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Blue Virginia - 3:09 p.m.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy As long as she restricts herself to speech, Virginia Thomas will be okay. But if her work with the Tea Party puts her in a situation where she has a financial stake in a case before the Supreme Court, Justice Thomas will need to recuse himself or he will become a target for impeachment. I have a feeling tha...
The Richmonder - 7:40 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
Guest post by Timothy J. Early The National Telecommunications & Information Administration has awarded $21.5 million in broadband stimulus projects in southern Virginia. Although these projects are directed specifically at connecting Virginia Tech campuses and bringing broadband to public schools in Blacksburg, Bedford and six counties in the Appalachian region of Virginia, one report [...]...
Vivian J. Paige - 6:38 a.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
As a number of articles have noted, GOP political advisors have been lauding the McDonnell/ Cuccinelli strategy of campaigning: pretend to be a moderate - even if one is a radical far right extremist - and avoid social issues if possible until after elected. Then the faux moderate can show his or her real colors. In the race for the 2 nd Congressional District of Virginia, the currentl...
Michael in Norfolk - 5:39 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
During the last 24 hours the news has spread like wildfire that Ken Cuccinelli has once again proven that he deserves to be associated with the extreme right wing fringe. During an interview he gave between the time he was elected Virginia’s Attorney General in November and was sworn into office in January, Cuccinelli appears to have publicly admitted he’s a member of the “birther” movement by cla...
Left of the Hill - 4:59 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
In the lead up to last November's elections in Virginia, I warned people as to just how crazy Ken " Cooch " Cuccinelli is if one has followed his career in the Virginia General Assembly. Moreover, he provides a wonderful window into the mindset of his backers at The Family Foundation and similar far right entities in Virginia. Having just a little over a week ago set a firestorm by his...
Michael in Norfolk - Mon 6:08 p.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
Former Gov. (and former Attorney General) Gerald Baliles refutes Ken Cuccinelli's legal reasoning on whether Virginia colleges and universities can protect gay students, professors, etc. from discrimination. The Attorney General’s opinion, in my judgment, erroneously attempts to place colleges and universities into the same category as “local governments,” and therefore, subject to the Dillo...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
It's a shocker, I know, but once again it looks like the U.S. Senate - aka, "the place where good legislation goes to die" - is holding up a common-sense reform that already passed the House of Representatives by a wide margin. Courtesy of Matthew Yglesias , here's the current state of play on efforts to reform student loans. SAFRA, the Democrats’ long-standing and excellent plan to stop g...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Cross-posted from The Green Miles Dozens of activists with the Alliance for Appalachia visited Sen. Jim Webb's office this week, asking him to join their efforts to end mountaintop removal coal mining. The Virginians pictured here were part of a much larger group from across America that was lobbying for change this week on Capitol Hill (more details in the great video at the bottom o...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
This looks like a good event, check it out and help reelect Tom Perriello to Congress ! ...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
Krystal Ball tweets : Now that's impressive: Every. Single. Delegate. So, with that -- Krystal picking up 1/3 of the committed delegates she needs to win, with Robinson picking up zero - is the race for the 1st CD Democratic nomination between Krystal Ball and Scott Robinson already over? After today's rout of Robinson, it certainly could be. Here's Marc Broklawski's take . While there...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
I may just make this a regular feature of Blue Virginia: "It's not just crazy, it's 1st CD (Republican? Tea Party?) candidate (well, maybe) Catherine Crabill Crazy!!!" Here's the latest from her Facebook page , in reaction to this article in today's Washington Post ("Boycott urged for Muslim imam's prayer in Virginia House"). Take it away - far, far away! - Catherine "Bullet Box" Crabill!...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
