-term governor later Thursday afternoon. Sources say Perdue has been discussing this for a couple of days with top Democratic officials.

Breaking:

North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) is set to announce today that she will not seek reelection in 2012, according to two sources familiar with her plans.

News 14:

Two sources with inside knowledge told News 14 Carolina that Perdue will announce her decision to be a one-term governor later Thursday afternoon. Sources say Perdue has been discussing this for a couple of days with top Democratic officials.

CJ:

In a surprise move that’s shaking up the political landscape in North Carolina, multiple news outletsare reporting that Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue won’t seek a second term in office.

Perdue, the state’s first female governor, is expected to make an official announcement later today. She has been ranked as one of the weakest incumbent governors this year, and faced an uphill reelection fight against Republican Pat McCrory, the former mayor of Charlotte.

 

UPDATED:

House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) released the following statement today regarding Governor Bev Perdue’s decision to not seek re-election:

“Governor Perdue has had a long and dedicated career in public service in North Carolina.  All too often, the sacrifices of public officials go unnoted, so I acknowledge her hard work and her years of service to the state.   Whether we agree with her politics or not, we all should respect her for her commitment to North Carolina over these many years.

Republicans in the General Assembly have disagreed deeply with the Governor over many issues, but I am hopeful we can find opportunities in her remaining time in office to work on legislative matters that will become a part of her legacy, and do so for the good of all North Carolinians.  I wish Governor Perdue and her family the very best.”

Confirmed:

Perdue issued a statement at noon Thursday saying her focus is on improving the state’s education system and “my race for re-election will only further politicize the fight to adequately fund our schools.”

“The thing I care about most right now is making sure that our schools and schoolchildren do not continue to be the victims of shortsighted legislative actions and severe budget cuts,” Perdue said in a statement. “Therefore, I am announcing today that I have decided not to seek re-election. I hope this decision will open the door to an honest and bipartisan effort to help our schools.”

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Press Release: Rouzer Responds to State of the Union Address

Posted by, RouzerforCongress on January 25, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - January 25, 2012 Raleigh, NC - David Rouzer released the following statement today in response to President Obama's State of the Union Address:

"As a result of President Obama's policies our debt has increased by 4.61 trillion dollars.  Now each American's share of the debt is an astonishing forty-eight thousand dollars. To make matters worse, 13.1 million Americans are out of work and more are being shoved to the welfare line than ever before.  Unfortunately, last night the President made it clear that he believes class warfare, higher taxes, more regulation and more spending is the answer to high unemployment and a stagnant economy." "I believe too much govern

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Berger Challenges Perdue to Debate Over Tax Increase

Posted by, jhs on January 24, 2012

Raleigh – Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) on Tuesday challenged Gov. Bev Perdue to a public debate over her plan to raise taxes by more than $750 million.

“I strongly believe Gov. Perdue’s proposal to raise taxes on struggling North Carolina citizens and businesses will kill jobs and halt economic recovery,” Berger said. “This has been the most hotly-contested policy battle of the past two years, and I think North Carolinians would benefit greatly from an open and frank debate between leaders of the legislative and executive branches of government.”

Raleigh – Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) on Tuesday challenged Gov. Bev Perdue to a public debate over her plan to raise taxes by more than $750 million.

“I strongly believe Gov. Perdue’s proposal to raise taxes on struggling North Carolina citizens and businesses will kill jobs and halt economic recovery,” Berger said. “This has been the most hotly-contested policy battle of the past two years, and I think North Carolinians would benefit greatly from an open and frank debate between leaders of the legislative and executive branches of government.”

The governor’s office has consistently exaggerated cuts to public education in the bipartisan state budget, which spent nearly the same amount on education as the budget Gov. Perdue proposed last year. Meanwhile, Gov. Perdue vetoed education reforms in the General Assembly’s budget that will boost graduation rates and produce better results in public classrooms.

If Gov. Perdue agrees to a debate, Berger’s staff will work with the governor’s staff to determine the schedule, format and other details.

