Former State Auditor Les Merritt will be the featured speaker at the Brunswick County Republican Women’s reception on November 13.  The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and will be held at the Brunswick County Board of Realtors Catering Facility at 101 Stone Chimney Place, Supply, about 1/2 mile from Highway 17 just off Highway 211 on Stone Chimney Road.  The cost is $40/person.  For more information please contact Helen Pannullo, president of the Brunswick County Republican Women, at 910-579-5533 or jnphgp@atmc.net.   Read more...

Raleigh, N.C. – Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) issued a statement in response to the State Board of Elections’ decision after conducting hearings regarding former Governor Mike Easley’s administration and campaigns.

“I applaud the State Board of Elections for their service and investigation into the former Governor’s administration and campaigns.  Their suggestions about campaign finance reform are welcome as Senate Republicans will soon offer comprehensive legislation to address corruption in campaigns.  The $100,000 levied against the Mike Easley Committee and referral of evidence to the Wake County District Attorney were necessary and appropriate steps to take.  The information uncovered in these hearings will undoubtedly be helpful as state and federal authorities continue their investigations.  At some point the people of North Carolina will have the full truth about this sad episode.”

RALEIGH, N.C. – As a result of testimony in this week’s Board of Elections’ hearings, Senate Republican Leader Phil Berger called on Governor Perdue to ask Board of Transportation Member Lanny Wilson to recuse himself from consideration of matters before the Board of Transportation during the course of the state and federal investigations into former Governor Mike Easley’s administration and campaigns.  From press reports of testimony presented on Tuesday, Wilson’s conduct may not have complied with an executive order signed earlier this year by Governor Perdue tightening ethics standards on Board of Transportation members.  (EO 2 Transportation Reform, 1/12/09)  Wilson served as a fundraiser for both the Easley and Perdue campaigns and was subsequently appointed to the Board of Transportation by both.   Read more...

From Rasmussen Reports:  According to poll results released Friday, for the first time in recent years, voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on all 10 key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. The GOP holds double-digit advantages on five of them.

Republicans have nearly doubled their lead over Democrats on economic issues to 49% to 35%, after leading by eight points in September.

The GOP also holds a 54% to 31% advantage on national security issues and a 50% to 31% lead on the handling of the war in Iraq.   Read more...

According to The Hill, Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is still intent on pushing a healthcare bill with a so-called “public option” through Congress.  We believe that today’s so-called public option is likely tomorrow’s inefficient, ineffective government monopoly.

The question for citizens of southeastern North Carolina is this:  will Congressman Mike McIntyre cave under the weight of Speaker Pelosi’s pressure?