Month: September 2008

Has the bailout already happened?

This guys seems to think so. While you were following the saga of the bailout, the vote of 'No' by the House of Representatives, an important story slipped through the cracks - by design. No one is reporting on this. No one will advertise this. No one really understand this, as it slipped under the … Continue reading Has the bailout already happened? →

How closely do you follow politics?

Check out this weekly quiz from Media General's Washington Bureau. (Scroll down a bit).  I got 9 of 10. How about you? h/t Barticles

50 years later

The Virginian Pilot is carrying a six-part series on Massive Resistance in Norfolk, with Part 3 having been published today. The series started Sunday, one day before the 50th anniversary of the closing of six public schools. The articles have been informative and entertaining as we look back on this shameful period in Virginia's history. … Continue reading 50 years later →

Warner, Gilmore both rich

In an article in this morning's Virginian Pilot, it was said that former governors Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore disagree on the bailout plan. Color me surprised - not 😉 Warner is "convinced" of the need for federal intervention while Gilmore is not so sure. But that's not what caught my eye. What caught my … Continue reading Warner, Gilmore both rich →

Deal reached for Norfolk, VB judgeships?

So it seems. And it appears it was done without the input of Sen. Yvonne Miller. Miller expressed surprise this weekend at word of the plan. In other words, politics as usual. Even the new kids have gotten this one.

The bailout

Officially titled the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," the plan to rescue the financial system of the US has ballooned from 3 pages to 110 (pdf). Others with more time (and experience) than I have looked at it in more detail (see this NY Times article, for example), concluding that this bill is needed … Continue reading The bailout →

The Pulpit Speaks: May 3, 1958

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. The evening shadows had gathered and 13 hounded men had gathered in an upper room to eat their final meal. Suddenly, one speaks up and makes the rest of them mindful that the … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: May 3, 1958 →