Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory opened the N.C. Republican Party Convention today with a discussion about how to get the state party back on track.
McCrory, who ran for governor against Beverly Perdue last year, urged convention's attendees to not stray from traditional Republican positions and said the party needs to focus on issues such as lower taxes, nuclear power and alternative energy, school choice and national defense, Kevin Kiley reports.
"We are not going to change the way we feel about the issues," he said.
He said these are areas where most citizens agree with the party.
McCrory also took shots at controvseries surrounding the state's Democratic Party, including former Governor Mike Easley and the controversy surrounding his wife's job at N.C. State University.
"One of the saddest things about losing the governor's race is that my wife can't get a job at N.C. State," he said.
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Re: McCrory kicks off GOP convention
A lot of the leadership in the Republican Party got there for their positions on social issues, not for their talent in fiscal policy. This has created a terrible void which may never be repaired. As uncomfortable as I am with abortion, I was able to see the insincerity in the right-wing approach to dealing with it. I believe it was always their plan to never actually work to reduce abortions, but to keep the argument going so they would continue to get votes from it. So they are the ones out there crying the old simplistic mantra "No taxes!" while the good strong fiscal Republicans would be working with the rest of leadership to solve this mess.