Via 7 West, we learn that young blogger James Martin of The Virginia Progressive has made the Dean's List. Congratulations, James! Good job! UPDATE: It appears that we have other Dean's List bloggers in our midst. Congrats to Dannyboy and Bryan Scrafford as well. Any other Dean's List students out there? Leave your names in … Continue reading Congrats to James Martin, Dannyboy & Bryan Scrafford
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!
More on Joannou challenger comes to light
As I mentioned earlier, Delegate Johnny Joannou (D-79th) is facing a primary challenger in 2007. Sean has more information on Henry Light, who has now filed. Joannou, who began his second stint in the House of Delegates in 1998 (previously served 1976-1983), served in the Senate (1984-1991) before being ousted by Fred Quayle, who himself … Continue reading More on Joannou challenger comes to light
Welch R-21st supports gas tax hike for roads
Delegate John Welch III said Thursday that he supports a 10-cents per gallon increase in the gas tax to pay for transportation. Welch, a Republican from Virginia Beach, has been an ardent opponent of any tax increases. According to the Virginian-Pilot, his change of heart took place on Election Day. "I worked the polls for … Continue reading Welch R-21st supports gas tax hike for roads
Planned updates to the DPVA website
I was one of the bloggers invited to a conference call with the Democratic Party of Virginia yesterday. As a general rule, I treat phone calls and emails as "not for publication" things. (Blame it on my IRS background where privacy protection was drilled into our heads from Day 1.) However, having been named by … Continue reading Planned updates to the DPVA website
More welcomes to The Moderate Voice & IMAO readers
Hello to all of you! Enjoy your visit and come back soon 😉
Welcome to Salon.com Daou Report readers
I see that the Daou Report at Salon.com chose to link to my post earlier today about the Daily Press article on Jim Webb. So welcome to all of you! Come back and visit again. Oh and, that Paige, with an i 😉
16,000 and 19,298: All politics is local
I spend a lot of time dealing with numbers. So it is only natural that the above two numbers jumped out at me. The first, 16,000, is the number of signatures presented to council yesterday by the Norfolk Tea Party II in their effort to convince council that the real estate tax rate should be … Continue reading 16,000 and 19,298: All politics is local
Norfolk Drinking Liberally tomorrow
Don't forget that the Norfolk Drinking Liberally group meets tomorrow upstairs at the New Belmont. The "meeting" is from 5pm to 7pm. Come and share some holiday cheer! And while you're at it, put it on your calendar. The third Thursday of every month. Same time, same place 😉
Webb slams Bush
The full article in which Senator-elect Jim Webb was interviewed by the Daily Press is now online with the above headline. "He's a failed president," Webb said, when asked what he thinks of Bush. "He has two years to try to show some true leadership when it comes to rehabilitating the image of the United … Continue reading Webb slams Bush
Some stuff you may have missed
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore is setting up an exploratory committee for a run for the Republican nomination for president, saying that "A void exists," in that none of the candidates are conservatives. Why do I suspect that this will be a short-lived campaign? The Virginian-Pilot editorial today weighs in on the $600,000 overpayment made … Continue reading Some stuff you may have missed
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