Free Liddy Dole

I just love this idea. If only we can just "free" more of these Republicans from the jobs they don't seem to like. ;-)

North Carolina Turning Blue?

Fresh new numbers from Public Policy Polling (via Swing State Project) show some encouraging signs:

President:
Obama (D) 46%
McCain (R) 46%

Senate:
Hagan (D) 46%
Dole (R-inc) 41%

The more I look at this state, the more I think we have real opportunities here. The recent economic news has refocused attention on our need for change that works for working people, and that's what's helping both Obama and Kay Hagan here in The Tar Heel State. Not only can Obama expand the map for us here, but Kay Hagan can also help us expand our Senate majority.

But hey, let's remember that change isn't cheap! The GOP will be trying hard to derail us, so let's make sure our Democrats have what it takes to fight & win here! We can win North Carolina. With all of us pitching in, I know we can do it. Yes, we will! :-)

NC-SEN: C4O Spotlights Kay Hagan

(Proudly Cross Posted at MyDD and ComputerQueen.Net)

Today I rise in support of the Candidacy of Kay Hagan to represent the Great State of North Carolina in the United States Senate.

While in the North Carolina State Senate, Mrs. Hagan has worked tirelessly to support her constituents. She has been a vocal advocate for Safer Schools and Streets. She has crossed party lines to ensure a balanced budged in her state, and pushed reform measures to open the budgeting process to the public. Kay was instrumental in the effort to make North Carolina a leader in encouraging power companies to use renewable energy sources. She also led the charge to make up the difference when Washington failed to adequately fund the Children's Health Insurance Program. Kay has been a liberal lion for her district and for the State of North Carolina.

If she can effect all this change in the State Senate, think of the amount of change she can help President Obama effect if we send her to the US Senate!

In her own words:

Military and Veterans

The government needs to protect the American people with a strong, well-funded military. Kay has consistently been a strong supporter of the military and has been a leader in making sure that North Carolina remains the most military-friendly state in the country. When Washington came up short, Kay helped members of the National Guard get the living and travel expenses they were owed, and she has supported efforts to make sure that the National Guard was getting all the training and equipment they needed to do their jobs and to come home safely. She will support better pay for our brave service members and she will oppose extended deployments that prohibit necessary rest and training. Kay also opposes the proposed Navy outlying landing field and will push for a solution that works for the military and for North Carolinians.

As the wife of a Vietnam veteran and the aunt of two young men currently serving in the military, it’s personal to Kay when it comes to taking care of our veterans and rewarding their service and sacrifice. With over a million service members having served in Afghanistan and Iraq, the country needs to improve its commitment to our veterans. Kay will continue to support increased funding for veterans’ health care and providing benefits for our veterans so we are not leaving them homeless and out in the cold. She will insist on passing a new GI Bill so returning veterans can go to college, and she favors a major investment in mental health resources for the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs to make sure this generation of veterans gets appropriate treatment for the invisible casualties of combat.

We have the power to help her fight for Veterans.

Health Care
Making health care affordable and accessible to everyone is crucial to our economic competitiveness and to North Carolina families’ well-being. When Washington failed to adequately fund the children’s health insurance program, Kay stepped up and pushed for state funds to make sure children got coverage. In the Senate, she will keep fighting to extend health coverage to children and will oppose unfunded mandates by supporting increased funding for Medicaid. She will fight to lower costs by implementing electronic medical records, eliminating the extraordinary waste in the system, giving small businesses new options for buying insurance together and allowing the government to negotiate for lower drug costs for Medicare recipients.

North Carolina, as well as the nation, must reduce our nursing shortage. Kay supports improving education to boost the number of qualified applicants, and she will push to improve the quality and availability of nursing programs.

She's already a leader in Health Care in her state - now we can help her work with Our Next President to effect this form of Pragmatic and Positive change nationwide!

We can enable her to become a leader in the charge for a responsible energy policy, heavy in renewable sources, and we desperately need leadership like hers to help balance the National budget.

C4O has been committed to sending good Progressive Democrats to Washington to build a coalition for President Obama to work with, and this laudable candidate is a prime choice for that role.

I'll leave you with a video from Kay Hagan's website.



As always, please help C4O send Our All Stars and Our Rising Stars to Washington!