There is going to be a Vote NO! rally at GMU this Thursday, October 5 in the courtyard outside the Johnson Center. Details are available here. Keynote speaker will be civil rights leader and GMU professor Roger Wilkins. The rally starts at 6pm. Head on over and show your support!
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Are Republicans sabotaging Allen?
George Allen, the incumbent Republican senator, finds himself locked in a close race with Democratic challenger Jim Webb. When this race started, it was supposed to be a cakewalk for Allen, who was high on the list of contenders for the nomination for President in 2008. But since August 11, the day of the fateful … Continue reading Are Republicans sabotaging Allen?
Foley: “I am an alcoholic”
Embattled former U.S. Congressman Mark Foley has checked himself into alcohol rehab: "I strongly believe that I am an alcoholic and have accepted the need for immediate treatment for alcoholism and other behavioral problems," Foley said in a statement I hope the facility doesn't just treat his alcoholism. The man has bigger problems. Technorati Tags: … Continue reading Foley: “I am an alcoholic”
Party building: Is Dean right?
Way back in June, I started writing this post after seeing DukieDem's interesting diary over at Raising Kaine on the pyramid of party politics. It has been sitting in my drafts with the title "The 5 tiers of party politics." I have been thinking about this for a while, but today's NY Times article prompted … Continue reading Party building: Is Dean right?
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
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
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:
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