A BlueNC blogger is defending Sen. Walter Dalton's spending bills.

Noting the recent attack by the N.C. Republican Party on Dalton's $277 million in requested appropriations, BlueNC blogger Blue South writes that only the $14 million for the Cleveland Correctional Center is directed at his own district:

Now Linda Daves has attacked Dalton for Pork spending, but if you look of the 277 million, only 14 million would directly benifit Dalton's district, while many would benefit his along with every other rural district in the state. And there is of course no gurantee that bill will get passed or folded into the budget.

Blue South also writes that the bills would benefit "education, jobs and biofuels."

An N.C. State grad has started a Web site to draft U.S. Rep. Brad Miller for a Senate run.

The Draft Brad Miller site features pro-Miller videos, links to blog posts and attacks on U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole's record in office.

It was started by Will Cubbison, a 21-year-old political science major from Raleigh who writes under the name Blue South on the liberal BlueNC and The Daily Kos blogs.

Cubbison said he only recently met Miller at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner and has no ties to the Raleigh Democrat's political staff.

If Miller runs, Cubbison said he isn't sure what will happen to the site. A controversy broke out earlier this year when U.S. Sen. Barack Obama took over a volunteer's MySpace page.

"It's one of those things I haven't thought too much about," Cubbison said. "If he decides to run, then I'll forward most of this stuff to his campaign and say here you go, have fun. Other than that, I'm not sure."