Category: Local

Warner’s pig roast

I attended former governor and future president Mark Warner's pig roast today. The event was held at Rappahannock Bend Farm in King George. I'm pretty bad at estimating crowd sizes but I'd say there was probably 1,000 people there from all over. The Virginia blogsphere was well represented - I had a chance to chat … Continue reading Warner’s pig roast →

Burning

Here is the first ad from the Commonwealth Coalition. (If you see a white space, YouTube is down.) I think it's a good ad. Help defeat the Marshall Newman amendment. Volunteer or contribute. And tell all your friends to Vote NO on NOvember 7.

Poor George Allen

I mean, the guy just can't get a break. Richmond Times Dispatch writer Michael Paul Williams says: After all, Allen is a tough sell as a Friend of Black People. The incumbent Allen, reared in Southern California, has spent much of his life carefully fashioning the persona of a Confederate-loving good ol' boy. And it … Continue reading Poor George Allen →

Miller Golf Tournament

Yesterday was the deadline to register for the 3rd Annual Senator Yvonne B. Miller Golf Tournament, which is to be held October 5. No doubt the Senator will take some late registrations 🙂 Register online or by email. Hope to see you there!

Ford shutting Norfolk plant year earlier

As has been speculated for some time now, the Pilot is reporting that Ford will be shutting down the Norfolk plant in 2007, instead of 2008. Although the story doesn't say so, I believe this information came from a webcast this morning that Ford held for employees and the media. Lackluster sales of the F-150 … Continue reading Ford shutting Norfolk plant year earlier →

Time, money, people

Successful campaign = time + money + people I've been wanting to write a post about this for a while. Unfortunately, time is something that is pretty scarce around here, with the 15th of the month deadlines I have each month. So this brief post will have to do. Time - the candidate has to … Continue reading Time, money, people →

Note to SurveyUSA: Mark ain’t John Warner

So I just got polled by SurveyUSA. Only problem was that the nice, automated female voice kept referring to Democrat John Warner instead of Democrat Mark Warner. One of the first series of questions was about approval/disapproval of various people - Bush, Kaine and Allen and John Warner. I didn't think much about it. But … Continue reading Note to SurveyUSA: Mark ain’t John Warner →

Ann Richards: 1933-2006

Former Texas governer Ann Richards died yesterday. Josh Israel, the former president of The Virginia Partisans, guest-blogs his thoughts on his her here.

Senate race update

Stay away from the web for a day and you miss a bunch of stuff. Here's a quick roundup on today's events: Rasmussen poll NLS is reporting that this poll shows Allen leading Webb 50% to 43%. The poll information is only available to subscribers. Survey USA This poll shows Allen ahead 48% to 45%, … Continue reading Senate race update →

Inaccuracy in the Pilot

I think everybody is aware that I am no fan of the Pilot. Even so, I still subscribe to and read the paper each day, as it is the only game in town. Today's article about Allen just got me, though: Webb's campaign also has accused Allen of "stealing" legislation proposed by Sen. Dick Durbin, … Continue reading Inaccuracy in the Pilot →