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!

The Pulpit Speaks: January 16, 1960

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. A few days ago I was made aware of the fact that 26 civilizations have come and gone during the history of mankind. These people have come and gone in many instances foiling … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: January 16, 1960 →

USS JFK to be mothballed

I have witnessed the launching of only one ship in my life, the USS John F. Kennedy. I recall vividly sitting on my father's shoulders at Newport News Shipbuilding, straining to see Caroline break the bottle of champagne over the ship's bow. Kennedy had been a hero to many, including my father, so it was … Continue reading USS JFK to be mothballed →

Saturday quickies

This turned out to be longer than I thought it would be 🙄 Included are my thought on these issues: Foley resigns Attempts to reinstate partner of Norfolk cop More polls Kaine business plan Kellam v Drake Equality Loudon on legal contracts Foley resigns The sanitzed AP version of the story on Mark Foley (R-FL) … Continue reading Saturday quickies →

OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan

Coming Sunday, Joel Rubin's On the Record will have the third candidate for Senate, Gail Parker, as a guest. (Would somebody let Parker know her site doesn't render properly in Firefox or Mozilla?) Parker's main issue is rail. Also on the show are VB Dems blogger and Young Democrat Sean Holihan, along with ODU College … Continue reading OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan →

SurveyUSA and Marshall Newman amendment

Included in the latest SurveyUSA poll is a question on the Marshall Newman amendment, Question 1 on the ballot. SurveyUSA changed its methodology when asking this question: SurveyUSA has gone from reading a summary of the ballot question to, today, reading no summary at all... It is wrong to infer that the number of "undecided" … Continue reading SurveyUSA and Marshall Newman amendment →

On the issues: Webb v Allen on stem cells

Here is second of the side-by-side analysis issued by the Webb campaign, this one on stem cells. As before, what do you think about this? Previously: Environment and energy Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, George Allen

Amendment news

Head over to Blogging the Amendment for some updates. The Arlington County Board and the Falls Church City Council have joined the chorus of those who see this amendment as going too far, writing discrimination into the Bill of Rights. They are urging their constituents to VoteNO on Ballot Question #1. I applaud these communities … Continue reading Amendment news →

Darden shooting: summary to be released

Despite calls from Mayor Paul Fraim and others, the full report of the State Police investigation into the matter will not be released. Instead, a summary will be released with an accompanying letter from the State Secretary of Public Safety John W. Marshall explaining why. Fraim expects to have the summary and the letter in … Continue reading Darden shooting: summary to be released →

Polls and more polls

Interesting poll results. First, SurveyUSA:   Then we have Zogby: And while not a political poll, or even a scientific one, we have this from the Virginian-Pilot:

An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere

As two black bloggers in the Virginia political blogsphere, we bring a unique perspective to the conversation regarding race that swirls around us. Each of our families have been in Virginia for more than 150 years, so we are well acquainted with the both with Virginia’s sordid past and its slow, steady move towards inclusion … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere →