No, it's not Friday afternoon. But it is Take Out the Trash Day, at least according to LloydTheIdiot at Too Conservative. He has an interesting post about ten things we should throw out. His list is good - and already contains some of the items I would have listed, although in a slightly different order. … Continue reading Taking out the trash
I am sure that the practice of only taking parts of someone's article that you like and publicizing it to your advantage is not new. In fact, everyone does it at some point or another. This time, it is an example of our new Congressman, Robert Hurt (R-05) doing this, and leaving out his own … Continue reading Selective Bragging
Christina Nuckols is leaving The Virginian-Pilot to become editorial page editor at The Roanoke Times. In her latest column, printed in Sunday's paper, she muses about her 14 years covering Virginia politics in Richmond. And slips in this gem: Too many of my 14 legislative sessions have ended without anyone stopping to ask, "What did … Continue reading ICYMI: Nuckols nails the GA
And a lot of other things. My op-ed column this week for The Virginian-Pilot focused on the Virginia Public Access Project, a source of information about candidates and campaigns with which most political junkies are quite familiar. But it's not all about the money, even if everything is about the money. VPAP has done a … Continue reading Thanks to VPAP, we can follow the money
It is easy to see, from this map, why the political power in Virginia has shifted. The map, courtesy of Sabato's Crystal Ball, shows the population of the Commonwealth. Compare that, if you will, to that produced after the last census. It is easy to see the growing influence of Northern Virginia. One last map: … Continue reading Political map of Virginia
Norfolk federal public defender Arenda Wright Allen was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia. She was recommended by Virginia Senators Webb and Warner and is the first African American woman so appointed in the state.
The Washington Post has released more data from its recent poll of 1,180 adults in Virginia. The results are hardly surprising: 47% are in favor of gay marriage and 55% are in favor of gay couples being able to adopt. As Waldo Jaquith points out, it is the younger people who are making the difference. … Continue reading Post poll: support for gay marriage, adoption
Former Del. Phil Hamilton admitted on the stand today that he "misstated the facts"
Making the same arguments that I have for some time now, the editorial board of the Daily Press has come out in favor of eliminating constitutional officers. ... stop electing this [commissioner of the revenue] job and make it a staff position in the county finance department, where it — and the treasurer — belong.Every … Continue reading Daily Press: eliminate constitutional offices
The weekend of April 30-May 1, I was in Blacksburg, attending the League of Women Voters state convention. Among the attendees and the speakers of the convention was Elisabeth MacNamara, national president of the LWV. In her workshop Saturday morning, MacNamara cited information costs as one of the reasons people don't vote. In my op-ed … Continue reading Voter information costs
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