Memo to the President and Senator Reid: Time for Silence

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Wednesday December 21, 2011 · 11:06 AM PST

2011/12/21 · 11:06

Ohh how I bemoaned news over the weekend that the Senate and the Administration had waived their opposition to an extension of payroll tax cuts tied to the Keystone XL Pipeline.

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Should the President and Harry Reid Try and Compromise with House Republicans?

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Should the President and Harry Reid Try and Compromise with House Republicans?

Definitely

1 vote

Never

23 votes

Maybe

0 votes

Don't Know

1 vote

Why Not?

0 votes

Are They Nuts?

7 votes

Hold Their Noses and Negotiate

0 votes

They Must Secure a Deal

1 vote

The President: Neville Chamberlain or Chauncey Gardner?

Jim Neal

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Monday August 01, 2011 · 9:12 AM PDT

2011/08/01 · 09:12

Chauncey Gardner, really?

The President has been a source of ongoing frustration: his failure to leverage a powerful hand in 2009-2010, deliver toothy health care legislation and financial reform bills and last December his capitulation to the GOP in the spirit of compromise the extension of the Bush tax cuts.

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Does the President's governance most remind you of

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Does the President's governance most remind you of

Neville Chamberlain

16 votes

Ronald Reagan

3 votes

Bill Clinton

4 votes

Abraham Linclon

5 votes

Chauncey Gardner

13 votes

Jimmy Carter

8 votes

Woodrow Wilson

2 votes

Winston Churchill

0 votes

LBJ

1 vote

John Kennedy

0 votes

I'm Sick of Polls...NOW with a POLL

Jim Neal

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Friday July 09, 2010 · 9:10 AM PDT

2010/07/09 · 09:10

Democracy wasn't meant to be an exercise in push-button policy making.

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Are Polls Hyped?

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Are Polls Hyped?

YES- I don't trust them

26 votes

NO- they're spot on

8 votes

Another racist to speak at UNC

Jim Neal

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Wednesday April 22, 2009 · 8:06 AM PDT

2009/04/22 · 08:06

Former Rep. Virgil Goode, sponsored by Youth for Western Civilization, brings his message of hate to the UNC campus this evening. His remarks follow those of former Rep. Tom Tancredo's muted presentationlast week.

Jim Neal

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Wednesday September 24, 2008 · 6:21 PM PDT

2008/09/24 · 18:21

At least four of the issues gripping the debate over the White House’s Proposal for Treasury Authority to Purchase Mortgage-Related Assets, or TARP, seem certain. Congress is going to recess soon; and Congressional legislation will require bipartisan oversight, caps on executive compensation and some sort of window-dressing to aid to homeowners.

Otherwise the Hill hearings have been political theatre while a deal is hammered out behind the scenes.

Jim Neal

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Tuesday September 09, 2008 · 11:16 AM PDT

2008/09/09 · 11:16

The editor of the Raleigh News & Observer, inexplicably, published a defense of the racial slurs spewed by a local county sheriff in Sunday's edition, lauding that he had "performed....a service of sorts?"

Jim Neal

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Monday September 08, 2008 · 11:21 AM PDT

2008/09/08 · 11:21

Illegal immigration is the hot-button, wedge issue of the year in North Carolina politics. It is ugly and has been fanned by Senator Dole's active support of the 287(g) program and, regrettably, many Democrats showing no political courage.

And now racism has reared its head in the ugliest way...since my childhood. Read more below the fold.

Jim Neal

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Monday July 21, 2008 · 1:41 PM PDT

2008/07/21 · 13:41

As has been reported the NC Senate's failure to pass anti-bullying legislation in tact despite having the votes is disappointing shows a disturbing and unacceptable lack of courage and compassion. They threw kids in the state of North Carolina under the bus when they had an opportunity to protect them.

I have communicated privately with many members of the NC House and the NC Senate regarding passage of the anti-bullying legislation. In doing so, I made clear to them that mine was a private correspondence written as a parent, not as a politician and not as someone who planned to publicize our discourse so at to subject them to outside pressures. I did so in order to give them an opportunity to round the votes required for passage of bill without feeling as if I were trying to shame or embarrass them publicly. And I did have continued private conversations with members of both houses, Democratic and Republican.

Now that the bill has failed to pass, I'm am not going to break my word to kiss and tell about those conversations. However, am going to comment on the failure to pass this legislation and go on record publicly with my thoughts. First, here is an excerpt of a personal story which I related to them.

Jim Neal

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Monday June 23, 2008 · 9:48 AM PDT

2008/06/23 · 09:48

The recent passage by the House of the FISA Bill was-- for anyone who believes that Congress has an obligation to protect against Executive abuse of the Constitution OR to Democratic values like fair play-- mind-boggling. When political expediency trumps representation, expect lots of derelict-of-duty behavior on the Hill.

Here's how it works inside the belly of the beast...let's suspend the spin for a moment.

Jim Neal

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Friday June 06, 2008 · 9:04 AM PDT

2008/06/06 · 09:04

After reflecting on the content of the speeches by Senators Obama and Clinton last Tuesday evening, I did a bit of soul-searching on the issue of my having supported the draftobamaclinton.com movement.

Jim Neal

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Tuesday June 03, 2008 · 8:29 AM PDT

2008/06/03 · 08:29

Now that the Presidential primary season is winding down after months and millions of votes cast, it’s now time to set our focus on November and winning back the Presidency.

Both Senator Clinton and Senator Obama have energized millions of new voters, and all of them are committed to seeing a Democrat in the White House in January.

Certainly, there has been a great deal of back-and-forth bickering between Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton’s campaigns – and each candidate has millions of passionate supporters. But now it’s time for unity – and I believe the best way to unite the party is to unite the two strongest candidates our party has ever seen.

That’s why I support an Obama-Clinton ticket.

Jim Neal

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Wednesday April 09, 2008 · 8:36 AM PDT

2008/04/09 · 08:36

Raising money is the dirty underbelly of our democracy. And that’s why I do not take money from PACs or special interest groups. I do this in order to set an example because until we have meaningful campaign finance reform our democracy will be up for sale.

Our campaign has shown that you don’t have to raise millions to compete. Just look at the most recent SurveyUSA/WTVD poll. We are running in a dead heat against an established insider who has outspent us three to one. Now, with 28 days left, we need your help to push us over the top.

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