Polls confirm Perdue unpopularity

Wow - we went to college together - get a grip

Ben - I know you posted that quip before the news broke. Nevertheless, I thought it was funny.

I know that increasing taxes in a recession is a poor economic decision.

I know that I read the post that you provided attacking CO and see that you have a poor reading comprehension skills - similiar to the education provided by the likes of those that show up at Perdue rallies or the teachers in NY that are forced to "take breaks."

I am not CO, although I do know him personally.

Plus CO was right, Obama promised no lobbyist and then has lobbyist = flip flop or a LIE...

The Bush Administration only passed TARP 1 - not the Stimulus Package, Omnibus Appropriation Act of 2009, and TARP 2.

So since the markets started crashing we have had 4 government injections of capital into the markets. One on the watch of Bush and three on the watch of Obama.

Thus, it is fair to say that 75% of the "bailouts" are Obama's and CO use of the Buffett quote shows that it is not helping. PS> Buffett is an Obama supporter....

Plus, Gosh you seem fairly political saavy, so you know just as well as I know that the President only executes legislation, thus to blame the economic downturn fully on Bush is unfair and incorrect. Obama was US Senator and the Democrats had control since 2006.

I will not justify the actions' of the Bush Administration as I fault them for a large expansion of government. Nevertheless, people voted for change and not a continuation of that expansion of government.

Question:
Is the Obama Administration expanding the federal government?

Maybe North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue should consider joining South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in Argentina.

I think it is irresponsible for the News & Observer to suggest that our Governor head to an "exotic" country to have an affair.

Thanks factsversefallacy!

It seems I am not the only one on here that understands the degrading efforts of Gosh to quell the facts that are contrary to the liberal agenda.

I was stating that I was a small business owner...

You are so blinded sometimes and resort to personal attacks when your "facts" are contrary to the real facts...

Again personal attacks when your facts do not stand up - and please post the article where I said I was married - I think you misread it...BULLY

Bottom line is that many North Carolinians are opposed to a tax increase to repay a debt to the teachers union. I did not incur the debt.

The only poll that matters-- is the one held every 4 years-- in November. Once held, the Governor is best served getting about the business- of governing.

Bev Perdue is a savy veteran who worked her way up the ranks in the North Carolina Senate. This Governor won't be led around by the nose, of the knee-jerk 24 hour news cycle. Leave that melodrama to the excuse makers, apologists, and those crying on the sidelines.

I want my Governor-- focused on getting about the business of looking at the long range plan for this state. I want the Governor keeping Legislators on track to continue this state of North Carolina forward thinking as we work through the present road bump handed to us by the latch-key crowd at the helm in Washington DC for the past 8 years.

Bev Perdue is doing exactly what she was elected to do-- and to the whimpering crowd, those snipping on the sidelines with no constructive ideas- Governor Perdue will continue to do this state's business.

If you got a problem with it- you can cast your opinion in 4 years. I can assure you the results of how we've run the course throught this federal crisis will assuredly speak for itself by then. In the meanwhile Governor, you keep doing your job- and GOVERN.

Many of us feel that we cannot endure a tax increase, as she is proposing, during the worst recession since The Great Depression. She seems totally unaware of how bad things really are. If we have to add 2 or 3 children to classrooms in grades 4 through 12 for a year or two, I think we can survive that. The state spending has to be cut. It has to. No matter what.

So how do you explain that our President has done the same, and remains wildly popular? All he has done is hold news conferences, fly around the world, and make promises that "Change is on its way". But, what has he actually accomplished????

She has been visible all of the time. There has been no hiding. I think that you should come up with specifics where she has run away from an issue.

The thing that I like about Perdue is that she is not paying any attention to the polls like most in office do. She is governing, but not in that perpetual campaign mode like so many are. She knows that raising taxes and cutting pay is not popular, but accepts this as her responsibility to act in this bad environment for the interest of this state. From day one this has been a proactive administration. How could her actions be considered self-serving given the reaction she knew she would get?