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!

Funny video

If you haven't seen this video, it's well worth six minutes of your time. I think it's hilarious. Enjoy 😆 (Truth is, I just discovered YouTube and the fact that WordPress has the ability to show these videos 8) )

Miller & Webb on Hardball

The Richmond Report has a look at the above, which aired live at 5pm and repeated at 7pm. But perhaps the most stunning moment came at the end, when Matthews started grilling the two candidates about the upcoming presidential contest. "Final question. if you had to vote right now on a piece of paper in … Continue reading Miller & Webb on Hardball →

JFK papers & photos coming to the internet

Today, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum announced a project to make available on the internet 48 million pages of documents, 400,000 photos and 1,200 hours of video. They expect these items to be available in 18 months. Getting the remainder of the items online is expected to take a decade. I'm a … Continue reading JFK papers & photos coming to the internet →

Inherited Wealth Tax

That's a much better name for the estate tax than the "death tax" that was coined by those wishing to repeal it. The measure failed today in the US Senate. Commonwealth Commonsense has a great post up on this.

Problems with 2004 elections

From AP: A study of the 2004 election by the Government Accountability Office concludes that paper ballots continued to be used extensively by small jurisdictions, many polling places struggled to manage heavy early voting and new federal requirements for voter identification were applied unevenly by local officials across the country. Yeah, we kinda heard this … Continue reading Problems with 2004 elections →

New Hampton Roads blogger

I see we have another blogger in the Hampton Roads area. The blog, Hampton Roads Politics, was just launched yesterday. The blogger, who only identifies himself or herself as "Insider" has a few posts up. Check it out. Welcome to the blogsphere! We need more voices in this area.

Boss Burfoot

In a followup to the actions of council on Tuesday, which I wrote about here, today's Pilot has an editorial about Anthony Burfoot's actions and those of the council who went along with him. After Tuesday's City Council meeting, Norfolk needs to rewrite its "Come Home to Norfolk" housing slogan. In the interest of truth … Continue reading Boss Burfoot →

NCDC Meeting

I attended the Norfolk City Democratic Committee meeting tonight. Unlike our Virginia Beach counterparts, we only meet once a month, on the first Wednesday. One of our speakers tonight was a Webb representative. This is the very first time anyone from the Webb campaign has visited the NCDC meetings. (I believe a Virginia Beach supporter … Continue reading NCDC Meeting →

Washington, D.C. Building & Construction Trades Council Endorses Harris Miller for U.S. Senate

I just received this press release: U.S. Senate candidate Harris Miller today received the endorsement of the Washington, D.C. Building and Construction Trades Council for the Democratic Senate primary on June 13th. The Council, which represents 15,000 union families in Northern Virginia, issued the following statement: “The Washington, D.C. Building and Construction Trades Council is … Continue reading Washington, D.C. Building & Construction Trades Council Endorses Harris Miller for U.S. Senate →