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Thursday, August 20, 2009
Boomer with Attitude / News No Pat McCrory in 2010?
Posted By John Grooms on Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Our region got a double dose of good news this morning. Jim Morrill of the Observer reports that neither former Congressman Robin Hayes nor former Charlotte mayor (oops – current mayor) Pat McCrory will run for Congress in 2010. It seems the two GOP pols met at a Concord barbecue eatery Tuesday and gave each other the news. Rep. Larry Kissell’s probably glad to hear the news about Hayes, his bitter opponent in two hard-fought Congressional races.
McCrory, as is often the case, was unintentionally hilarious. He refused to talk to Morrill about his decision, saying, “Right now my total focus is on completing my term.” His total focus, that’s great. Except, of course, for the time he took off from being focused on his job in order to give speeches against health care reform for the ultra-conservative group Americans for Prosperity.
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