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WENTWORTH — In Warren Eason’s opinion, there aren’t a lot of lawmakers who can get the job done like U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican.

“They talk, but they don’t walk the walk, and I’m sick of them,” said Eason of Summerfield after a rally for Dole at the Rockingham County Governmental Center on Wednesday.

Eason cited Dole’s work on behalf of veterans and her vote against the $700 billion bailout for the financial industry as ways that Dole has proved herself as a senator.

“She’s done a terrific job,” Eason said.

About 100 people attended the rally. Dole and her supporters spent about an hour touting her leadership and experience over that of her opponent, state Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat.

Dole said Hagan had “gone wobbly” on issues, refusing to take firm stances on illegal immigration, taxes and energy.

“I am for lowering your taxes,” Dole told the crowd. Since 2003, Dole said, she has supported tax decreases of 25 percent for North Carolinians.

Dole also said she is in favor of drilling for oil. “Folks, we need a comprehensive energy policy and we need it right now,” she said.

Dole is currently working with a group of Republican and Democratic senators who are trying to get such a policy off the ground. It would include drilling, she said.

On immigration, Dole said she is for securing the borders and enforcing the laws. She noted her work with North Carolina’s sheriffs, in cooperation with

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to identify and deport illegal immigrants who commit crimes.

Eliciting applause, Dole declared, “I am for English only,” saying that immigrants who wanted to become citizens should learn the language.

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr accompanied Dole on her visit to Rockingham County.

Burr proclaimed Tuesday’s election as the most important of his lifetime. “I’m convinced that America will do the right thing,” he said.

Contact Jonnelle Davis at 627-4881, Ext. 126, or jonnelle.davis@news-record.com