Earlier today, a media outlet known as Watchdog.org ("Virginia bureau") wrote a story trying to link the whole Sen. Menendez-Salomon Melgen "scandal" ("scandal" is in quotes because there's no evid
You can skip most of this, but definitely watch starting around 6:25 of this video, as Paul Begala kicks some serious conservative butt (on whether the debt and deficits matter).Continue reading...
From the Mark Herring for AG campaign: ICYMI - LTM Editorial: Meet Mark HerringContinue reading...
Just when you thought Ken Kookinelli couldn't get any creepier or more bizarre, he says s*** like this.Continue reading...
Excellent speech by Rep. Jim Moran (transcript on the "flip"), on what is - in my humble opinion - the most important issue facing humanity today. What is do frustrating is that one of two major political parties in this country, the Republican Party, is filled with people who not only refuse to take action to prevent planet-wide environmental catastrophe, but who actually DENY the science of anthropogenic climate change. Remember, this science has been around for over a century now, and has only gotten stronger and more alarming in recent years.
Earlier today, Paul "Lyin'" Ryan released the latest version of his all-cuts, all-harm-to-the-middle-and-working-classes, voucherize-Medicare, screw-seniors, give-a-big-sloppy-wet-kiss-to-the-top-1% budget. Not surprisingly, it sucks. Big time. Continue reading...
I just received press releases from both the Aneesh Chopra (on the front) and Ralph Northam (on the "flip") for LG campaigns. Congratulations to both candidates for getting on the Democratic primary ballot, and particularly to Aneesh Chopra for his impressive haul of 20,000+ signatures (more than twice the 10k required). According to the
Gotta love it; the Virginia Republican nominating convention is already degenerating into one of the Republicans' favorite tactics: preventing people who don't agree with them from voting. In this case, apparently it's the Bill Howell-backed LG campaign of Susan Stimpson engaged in something known as "slating." Check it out, from this morning's John Frederick Show.John Frederick: We want to ask you this, Delegate Lingamfelter, explain to our audience, there's kinds of some scuttlebutt coming down about one of the campaigns getting involved in "slating" delegates, where essen
Here are a few Virginia (and national) news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 10. It's now Daylight Savings Time, so make sure to set all your clocks ahead an hour!Continue reading...
I just thought I'd do a short blog post to highlight some of the best and most entertaining Republican infighting the past few days regarding that burning issue of drones (yes, that was snark: personally, I'd put drones around #100 on my list of most important issues facing the country, with global warming #1 and the long-term competitiveness of our economy #2, but what do I know?). Continue reading...
Here are a few Virginia (and national) news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 9. Also, check out President Obama's weekly address, in which he urges Congress to end the sequester to keep growing the economy.Continue reading...