UPDATED: House Speaker Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) released the following statement today regarding a potential debate with Governor Bev Perdue & Senate President Pro-Tem Phil Berger:

 “I would be more than happy to join Sen. Berger in a public debate with Governor Perdue over her proposal to raise the sales tax, which would take more than $800 million out of the pockets of North Carolinians.  Governor Perdue believes that government should demand that our citizens pay more for basic necessities instead of demanding more efficiency out of government.  Sen. Berger and I believe that there is room to improve the core functions of government without punishing every North Carolinian, and we passed a budget that reflected that belief.  The Governor has a very different vision of the role of government than do Sen. Berger and I, and the citizens of this state deserve an opportunity to clearly see the difference.  I look forward to the opportunity to put those differences on display.”

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JLF’s John Hood: Center-Right Paths to Recovery

Posted by, Mitch Kokai on January 24, 2012 John Hood's Daily Journal RALEIGH – Almost everyone in the North Carolina political debate agrees that the state’s stagnant economy is the number one issue. But that’s where the agreement ends. What should be done about it? There are hundreds of different answers to this question – about as many answers as there are politicians and experts to whom the question might be posed – but some common themes are evident. In fact, I think there are three distinct schools of thought about how best to promote economic growth in the state. For the sake of convenience, I’ll give them the familiar political labels of Left, C

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Newt Gingrich has a plan to save (y)our economy and our Constitution

Posted by, oyharward on January 22, 2012 General Election 2012 must produce a government unrestrained, private sector environment for producing jobs for our working Americans to save our economy, our nation, and our citizens’ investments. A working America with lower taxes, a smaller government with less controls and less intervention will produce an expanding economy with added government revenues to balance the budget. This economic expansion in the private sector will further protect the personal investments in homes and retirement programs; especially for those in the retirement populations. Are the deceitful White House, Capitol Hill Democrats, and/or others in this election going to continue an erroneous witch-hunt on Newt Gingrich? It may be easier to get a buck

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Candidate for Lt. Governor “mad as hell” over governor’s tax increase proposal

Posted by, TonyGurley on January 19, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2012 Raleigh, NC – Lt. Governor candidate Tony Gurley blasted Governor Bev Perdue today for proposing a three quarter cent sales tax increase to support North Carolina schools. “Gov. Perdue and her cronies are at it again.  Like a broken record they are asking for ANOTHER tax hike for our schools.  To quote a famous line from the 1976 movie classic ‘Network’, ‘I’m mad as hell and…I’m not going to take it anymore!’” Gurley said. Gurley said that at a time when North Carolina is facing the highest unemployment it has seen in decades and people are struggling to make ends meet, the last thing we need is another tax hike.  This is not the kind of leadership we need from the Execu

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New Video from Tony Gurley for Lt. Governor

Posted by, TonyGurley on January 18, 2012 Learn more about Tony's campaign for Lt. Gove

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JLF’s John Hood: Perdue in the Broiler

Posted by, Mitch Kokai on January 18, 2012 John Hood's Daily Journal RALEIGH – Any governor of North Carolina seeking reelection after four years of lackluster economic performance and high unemployment would face long odds. Given that reality, you’d think that Gov. Bev Perdue would be looking for ways to get back in the good graces of North Carolina voters. Instead, she and her campaign team seem bound and determined to take a bad political situation and make it worse. After Republicans won control of the state legislature in 2010 for the first time in more than a century, Perdue chose to work with the new GOP leaders on some issues and pick fights with them

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Keadle to Obama: “Fifty Cents of Savings is Not Enough”

Posted by, Scott Keadle for Congress on January 16, 2012

 NORTH CAROLINA – Dr. Scott Keadle, the conservative Republican candidate for North Carolina’s 8th District, today reacted to President Obama’s Friday announcement that he would close the Department of Commerce and open a new agency focused on American exports.

“Deficit spending puts the financial security of every American at risk,” Dr. Keadle said.  "Poking around the edges is not enough. We have to stop spending money we don't have, and we have to stop right now.” President Obama claimed last week that slowly moving six trade programs within the Department of Commerce to a new export-focused agency would save $300 million per year. Currently, there are a total of 11 federal

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