The Virginian-Pilot had an interesting article on Redskins safety Troy Vincent today. Vincent has set up a community development corporation in his home town of Trenton, NJ. Uncomfortable with the possibility of being seen as a "knight in shining armor," Vincent and his wife, Tommi, were not satisfied with just donating money here and there. … Continue reading Good story of the day: Troy & Tommi Vincent
Category: National
Webb v Bush: BJS has the goods
I have not commented on the now infamous exchange between President George Bush and Virginia Senator-elect Webb, mainly because it seems that all of what I have read about the incident has come via partisan sources. To my knowledge, no one who observed the incident has commented so I've been content to let the rest … Continue reading Webb v Bush: BJS has the goods
Panel recommends against verified voting
The federal panel charged with writing the guidelines for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission rejected a proposal that would have required voting machines to have a paper trail or another independent means of verifying election results. Some of the members who voted against the proposal said that they support paper trails but don't think the … Continue reading Panel recommends against verified voting
Playing dirty
Republicans had hired a telemarketing firm to place hundreds of hang-up calls to phone banks for the Democratic Party and the Manchester firefighters union, a nonpartisan group offering rides to the polls. Service was disrupted for nearly two hours. No excuse for such behavior. None. Nada. Nil. Zilch. And we wonder why so many people … Continue reading Playing dirty
Pursuing the 2008 nomination: Mike Gravel
As was pointed out to me, the first candidate to announce for the 2008 Democratic nomination for president is former Alaskan senator Mike Gravel, who announced his candidacy on April 17, 2006. Gravel served in the senate from 1969 to 1981 and was formerly the speaker of the Alaskan House of Representatives. With a theme … Continue reading Pursuing the 2008 nomination: Mike Gravel
Shaming nonvoters into voting
Roger Chelsey, associate editor of the Virginian-Pilot's editorial page, relates in his op-ed piece today the story of a case of an attempt to shame nonvoters into casting ballots: In Tennessee recently, a black weekly newspaper took a page from that classic and affixed another "A" - for apathy - on individuals who didn't cast … Continue reading Shaming nonvoters into voting
2006 telephone tax refund
OK, so I generally don't post about tax stuff on this blog but I'm making an exception. If I've gotten one, I've gotten 20 phone calls or emails in the last day or so about the Telephone Tax Refund that will be on the 2006 tax returns. I actually wrote about this briefly back in … Continue reading 2006 telephone tax refund
Friday afternoon stuff
Just some stuff: NCDC breakfast. Tomorrow morning, 8:30am, Friendly's, 5764 East Virginia Beach Boulevard. Be there! Nancy Pelosi names Reyes to lead Intelligence Committee. Whew! I'm glad that's over. She wouldn't pick Harmon because they don't get along and she couldn't pick Hastings because of his baggage. Guess we'll learn a lot about Reyes soon. … Continue reading Friday afternoon stuff
Taking the oath using the Koran
A couple of nights ago, I was forwarded an American Family Association (AFA) Action Alert about the decision of Keith Ellison, a newly elected Democrat from Minnesota and the first Muslim elected to Congress, to use the Koran for his swearing-in ceremony rather than the Bible. The email reprints the entire text of an article … Continue reading Taking the oath using the Koran
Psychotic=Republican?
From the "I just couldn't pass this up" file comes this little gem via the Huffington Post and Tom Tomorrow: Lohse says his study is no joke. The thesis draws on a survey of 69 psychiatric outpatients in three Connecticut locations during the 2004 presidential election. Lohse’s study, backed by SCSU Psychology professor Jaak Rakfeldt … Continue reading Psychotic=Republican?
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