Day: June 5, 2007

The second half

I gave up. The posturing of the candidates was a bit too much for me to watch. Chris Cillizza live-blogged the debate. Check out his commentary. UPDATE: Check out Kevin Drum for his thoughts on the debate.

Half-time of the Republican debate

Let's just say that none of these guys should be president. Boy, did they all wimp out on the DADT policy of the military. Basic answer was to leave it up to the military leaders. Funny how they don't want to leave Iraq to them. Gotta admit that I loved Rep. Tom Tancredo's answer about … Continue reading Half-time of the Republican debate →

Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light

In the other pair of op eds in today's Virginian Pilot, incumbent Democratic Delegate Johnny Joannou and challenger Henry Light square off. Joannou attempts to answer the original question as to why he is a Democrat: I believe that government should be responsible to the people and that their tax dollars should be spent wisely. … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light →

Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey

Incumbent Republican Senator Fred Quayle and challenger Richard Ramsey got a chance to woo voters in that district in a pair of op eds that appeared in today's Virginian Pilot. Quayle, who has been in the Senate since 1992, took the opportunity to lay out his record: Virginia has led the country in many areas … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey →

Governor, please expedite this pardon

After serving nearly 22 years in prison, Arthur Whitfield was cleared by DNA of the charge of rape and released from prison in August 2004. As the Virginian Pilot reports today, his name has yet to be cleared. Since then, Whitfield has struggled to clear his name. The Virginia Supreme Court refused to declare him … Continue reading Governor, please expedite this pardon →