With Gov. Bev Perdue posturing on the state budget, asking lawmakers to reopen the spending plan and give more money toward education, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton is intensifying his rhetoric. Last week, he said he was "inclined to veto the budget." But in a statement Tuesday, he "strongly (urged) the governor to veto this budget unless these shortfalls are addressed." "I find in unconscionable that the legislative leadership cut education and need-based scholarships and economic development funds, while spending 141 million dollars to fund new tax breaks for our most wealthy citizens. This budget deprives our people of opportunity and will set us back," he said.
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Dalton and dumplin are a team
June 27, 2012 - 8:11am — mrpoonThis proves Dalton and Ol Bev walk hand in hand.Veto the budget and stand back and watch it override.
Need more rhetoric intensity than that.
June 27, 2012 - 7:07am — inandohThe level of intensity needs to rise!
Not the rhetoric intensity of Dalton but of the N & O. How is Walter to win if the N & O does not step up to the plate? Come on, you can do better than this. The N & O must have a handbook of intensified rhetoric that could be used to help Bev's Lieutenant.
"intensifies rhetoric"
June 27, 2012 - 6:36am — AgentPierceJohnny Reb, I love all these "action verbs" you are using for Wally - "intensifies rhetoric" and last week he was "combative".
When are you going to use "steely-eyed" and "square-jawed" ??
question
June 26, 2012 - 7:53pm — mountainmanDid McCrory as mayor of Charlotte have the power to create jobs? or would the blame fall on sleazy Easley, or newly elected Bev in 2009?? I don't really think in the role of Mayor that McCrory could control what was happening in the private sector or in Washington dc. Now I realize that no matter what I say here, that you will insist everything bad that has happened is due to McCrory and the only thing that could possibly save us is Wally Dalton. Thats sad....really sad.. that you actually think the voters are that gullible. He's been the Lt Governor for 4 yrs, and has done absolutely nothing except back every play Bev has made, so why would we, as taxpayers and voters think he would be any better than Bev. We have had 25 yrs straight of democrat governors and Lt governors in this state and you want to lay the blame on McCrory...thats unbelievable!!! The voters are smarter than you think!!!
President George W left
June 26, 2012 - 6:49pm — WilmingtonDemocratPresident George W left office in 2009 with the economy losing 700,000 jobs a month and the unemployment rate doubled under his tenure.
Mayor McCrory left office in 2009 with Charlotte's unemployment rate doubled and the loss of a significant number of jobs every month. Would have been alot worse if President Bush's Treasury Secretary hadn't given billions in cash to Bank America and Wachovia. That's billion in cash to the Charlotte investment bankers.
The one thing that did go up after Mayor McCrory left the Mayor's office was the lobbying revenues at his lobbying/law firm Moore Van Allen.
So the GOP nominated a lobbyist from Charlotte who doubled the unemployment rate.
the broken record
June 26, 2012 - 6:04pm — mountainmanDear Mr or Mrs Paid Blogger
Please call Wally and Bev and get some new talking points!!! You sound like a broken record with the same ole attacks on McCrory. I'm sure your handlers are thinking up some new fabricated scenarios, so they can try to influence the good people's better judgment in this election. However, its going to be hard to sell what Bev and Wally have been shoveling. Maybe that is one of those shovel ready projects that Bev, Wally and O...... were talking about in 2008.
When Charlotte Mayor Pat
June 26, 2012 - 5:39pm — WilmingtonDemocratWhen Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory left office in 2009, the city's unemployment rate as well as it's debt had doubled during his terms.
Dalton
June 26, 2012 - 4:59pm — NotaliberalDalton should also call for Perdue to resign.