Images courtesy of John Steward
I
guess Richard Burr got
the message:
Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, wants the current U.S. attorney, George Holding, to complete his probes into former Gov. Mike Easley and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards. Holding was appointed by President George W. Bush.
In a prepared statement, the senator said he supports Walker, a Charlotte lawyer who works for the same legal firm as former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, the husband of former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Posted by: jhs in US Senate 2010, Richard Burr on
Dec 9, 2009
Via Guarino:
I happen to think that Richard Burr is, on balance, a very good United States Senator. He is right on many of the issues.
Posted by: jhs in Richard Burr on
Dec 2, 2009
The net is all atwitter with word that former state Sen. Cal Cunningham
will step to the plate against Richard Burr:
Two independent sources tell Hotline OnCall that ex-state Sen. Cal Cunningham (D) is set to announce he will run against Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC), reconsidering his earlier decision to drop out of the race.
Already, several big-name candidates have declined to challenge Burr, who is running for a second term. Cunningham, an atty and U.S. Army Reserve captain from Lexington, will give Burr a solid, if not top-tier, challenger in '10.
Cunningham will announce his decision in the coming weeks, according to one source.
Posted by: jhs in US Senate 2010, Richard Burr on
Aug 23, 2009
Dear Friend,
I thought you might like to see my schedule of events for the week of August 24th. Please be sure to check out my Twitter page, twitter.com/burrforsenate, and Facebook page, facebook.com/senatorburr, for updates from the road.
Posted by: Editor in Richard Burr, Cap & Trade on
Jul 7, 2009
Friday night, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R.2454) narrowly passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 219-212. The bill, which will be taken up by the Senate next, establishes a new "cap and trade" system to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. While the figures vary, it is clear this massive new federal bureaucracy would lead to higher energy costs for North Carolina families and businesses with little measurable benefit for the environment.
The new costs on business under the bill would also hurt our nation's manufacturing sector, threatening jobs and economic growth. This would be devastating to families, especially now when our economy is already experiencing a severe recession.
Saw this on Brent Woodcox's twitter feed. That twitter is something else.
When we asked a generic ballot question on a survey a couple weeks ago 38% of independents said they planned to generally vote Republican next year, compared to only 26% intending to go for Democrats.
When we tested Burr specifically against a generic Democrat last week he led 39-32 with independents, even though he trailed 41-38 overall.
Posted by: jhs in Richard Burr on
Mar 31, 2009
An item in this morning's
CQ Politics directly contradicts the current NCDem talking point regarding
Sen. Richard Burr.
A few weeks back, state progressives tried to paint Burr as out of touch with his home state. Sound familiar?
Well, no matter how convoluted their logic, it seems Senator Burr has been hard at work handling constituent requests, and seeing to it that the needs of North Carolina's voters are tended to.
CQ Politics:
Though only 12 percent of his votes came from black constituents in 2004, the North Carolina Republican's attention to that segment of the electorate could pay dividends in 2010 - either by lowering intensity of black opposition to him or by showing white voters that Burr can work across political and racial spectrums.