What a concept, a Democrat from the "Democratic wing of the Democratic Party!" Thank you David Englin, for speaking the truth about this piece-o'-crap budget. Budgets are moral documents that express our values as a Commonwealth and determine whom we lift up and whom we leave out. While the final version of the budget is less bad than the initial House version, I still cannot justify supporting...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
As I wrote on Saturday , Krystal Ball swept 1st CD caucuses this weekend in Stafford County and Fredericksburg, demolishing Scott Robinson and making his candidacy for the Democratic nomination a longshot at best. Now, Scott Robinson is reacting with class, restraint, and poise. Whoops, wrong Scott Robinson! Ha. Actually, this is how the real 1st CD candidate Scott Robinson is reacting. Thi...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Thanks to Tom Whipple for the Sunday "Clips." 1. BIAS DISPUTE KNOCKS MCDONNELL OFF STRIDE 2. HOUSE, SENATE REACH BUDGET DEAL AFTER MIDNIGHT 4. VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS REACH AGREEMENT ON BUDGET 8. GENERAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP: WHAT PASSED, WHAT FAILED 17. VIRGINIA HOUSE AGREES TO FORFEIT OVERTIME PAY; SENATE TO ACCEPT PAY 18. A ONE-MAN WINDOW INTO LAWMAKING 19. MCCLELLAN’S PREGNANCY BELIEVED T...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Eric Byler is interviewed by a Charlottesville TV station on Saturday, March 13, in Charlottesville on Coffee Party National Kick-off Day. According to the Coffee Party USA website , there were more than 350 coffee party meetings in 44 states on Saturday. In addition, there are now 159,000 fans on the Coffee Party Facebook page , compared to 111,991 fans for the largest Tea Party Fa...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
The quote of the day goes to Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw (D-Fairfax). Check this out. "We've had four snowstorms and $4 billion in budget cuts," McDonnell told a small group of legislators who had been dispatched to his ceremonial quarters on the third floor of the state Capitol to inform him that the assembly was ready to adjourn. Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw, D-Fairfax, ...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Democratic Party of Virginia Executive Director David Mills writes about Ken Cuccinelli's "apparent comments in support of Virginia pursuing legal challenges to federal laws based on questioning President Obama's birth certificate." Unlike Republican leaders, Virginians are more concerned with their jobs and their children's schools than with pursuing conspiracy theories and a narrow so...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Once again, Ken Cuccinelli demonstrates why: a) many of us think he's batshit crazy; b) why Democratic activists worked so hard to prevent him from becoming Attorney General of Virginia; c) why he's a complete and utter embarrassment to our Commonwealth; and d) politically speaking, why he's the "gift that keeps on giving" for Democrats. This time, thanks to a great scoop by NLS , C...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 2 clicks ![]()
Well, it's been over a year since I started Blue Virginia, and I'm still blogging. Overall, I've enjoyed it, except for one thing: I'm really tired of the Blogger platform. Problems with Blogger include: people tell me it's difficult to leave comments; there's no "more" button, which means the front-page posts take up too much space; there are no community features at all; the default coding is n...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Thanks to Tom Whipple for the Monday "Clips." 1. MCDONNELL SHOWS SOME SUCCESSES IN FIRST LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS 2. LAWMAKERS APPROVE TWO-YEAR, $70 BILLION BUDGET 3. ASSEMBLY APPROVES TWO-YEAR, $70 BILLION VA BUDGET 4. STATE KEEPS CCCA OPEN 5. HOUSE, SENATE PASS VIRGINIA'S TWO-YEAR SPENDING PLAN 9. STATE WILL DIP INTO PENSION FUND, REPAY WITH 7.5% INTEREST 11. LEGISLATORS LEAVE TOWN, MC...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
This past Thursday, former Assistant Secretary of Education, Diane Ravitch, laid into "charter schools" and "No Child Left Behind" on the Diane Rehm Show . This is a timely and topical subject here in Virginia, as Bob McDonnell's education agenda relies heavily on the "charter school" concept. In contrast to McDonnell and his ideological approach to education (and everything else, for that matte...
Blue Virginia - Mon 4:46 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
I would not have believed it if someone had predicted it in November of last year, but license plates supporting Planned Parenthood might just be coming to Virginia. For the past few months, the Assembly has been wrestling with establishing a license plate to balance the " Choose Life" plate approved last year. In the course of the sausage making, funding from sales of the plates was originall...
