GOP leaders: Perdue SHOULD care

Submitted by markjohnson on July 2, 2009 - 2:09pm.
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Republican legislative leaders criticized Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue today for earlier saying she didn't care which legislative tax plan was used to balance the budget.

The GOP grief may have been a factor in Perdue's efforts today to clarify her comments.

Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger, of Eden, and House Republican Leader Paul Stam, of Apex, accused Perdue of failing to provide leadership.

"Governor Perdue needs to start caring," Berger said in a prepared statement. "It is the Governor’s job to care about policies and to care about people. If the Governor is going to propose $1.5 billion in job-destroying tax increases, she needs to care about what their effects will be on North Carolina families and businesses."

The GOP leaders also said Perdue was resorting to raising taxes as the only way to close the gap between revenue and spending.

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Re: GOP leaders: Perdue SHOULD care

Submitted by markjohnson on July 3, 2009 - 12:53pm.

Comment deleted for inappropriate language. MJ

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Re: GOP leaders: Perdue SHOULD care

Submitted by JPQuick on July 2, 2009 - 8:34pm.

I am glad to finally see at least two Republicans in the General Assembly speaking out.

Republicans legislators need to quit relying on ineffectual block voting tactics and start aggressively driving the public debate.

I wish Republican legislators from Johnston County were half as vocal on this subject as Phil Berger and Paul Stam.

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Re: GOP leaders: Perdue SHOULD care

Submitted by greenplanet on July 2, 2009 - 7:31pm.

per done

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Re: GOP leaders: Perdue SHOULD care

Submitted by concerned53 on July 2, 2009 - 3:18pm.

When I heard that Beverly said that she doesn't care what combination of budget cuts and tax increases the legislature settles on, it was obvious that she has no idea around how to deal with the state's deficit. Instead, this demonstrates that she is the lap dog for the NCAE, Hackney and Rand.

And she can't say anything outside of a controlled speech without Chrissy having to tell us what she really meant to say. What a terrible leader when we desperately need leadership.

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