Larry Kissell

Heath Shuler offers his ring for kissing planting himself squarely in opposition to Nancy Pelosi in a run for Minority Leader in the House. My friend, Larry Kissell, also opposes Pelosi despite the fact it was her leadership that played at least a small role in ushering him into office in 2008. Blue Dogs lost well over half of their members yet for some reason - possibly arrogance - they think they can lead the party forward. I have one thing to say to that.

Heh

PS...I'm delighted that both Heath Shuler and Larry Kissell will be returning to Washington. They mirror their districts and must be doing a good job or they would not have won reelection in this climate.

I expected it to come, but I was still caught off-guard today when a volunteer reached me at home by phone.

Hi. I'm calling from the Larry Kissell campaign. In the past you've been an important supporter for Congressman Kissell and I'm calling today to ask if you'd be willing to contribute $500 to help him get reelected.

No, I would not be willing to do that.

Okay. Well, thanks.

According to Roll Call he is up 17 percentage points. Great news!

After posting a dismal take in fundraising last quarter, RealClearPolitics has moved Rep. Larry Kissell's 8th district from "Toss-up" to "Leans Republican."

Dear members of Congress from North Carolina,

Is this what you all have in mind when you talk about accountability in government? It looks like business as usual for Republicans, but then again, Republicans aren't supposed to be in charge.

Pretty disgusting if you ask me.

What started as a temporary fix in response to the terrorist attacks has turned into a dependency that calls into question whether the federal workforce includes too many people obligated to shareholders rather than the public interest -- and whether the government is still in control of its most sensitive activities. In interviews last week, both Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and CIA Director Leon Panetta said they agreed with such concerns.

Charlie Cook now has District 8 as a toss up. All that hard work for what? Where do we go from here? I will vote for Larry, but I'm not going to lose any sleep any more. I tried.

D'Annunzio lost, I'll bet to Larry Kissell's chagrin because now he'll have a true race with a significant candidate in Harold Johnson. Johnson, a former sportscaster was also the hand-picked candidate by none other than "Not Gay" Tom Fetzer.

Prior to the election, D'Annunzio was given more than an hour on a live radio broadcast where he did a live melt-down!

"If we let deranged, demented people like you choose who we have for politicians, we'll continue to have dunces and political hacks from here into the future," D'Annunzio charged. "If people wake up and see through you and your types then maybe we'll wind up with people who have the balls to get up there and really fight for what the people need."

AW, the Exec Director for the NCDP sent an email yesterday telling about the big fundraiser going on last night in Washington for Harold Johnson, the GOP candidate for Kissell's seat. He wondered if Robin Hayes would be there to teach Johnson " how to go back on his word...." AW asked if I would stand with "us" and support and volunteer for Kissell.

What came to my mind, without knowing Johnson, is the question: Isn't Larry one of the stooges anyway? Didn't Larry make everyone believe he would be something other than another DINO?

The NC First Party's chosen candidate is waffling:

After a costly petition drive to put him on the ballot as an independent alternative to Democratic U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, Concord resident Wendell Fant said Friday he's not sure he'll run.

"Right now it's a definite 'I'm not sure,'" Fant said.

A group called N.C. Families First delivered more than 35,000 signatures to election boards throughout the 8th Congressional District supporting Fant's candidacy.

Well, not literally but can you imagine an elected politician who steps down from high office after eight months because he couldn't deliver on a campaign promise? Larry are you reading?

That's exactly what Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has done.

It comes after he broke an election pledge to move an unpopular US military base away from the island of Okinawa.