Leesburg Tomorrow - Mon 3:22 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
He's not there yet, but, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is trying his best to win the Orly Taitz Batshit Crazy trophy. Watch ...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Mon 2:03 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Here in Virginia we currently have a governor who refuses to continue the tradition set by former governors of issuing an executive that bans discrimination in the state workforce based upon sexual orientation and an attorney general who wrote a letter to Virginia's colleges saying they shouldn't have rules that prevent discrimination based upon sexual orientation. This unfortunately means that Vi...
Left of the Hill - Mon 10:26 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
The possibility of raising taxes is one that politicians generally try to avoid discussing because they don't want what they say about the topic to be taken out of context and used against them in the next election. The Virginia Organizing Project (VOP), however, held a series of "bake sales for the budget" last Thursday to help prove that many Virginians would be willing to pay a little more i...
Left of the Hill - Mon 9:27 a.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
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DailyKos (Virginia) - Mon 9:07 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
Employment non-discrimination laws based upon sexual orientation continue to be all over the news in Virginia and it was heartening to see the Richmond Times Dispatch basically call The Family Foundation a liar (which is indeed the case) by name. The Family Foundation, like most of the homophobic Christianist organization, whines incessantly that gays should not have "special rights (of co...
Michael in Norfolk - Mon 6:07 a.m. - 9 clicks ![]()
After a long series of negotiations on the state budget, it appears as though a compromised has been reached. In regards to education funding, which was one of the major disagreements between the House and Senate, it appears as though the final budget will look a little closer to the Senate's version. It's still not too great though as there will be $293 million in cuts, which come at a time wh...
Left of the Hill - Mon 5:00 a.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
The Arlington County Board took action on sidewalk snow removal yesterday, passing a 60-day ordinance until a permanent can be considered this spring: “With today’s action, Arlington for the first time formally establishes the expectation that sidewalks are to be cleared following snowfall,” said County Board Vice Chairman Christopher Zimmerman, who presented the motion. “This is ful...
The Green Miles - Mon 5:00 a.m. - 2 clicks ![]()
Republicans are staking their electoral hopes this November on using fear and hatred to get their base out to the polls. Instead of talking about getting our economy back on track or ensuring that all Americans have access to quality affordable health coverage, Republicans like my opponent Frank Wolf, want the debate to be focused on topics like the motives of Justice Department lawyers, voter i...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Sun 6:02 p.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
As I am almost every Sunday (and some Mondays as well), I will be in the studio for tonight's Inside Scoop. On tonight's show, which airs on Channel 10 in Fairfax starting at 6:30, Dr. Sam Hancock will be having a discussion with "H.E. Shankar P. Sharma, Ambassador, Embassy of Nepall: and Larry J. Silverman, Esq., an Environmental Attorney. Here's part of the show's discription that Dr. Sam sent o...
Left of the Hill - Sun 12:09 p.m. - 3 clicks ![]()
Some of Virginia's leading political pundits quoted by the Richmond Times Dispatch seem to believe that this past weeks media circus over the Virginia GOP's anti-gay jihad led by Christian Talibanista Ken Cuccinelli will have lasting damage on both Bob McDonnell and the Republican Party of Virginia. Obviously, some of us will do are best to help that prediction come true. As I have s...
Michael in Norfolk - Sun 10:49 a.m. - 2 clicks ![]()
It has become fashionable in certain circles to adorn blogs and other websites with historic flags of the past and then wave those flags at rallies at other Americans as an implicit threat of armed action. Whether it be the Gadsden flag or the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, right-wing activists and Tea Baggers have rushed to adopt the symbols of these historic flags to further...
The Richmonder - Sat 5:27 p.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
I have stated on a number of occasions that in my opinion Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is certifiably insane. He is utterly unable to disconnect his religious extremist fantasies from objective reality and hopefully will, sooner or later, do something so off the wall that he finds himself impeached and thrown out of office. In an effort to stop worldwide mockery of the Commonwea...
