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!

AG bloggers’ conference call

Attorney General Bob McDonnell held a conference call this afternoon with bloggers and at least one member of the main stream media. The main purpose of the call was to give the AG the opportunity to discuss the accomplishments of his office, the third largest law firm in Virginia, over the past year and to … Continue reading AG bloggers’ conference call →

OTR 12/30: The rookies

This Sunday's On the Record will feature appearances by three Hampton Roads rookie Delegates: Joe Bouchard (D-83rd), Bobby Mathieson (D-21st) and Brenda Pogge (R-96th). No doubt part of the discussion will be about this article, in which Bouchard and Mathieson (along with Senator-elect Ralph Northam) discussed the challenges of juggling a part time job in … Continue reading OTR 12/30: The rookies →

My legislative agenda: verifiable voting

I mentioned in an earlier post that I was going to roll out my legislative agenda. This is the fifth - and last- in the series. I can't think of anything in our democracy that is more important than making sure that every vote is counted and counted correctly. In 2005, S. 450 was introduced … Continue reading My legislative agenda: verifiable voting →

No delay to the start of tax season – for most

With the AMT freeze now the law, the IRS has announced that there will be no delay to the start of tax season for most taxpayers. Feb. 11 is the target date for those who need to file certain AMT-related forms. Although as many as 13.5 million taxpayers will not be able to file their … Continue reading No delay to the start of tax season – for most →

Candidate statements on Bhutto assassination

Some of the presidential candidates have issued statements on this morning's assassination of Benazir Bhutto. First the Democratic contenders: Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John Edwards Joe Biden Chris Dodd Bill Richardson I couldn't find anything on the websites of Dennis Kucinich or Mike Gravel. The Republican candidates: John McCain Mitt Romney Rudy Guiliani Mike Huckabee … Continue reading Candidate statements on Bhutto assassination →

Nye featured in Pilot

Glen Nye was the topic of an article in today's Virginian Pilot. The article was a profile on this 33-year-old Norfolk man, who has recently returned to the area after some 10 years abroad, most recently, nine months in Iraq with the U.S. Agency for International Development. After graduating from Norfolk Academy and Georgetown University, … Continue reading Nye featured in Pilot →

Most admired: Bush, Hillary Clinton

Talk about schizophrenia! Look at the latest Gallup poll results. The most admired man in the US? President George Bush. The most admired woman? NY Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. According to the AP: The poll, released Wednesday, asked participants an open-ended question, allowing them to respond with any names that came to … Continue reading Most admired: Bush, Hillary Clinton →

Davis’ widower supportive of HU cancer center

The Virginian-Pilot today ran an op-ed piece* on the new proton therapy cancer center being constructed by Hampton University. The author of the piece is Chuck Davis, the widower of 1st Congressional district representative Jo Ann Davis. When you’ve lost a father, mother and wife to cancer, all between the ages of 57 and 62, … Continue reading Davis’ widower supportive of HU cancer center →

New news IQ quiz

If you recall, we all took a news IQ quiz a while back. Pew now has a new one. Head on over and take it. And let us know how you did 😉 Me? I got 11 out of 12. Guess I need to pay more attention to the Dow Jones 😦 h/t Johnny Camacho