Archive for March 2010
Sine Die
At a little before 6pm Sunday, both houses of the legislature completed this session and adjourned sine die. The extra day of session was to deal with the budget, which covers the next two years of operations for the Commonwealth. With a $4.2 billion shortfall, some hard choices had to be made. The budget is … Continue reading
Saunders campaign kickoff Sunday
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).
Friday fun: what’s your hillbilly name?
Your Hillbilly Name Is: Big Bessie Dallas Ain’tcha got one better’n that un Hillbilly Name Generator
American Idol Results 03/11/10
Four more contestants – two females and two males – were eliminated from Season 9 of American Idol. Slowly, we are getting to the better part of the season. The first elimination was Katelyn. As I tweeted last night, I think she chose the right song – “I Feel the Earth Move” by Carole King. … Continue reading
Musings on the democratic process
Once the democratic process is corrupted, the scourge cannot be contained. You see, change isn’t always bad, and standing still can mean you’re actually falling behind. To improve the outcome, the folks who continue to do what’s always been done should be outvoted — or replaced. The two quotes above come from facing pages in … Continue reading
ICYMI: VA Gaywatch
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 … Continue reading
Who is McKinley Price?
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 … Continue reading
Shad Planking set for April 21
The 62nd Annual Shad Planking will be held on Wednesday, April 21, beginning at 2pm at the Wakefield Sportsman’s Club. The formal event starts at 4pm and the speaker will be former Senator and former Governor George Allen. Tickets are $20 if purchased before April 1 and $25 thereafter.
With friends like these…
… who needs enemies? The photo at left shows Norfolk Councilman Randy Wright at a McCain/Palin rally. Sitting next to him is Pam Brown, the president of the Norfolk Republican Party, and, I’m told, one of the co-chairs of his campaign. In the blog post which accompanies the photo, Pilot writer Kerry Dougherty calls him … Continue reading
Friday music
This oldie just seems, well, appropriate. Blades are long, clenched tight in their fist Aimin’ straight at your back And I don’t think they’ll miss (What they do) (They smile in your face) All the time they want to take your place The back stabbers (back stabbers) Full lyrics
DPVA JJ Speaker announced: Klobuchar
The senior U. S. Senator from Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar, has been secured as the speaker for the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner. This year’s event features a weekend of activities, but the dinner, to be held on Saturday, March 20 at the Richmond Convention Center, is always the marquee event. Tickets for the dinner are $150 … Continue reading
As if on cue: it ain’t about us
Just yesterday, I wrote: Lost in all of this is the reason they were elected in the first place: to represent us, not themselves, to the best of their ability. With rare exceptions, it’s not about us. Exhibit A: Changes to ethics rules in the General Assembly, which seemed almost a sure thing in the … Continue reading
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