Thus screamed the 2 1/2 inch high front page headline in Friday's Virginian-Pilot. The accompanying article laid out how a simple malfunction created chaos for Hampton Roads drivers. A severe electrical and rain storm rolled across the bridge-tunnel Wednesday night, causing power outages and power surges. Apparently the power issues damaged a water main pump … Continue reading Carmageddon
Author: Vivian J. Paige
A former candidate, I've learned a lot about politics, both good and bad. I'd prefer more of the former and a lot less of the latter and I'm trying to do my part!
SCOTUS changes the game
Monday's Ricci ruling has been hailed and scorned throughout the press this week. Many of the articles have focused on the fact that a 3-member appellate panel which included Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor had been overturned. One of the best articles I've read on the topic, though, comes from Linda Greenhouse of The New … Continue reading SCOTUS changes the game
Business Leaders for Deeds
Senator Mark Warner joined Creigh Deeds today to announce the formation of "Business Leaders for Deeds," a bipartisan group which will be lead by Ted Leonsis of McLean. Leonsis is the owner of the Washington Capitals. The press release (below the fold) includes the names of members - so far - of this steering committee. … Continue reading Business Leaders for Deeds
Plans for the weekend
I'm trying to take a few days off from work - at least regular work. Still have plenty of other things to do around the house. like cleaning, cutting the grass, some weeding in my flower beds. But I'm going to try to make it to HarborFest this weekend. Town Point Park has undergone a … Continue reading Plans for the weekend
At 60
(Image courtesy of TPM) With the seating of Al Franken, Democrats now control a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. Or do we? Everything I've read leads me to believe this majority is a myth - that is, getting all 60 of them to agree on much simply isn't going to happen. And my own, albeit … Continue reading At 60
It’s a Tuesday thing
That's the only thing I can figure out. Either that, or he's about to come over from the dark side 😉 Seriously - we agree again? I came to the conclusion a few years back that an elected official who can never run for re-election is about as close to an appointed leader as there … Continue reading It’s a Tuesday thing
ActBlue: give through Twitter
ActBlue, the online contribution site used by many Democratic candidates and organizations, announced that you can now make contributions to your preferred candidate via Twitter. After setting up an ActBlue Express account, making contributions are easy. From its Twitter page: To give using your Twitter account, tweet: “donate $amount @candidate via @actblue“ Only one problem … Continue reading ActBlue: give through Twitter
ICYMI: Opinions on the governor’s race
The Washington Post asked some people for their opinion on the governor's race. Interesting mix of folks as well as a wide range of opinions. Give it a look.
Texting while driving
Come Wednesday, it will be a secondary offense to: 1. Manually enter multiple letters or text in the device as a means of communicating with another person; or 2. Read any email or text message transmitted to the device or stored within the device, provided that this prohibition shall not apply to any name or … Continue reading Texting while driving
Narrow vs broad: blogging and the FTC
Sunday's Virginian Pilot brought two opposing views on the FTC's proposed regulation of blogs, which I mentioned briefly in this post. The views were provided by J.R. Hoeft of Bearing Drift and yours truly. Hoeft posted his (unedited) op-ed on his blog last week, while mine (as printed in the paper) is below the fold. … Continue reading Narrow vs broad: blogging and the FTC
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