Category: Local

Help me out here

Like lots of folks, I looked at campaign finance reports Tuesday morning. In particular, I checked out a number of the reports for local candidates. I immediately noticed that the report of Hank Giffin, Republican challenger in the 87th, was in error, along with a lot of the others. By late yesterday, I found that … Continue reading Help me out here →

Deadline: VBDC JJ Dinner

Today, June 6, is the deadline for mailing your check if you plan to attend the Virginia Beach Democratic Committee's Jefferson Jackson Dinner. The event will feature former governor Mark Warner as the keynote speaker. What: VBDC JJ Dinner When: Wednesday, June 13, 2007, 7:00pm (general reception with cash bar starts at 6:30pm) Where: Wyndham … Continue reading Deadline: VBDC JJ Dinner →

Heretick v Bouchard in the 13th

Flying pretty much under the radar has been the race for the Democratic nomination in the 13th Senate district. Heck, even the State Board of Elections doesn't realize that there are two guys with the last name of Bouchard who are candidates! As of this writing, David Bouchard is not listed as a candidate and, … Continue reading Heretick v Bouchard in the 13th →

GOP Pez dispensers

Olivia said: The graphic gives me a chuckle … they all look like Pez dispensers. Ah, yes. That's exactly what they look like. And the biggest one of all - Wolf Blitzer. I do hope that CNN and Wolf are looking at these charts put together by the Chris Dodd campaign. Believe it or not, … Continue reading GOP Pez dispensers →

The second half

I gave up. The posturing of the candidates was a bit too much for me to watch. Chris Cillizza live-blogged the debate. Check out his commentary. UPDATE: Check out Kevin Drum for his thoughts on the debate.

Half-time of the Republican debate

Let's just say that none of these guys should be president. Boy, did they all wimp out on the DADT policy of the military. Basic answer was to leave it up to the military leaders. Funny how they don't want to leave Iraq to them. Gotta admit that I loved Rep. Tom Tancredo's answer about … Continue reading Half-time of the Republican debate →

Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light

In the other pair of op eds in today's Virginian Pilot, incumbent Democratic Delegate Johnny Joannou and challenger Henry Light square off. Joannou attempts to answer the original question as to why he is a Democrat: I believe that government should be responsible to the people and that their tax dollars should be spent wisely. … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light →

Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey

Incumbent Republican Senator Fred Quayle and challenger Richard Ramsey got a chance to woo voters in that district in a pair of op eds that appeared in today's Virginian Pilot. Quayle, who has been in the Senate since 1992, took the opportunity to lay out his record: Virginia has led the country in many areas … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey →