Month: July 2006

Former Democratic chairman dead at 77

Joseph T. Fitzpatrick, the state Democratic party chairman during the 1970s, died Wednesday. He was the party's nominee for Congress in 1970 and served as a state senator from Norfolk from 1976 to 1981. The next 20 years of his career were spent as City Treasurer, a job from which he retired in 2001. According … Continue reading Former Democratic chairman dead at 77 →

New HR Blog: Mosquito Blog

Another mysterious poster from Hampton Roads joins the ranks of us talking about politics around here: Mosquito Blog. Head on over and make him (her?) feel welcome 😉

Kaine wants input on workforce issues

Patrick O. Gottschalk, who serves as secretary of commerce and trade, and Daniel G. LeBlanc, senior work force advisor will be holding a series of six meetings around the Commonwealth to gather information on economic development and workforce improvement. The Hampton Roads meeting will be held on August 2 from 9 am to 12:30 pm … Continue reading Kaine wants input on workforce issues →

Brian Moran: Live blog Thursday 7/13

Delegate Brian Moran, the House Minority Caucus chairman whose 46th House district covers part of of Fairfax County and part of Alexandria, will be here for a live blog session on Thursday, July 13, at 3:30. Feel free to leave any questions or comments you have for Delegate Moran here. UPDATE: I intend to keep … Continue reading Brian Moran: Live blog Thursday 7/13 →

Enterprising Iowa Democrats

Not sure how I missed this. Sunday, the Washington Post reported about how the Iowa Democratic party is using the upcoming 2008 primary to raise a bit of cash: sell access to the party's voter file. Having good voter data is a critical component of any campaign. For the unfamiliar, the data is used for … Continue reading Enterprising Iowa Democrats →

Must see video: Conservatives Without a Conscience

John Dean discusses his book, "Conservatives Without a Conscience" with MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. In researching the book, Dean, former counsel to President Richard Nixon, came across a 50-year-old academic study. Dean believes that the study helps to explain the move to the right by the Republican Party: the members are more likely to follow authoritarian … Continue reading Must see video: Conservatives Without a Conscience →

Blognetnews.com

Another news aggregator joins the blogshpere today, forcing me to create a category in my blogroll just for them 🙂 Blognetnews.com is in beta but currently offers a quick look at the news around the Virginia blogsphere and has some cool features like Hottest Comments, Most Linked Blogs, and Most Active Blogs. Head on over … Continue reading Blognetnews.com →

Daily Press opinion: “Deactivated”

Yesterday's opinion in the Daily Press deals with the issue of the Marshall/Newman amendment. One of the arguments in favor of the amendment is to deal with the possibility of so-called "activist judges" in Virginia. (Of course, the fact that no such judges exist in Virginia is of no consequence to supporters of the amendment.) … Continue reading Daily Press opinion: “Deactivated” →

Riddick chosen Vice Mayor

It took the Norfolk City Council seven ballots but they agreed today to make Paul Riddick vice mayor, as discussed here. The deciding vote was cast by Barclay Wynn, who voted for nobody on the first six ballots. Joining him in support of Riddick were Mayor Paul Fraim, W. Randy Wright and Don Williams. Supporting … Continue reading Riddick chosen Vice Mayor →