Michael in Norfolk - Sat 3:46 p.m. - 8 clicks ![]()
In the 1st Congressional District, Democrats are going to be selecting their nominee at a convention in May. While there is still a fair amount of time left before the convention, the caucuses to select delegates to the convention have already started and it appears as though Krystal Ball is off to a great start. According to Marc Broklawski , the former chair of the Stafford County Democratic Co...
Left of the Hill - Sat 3:46 p.m. - 5 clicks ![]()
Twenty-eight Virginians met this afternoon in Richmond, Virginia at a local coffee shop named "Savor" to discuss politics in a civil manner and look for a way forward in solving their country's problems. The mood was generally upbeat, but participants expressed concern about the negative tone politics have taken in recent years, and in particular during the health care reform debate. Par...
The Richmonder - Sat 3:20 p.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
James Webb, D-Va., a take-charge senator who in just his second year conceived and negotiated passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, made clear Wednesday he will continue to influence issues that impact on the lives of servicemembers, retirees, reservists and their families. Webb has more leverage now as the new chairman of the [...] ...
VirginiaDem - Sat 1:22 p.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
To my surprise, the Virginia Pilot has another main page editorial raising hell about Virginia's anti-gay bigotry and the failure of Bob "Taliban Bob" McDonnell and GOP members of the Virginia General Assembly to push for legislation that would bring Virginia into the 21st century in terms of gay rights. The result has been that Virginia remains a very an anti-gay state and now is literall...
Michael in Norfolk - Sat 5:01 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
Nearly a year ago the boyfriend bought a weekend package at a B&B (the Royal Rose Inn - pictured above) in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware at a silent auction at Equality Virginia's Commonwealth Dinner. Since the package is about to expire, we are driving up this morning for the weekend. The weather forecast sucks, but then it sucks here as well, so if one must endure a rainy weekend, we ...
Michael in Norfolk - Sat 4:48 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
With all of the political maneuvering by Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell in the wake of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's directive to Virginia public colleges and universities to rescind non- discrimination policies that included sexual orientation as an enumerated class - including the Governor's Executive Directive 1 (2010) issued yesterday - would think the situation could not get...
Michael in Norfolk - Fri 8:24 p.m. - 7 clicks ![]()
In all the bluster over civil rights and budget fights , it is nice to see something good come out of the Virginia General Assembly for a change. In this case, an agreement to rein in the massive overcharging of citizens who take out car title loans . It would put a one-year limit on the loans, set up a maximum interest rate and require the lenders to be licensed. Currently the lenders are un...
Leesburg Tomorrow - Fri 11:43 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
Dozens of activists with the Alliance for Appalachia visited Sen. Jim Webb's office this week, asking him to join their efforts to end mountaintop removal coal mining. The Virginians pictured here were part of a much larger group from across America that was lobbying for change this week on Capitol Hill (more details in the great video at the bottom of this post). As investigative jou...
The Green Miles - Fri 9:21 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
Barbara Saunders, candidate for the Norfolk council seat in Ward 1, will have a campaign kickoff this coming Sunday, March 14. The event begins at 1pm and will be held at Ocean View Baptist Church. More details are available in the flier (pdf). ...
Vivian J. Paige - Fri 7:48 a.m. - 5 clicks ![]()
Todays Martinsville Bulletin carries this story about the March 15 issue in the New Yorker magazine. ...
What IS Right for Virginia - Fri 6:29 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
Bob "Jobs Governor" McDonnell has a unique way of advertising that Virginia is open for business: make the state look like a reactionary backwater and with of the help of his, in my opinion, delusional Attorney General create a firestorm that has swept all of the campuses of Virginia's nationally prominent colleges and universities. As if that will make businesses eager to relocate to a state ...
Michael in Norfolk - Fri 5:01 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
NOTE: This is a cross post of my piece at The Bilerico Project yesterday. Last evening I wrote about Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's desperate attempt to douse the political firestorm that he and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (who took McDonnell's Attorney General Opinion No. 05-094 one step further and applied it to Virginia's public colleges and universities) set off by issuin...
Michael in Norfolk - Fri 5:01 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
It seems thatat last some are realizing that a case involving employment discrimination based on sexual orientation is actually pending in the Virginia Courts - i.e., Moore V. Virginia Myseum of Natural History . I received an e-mail from a Richmond radio station seeking an interview. Here are highlights: Dear Mr. Hamar: It's my understanding you represented a gentleman by the name of Mich...
Michael in Norfolk - Fri 5:01 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
In reaction to Ken Cuccinelli's letter to the colleges and universities in Virginia saying that they shouldn't have rules that prevent discrimination based solely on sexual orientation, approximately 150 students participated in a rally at VCU and then marched to the state capital. From what I've been told by people who were at the event, the crowd was filled with a wide variety of students who we...
Left of the Hill - Thu 12:03 p.m. - 7 clicks ![]()
A few months ago, I wrote about research which shows the following info about average households with autistic children: - They pay thousands of dollars each year for the child's educational, behavioral and health care expenses. - Their income level is $6.2000 a year less than families without autistic children. A bill, SB464, sponsored by Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, which ...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Thu 10:30 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
Throughout the 2009 campaigns I had numerous conversations with progressive activists who were worried about what would happen if Bob McDonnell and Ken Cuccinelli were elected to office. We had a lot of concerns of about their economic policies, but were even more worried about how they could send Virginia so far backwards by trying to push their extreme right wing social agenda on the Commonwealt...
Left of the Hill - Thu 4:47 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
It took just under a week, but today Governor Bob McDonnell found a way to save face in his executive branch. Virginia, unlike some other states I could mention (cough, South Carolina, cough), is not used to being a national laughingstock. But after news of the Cuccinelli letter broke over the weekend, McDonnell rightly [...] ...
The 28th Amendment - Wed 10:08 p.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
I'm sorry, but Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia doesn't get a pass from me for his feeble attempt to put out the firestorm he and his Attorney General have created over eliminating protections for gays and lesbians in Virginia. Former governors Warner and Kaine (both Democrats) included sexual orientation as a protected class in their anti-discrimination executive orders. However, ...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Wed 6:48 p.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
We are happy to give credit where credit is due. Governor Bob McDonnell, with the support of Lt. Governor Bill Bolling, issued Executive Directive One , re-affirming the position taken by Governors Kaine and Warner, that Virginia hires the best talent regardless of whether that employee is gay or straight. read more ...
Virginia Young Democrats Blog - Wed 4:46 p.m. - 8 clicks ![]()
I wanted to reach out and thank you for your interest in Monday’s federal job fair in Stafford. I know it was a long day for many and we apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced. Through our online pre-registration process, we had planned for as many as 5,000 jobseekers to attend the job fair [...] ...
VirginiaDem - Wed 4:46 p.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
By now many people have heard of the letter from Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli attempting to end the practice of state universities having explicit non-discrimination policies against gays. There have been a series of pushbacks, including by Republicans who were embarrassed (they should be) and worried about the impact. The story breaking today, as you can read in this Richmo...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Wed 2:43 p.m. - 5 clicks ![]()
I recently wrote a post about how Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke out about how Sen. Jim Bunning (R - KY) was taking advantage of an arcaine Senate rule that allowed him to block legislation that would help the working class even though he was the only one who objected. While I focused at the time on how Bunning's actions would mean unemployment benefits that wouldn't be able to get to those who so desp...
Left of the Hill - Wed 12:07 p.m. - 8 clicks ![]()
Cross-posted from Blue Virginia Just a quick update on the latest lunacy from the climate-change-denying, gay-hating wingnuts currently running Virginia. First, check out this video of yesterday's Virginia House of Delegates debate (starting around 4:45) on the nondiscrimination bill Del. Ken Plum (D-Fairfax) brought to the House floor. Among other things, Del. "Sideshow" Bob Marshall -...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Wed 10:08 a.m. - 4 clicks ![]()
Statewide Facebook Day of Action - This Virginian Does Not Discriminate read more ...
Virginia Young Democrats Blog - Wed 7:48 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
Education is definitely receiving a lot of attention down in Richmond, as it should because there are some members of the General Assembly and the Executive Branch who want to balance the state budget on the back of students. One of the issues that was addressed on the floor of the Senate today was a proposal to take funds away from public schools in order to fund charter schools. Now I believe th...
Left of the Hill - Wed 7:48 a.m. - 7 clicks ![]()
Jon Stewart poked fun last night at Virginia’s Governor, Bob McDonnell and Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli. UPDATE: The Governor has issued Executive Directive #1 (pdf) on discrimination. From the accompanying email: While the separation of powers doctrine precludes the Governor from changing the Virginia Human Rights Act via Executive Order, he wants to be clear [...] ...
Vivian J. Paige - Wed 6:20 a.m. - 7 clicks ![]()
In the wake of devastating blows being delivered to Pat Herrity in the way of GOP loses right in the heart of the district he represents, it appears as though Keith Fimian is trying to gain some momentum in the Republican primary for Congress in Virginia’s 11th District. In a poll that was just done by Fimian’s pollster, the numbers are made to appear as though Fimian is actually leading Democra...
Left of the Hill - Wed 5:06 a.m. - 6 clicks ![]()
If you’re still in the dark about Americans for Prosperity and how they promote their extremist right wing agenda through sleaze and deception, here’s a good reason to wake up: Americans for Prosperity sank to a new low last week in Virginia when they unleashed radio ads , direct mail , and a www.NoVirginiaTaxIncrease.com website attacking what they call "a 24 percent ta...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Tue 10:44 p.m. - 5 clicks ![]()
Richmond, Va.—Speaking from the harem of his residence to assembled members of the Virginia parliament, Ayatollah Ali Cuccinelli declared it his uncompromising order that all homosexuals be prevented from taking up residence here. The Supreme Leader made clear the divinely-inspired nature of his message. “It is in my legal opinion and the instruction of Almighty [...] ...
The 28th Amendment - Mar 9 - 12 clicks ![]()
In yet another example of why the priorities of the Senate's budget must make it into the final bill instead of those laid out in the budget passed by the Republican controlled House of Delegates, Sen. Janet Howell spoke on the floor of the Senate about how the different budgets would impact public safety. ...
Left of the Hill - Mar 9 - 8 clicks ![]()
We've known for some time now that Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) had no intention of engaging in the hard work of moving this country forward. Instead, Wolf has been content to simply take cheap shots from the sidelines. So I guess that it comes as no surprise that with all the free time that comes with not doing your job, Frank has decided to sink to a new low by joining Liz Cheney and dra...
DailyKos (Virginia) - Mar 9 - 8 clicks ![]()
Come May 4, the residents of Newport News will elect a new mayor. Joe Frank, who was the city’s first elected mayor in 1996, has decided to step down. Some say the reason is that Frank could no longer count to four: the seven member council has a relatively new coalition of four and Frank [...] ...
Vivian J. Paige - Mar 9 - 9 clicks ![]()
Any interested users of Facebook may want to wander over to the page of the Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli II, and leave their love and warmest regards for him. In the 72 hours since news of the Cuccinelli letter was revealed, here are some of the choice words that Virginians have for him: “Is Cuccinelli [...] ...
The 28th Amendment - Mar 8 - 6 clicks ![]()
By the time Virginia Senator Mark Warner arrived today at the University of Mary Washington’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies, University Hall was already pushing well past “standing room only” capacity … the line to enter had started forming by 6 a.m. and by 8:30 UMW’s parking lots were filled … Senator Warner saw [...] ...
VirginiaDem - Mar 8 - 8 clicks ![]()