How sad is this?
Submitted by James on Tue, 04/03/2007 - 7:23pm
Can you imagine a more miserable situation than the Governor of North Carolina having to go to senators of other states to get help protecting our state?
Gov. Mike Easley, unhappy with the reticence of the state's two U.S. senators to take a position on the Navy's proposal to build a landing strip in eastern North Carolina, said Tuesday he's asked senators in other states for help in blocking the project. Easley said he's already received support from members of North Carolina's U.S. House delegation to hold back money for the 30,000-acre site in Washington and Beaufort counties, where the Navy wants to build the so-called outlying landing field.
But because North Carolina GOP Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr have yet to agree to do the same, Easley said he's talked to senators from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia about applying pressure on the Navy to discuss an alternative.
I don't often agree with Mike Easley, but I have to hand it to him on the OLF fight. He is truly kicking butt. Maybe he's even rethinking the possibility of taking on Dole? God knows, he's certainly coming face-to-face with the huge cost to North Carolina of having two do-nothing Bushbots in the Senate.
Good on ya, Mr. Mike. Thanks for taking this on.
Don't Stop, Governor!
Call all the states. (I would) ;)
reciprocity
Pretty sad
when you have work around the people who are supposed to be working for you.
That takes (basket)balls........
To have to bypass the officials some of our fellow NC residents voted to elect & move on to other states elected officials.
Way to go Mikey!!! I'm proud to call you my Governor!!
I agree A,
While Easley views, or lack thereof, mostly strike different cords with mine, my hat is off to the man.
This shows that he really is committed to protecting this states at all costs. I hope his negotations with other Senators works, and produces results that sees the OLF stopped.
Our children need to know that some people fought back, when others collaborated.
Our children need to know that some people fought back, when others collaborated.
It is pretty sad when our so called Senators will not even stand
with our Governor. But then again, I really do not expect much more from those two. I used think Jesse Helms was awful, but now I am not so sure. I think these two are beating the pants off of him in the terrible senator race.
The terrible senator race
Yep. Those two have won shared honors for that gold medal.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
Heard Easley on NPR this morning
He said,
Dayum. Mike called 'em out hard. I reckon we need a Democrat in a Senator's chair to get anything done for NC.
Bye, Bye Liddy.
"They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum Then they charged the people a dollar 'n a half just to see 'em. Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot."
I heard that, too.
And I said out loud, "Go, L'il Mike, Go!"
"Be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi