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House Speaker Thom Tillis is not exactly this legislature’s MVP.  First came his staff “play to play” scandal. Then came news of his costly town-hall entourage. Today he said that his inability to get $10 million in eugenics-victim compensation is “a personal failure.”
 
Here’s some free political advice, Mr. Speaker: Never admit you failed. In fact, you haven’t failed until you give up. Instead, say you’re disappointed that the Senate blocked the money. Or that the House took an important first step and you’ll keep fighting. Anything but calling yourself a “failure.”
 
By all reports, Tillis wants to run against Senator Kay Hagan in 2-14. Will he promise to bring Washington the same leadership he brought to Raleigh?
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Reaganite
# Reaganite
Thursday, June 21, 2012 12:06 AM
Many Republicans would add other issues like wimping out on the Voter ID bill and promoting Arthur Williams (see www.arthurwilliamsfornchouse ), but the gisr of the matter is that Tillis would be an awful US Senate candidate. If we want to win back that seat, we will have to do better than Tillis.
Carbine
# Carbine
Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:01 AM
Again with the made-up, baseless accusations. What "pay to play" scandal? Who was paid? What was paid? What kind of 'play' was gained? Tillis can be faulted i hindsight for overpaying for security in his statewide tour, but nothing else you've said makes any sense. Most North Carolinians actually appreciate a politician who tells the truth, even (and perhaps especially) when it involves his own failures. I understand that you have a hard time understanding the concept of an honest man, since as a Democratic political consultant you've probably never met one. But that doesn't excuse you making things up.

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