NUMBERS GAME: Gov. Beverly Perdue didn't give any numbers in her big State of the State speech Monday, but she promised to cut spending just about everywhere but education. Her budget director said the state will end the year about $2.2 billion in the red, and Perdue then drained $787 million from reserves.
BRING 'EM DOWN: U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry got into some hot water this week when he told the National Journal that the GOP's goal is to "bring down approval numbers" for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats. Liberal bloggers piled on. But it's too soon to tell if McHenry brought down Pelosi's numbers or his own.
DISTRICT NUMBERS: How about these numbers: 5-4 and 18. The first was the split on the U.S. Supreme Court directing North Carolina to reconsider its legislative districts. The second is the House District the case centered on. The legislature drew the district to give minorities in the area more of a voice, but the court said it was too much of a stretch.
IN OTHER NEWS: Months after former Raleigh mayor Tom Fetzer closed his political consulting shop, he's joined the race for state Republican Party chair. Just when he thought he was out of politics. ... After 118 days, U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler decided he wasn't going to run for Senate in 2010 after all. Who says quarterbacks make snap decisions?
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