Today's Pilot editorial discussed the effect that bloggers are having on the political landscape: If it was not already obvious to everyone, the Macaca fracas has cemented the Virginia blogosphere's role in the center ring of the political circus. Virginia blogger Not Larry Sabato (NotLarrySabato.typepad.com) broke the story. And the state's blogs from the right … Continue reading VP: Bloggers changing the rules
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Conservatives Without Conscience: Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of John Dean's book is entitled "Authoritarian Conservatism." Dean says that authoritarian conservatism has been around since America was founded, and our founding fathers were concerned about the vulnerability of a republic: ... they knew that "many republics in history, such as the Roman republic, had been replaced by despots," political scientist Jay … Continue reading Conservatives Without Conscience: Chapter 3
Behind the candidate: Jarding & Wadhams
From the Daily Press: "It is a shame that politics has degenerated to the point where the consultants and the spokespersons end up being quoted in all the stories," he [Larry Sabato] said. "You almost never hear from the candidates. It gives them plausible deniability if one of their aides says something that doesn't go … Continue reading Behind the candidate: Jarding & Wadhams
More to the Outrage story
I've been following the comments posted in the original story I posted yesterday about the Alabama Democrats overturning the election of Patricia Todd. As always, there is more to this story. From what I can determine, the district is a majority black one and person who presented the challenge was black. And the people making … Continue reading More to the Outrage story
Outrage
The Democratic Party is supposed to be the big tent party. All are welcome, we say. Or maybe not. Election of Alabama lesbian overturned by committee by PageOneQ The Democratic primary victory of Alabama lesbian Patricia Todd for a seat in the statehouse was overturned by a party committee tonight. The committee vote was 5-0. … Continue reading Outrage
Webb web ad on TV
So I was watching the news (WVEC) a few minutes ago and the reporter was talking about the George Allen situation and ran the YouTube video. Right behind that, they ran a copy of the Jim Webb web ad, straight from the Webb for Senate website. Hey - that's one way to get a web … Continue reading Webb web ad on TV
Outsourcing at the IRS
Do we have a deficit? Yes. Should we do all that we can to reduce it? Yes. So why would we outsource the collection of delinquent taxes and pay a commission to collections agencies when the IRS could better collect the money? Because we have idiots in Washington. From this story, we learn that the … Continue reading Outsourcing at the IRS
Going to try to get up a podcast
I attended yesterday's Coffee with the Candidate that Thelma Drake held at the Willow Oaks Library in Hampton. I recorded the event and I'm going to try to get a podcast of it up, once I figure out how.
Drake: First George, now Laura
PilotOnline is reporting that First Lady Laura Bush will be coming to Norfolk to raise money for 2nd District Congresswoman Thelma Drake. The event is set for breakfast on September 7 at the Norfolk Marriot. The White House and Drake's campaign would not confirm the visit, but The Virginian-Pilot obtained an invitation. While the NRCC … Continue reading Drake: First George, now Laura
About the M-word and the N-word
Ingrid posted this over at RK: The M-word is the equivalent of the N-word in the U.S. And it hurts when someone calls you the M-word. Over the last few days, I've seen numerous postings about these two words. I think I have seen the actual N-word written more times in the last few days … Continue reading About the M-word and the N-word
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