The Council on Foreign Relations interviewed Virginia Senator Jim Webb who is chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The video can be viewed here.
Category: National
Weiner: another flawed man
By now, you've no doubt seen the video of NY Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner's bizarre press conference yesterday. (If you haven't, you can watch the entire video, including the Q&A after his statement, here.) Weiner admitted that he sent the now infamous underwear photo, among other things. As an avid user of Twitter, I have … Continue reading Weiner: another flawed man
Quick links 06/03/11
News today: John Edwards indicted, pleads not guilty. How far they fall! It's been almost three years since I first became aware of what Edwards was up to. As despicable as his behavior was, the man's a jerk, not a felon. Sen. William Wampler retires. Have I gotten too cynical to believe that he is … Continue reading Quick links 06/03/11
Allen: yes or no?
Check out the latest video from the Democratic Party of Virginia on Republican senatorial candidate George Allen.
Bobby Scott, Scott Rigell cancel each other’s vote
Two members of the Hampton Roads Congressional delegation, Bobby Scott (D-3rd) and Scott Rigell (R-2nd) cast opposing votes on increasing the debt limit Tuesday. Scott voted in favor while Rigell voted against the symbolic vote. The real vote will take place in two months. In a press release, Scott said: I support a clean debt … Continue reading Bobby Scott, Scott Rigell cancel each other’s vote
Memorial Day 2011
From Wikipedia: Memorial Day is a United Statesfederal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who died in military service for their country. It began first to honor Union soldiers who died during the American Civil War. After … Continue reading Memorial Day 2011
Rigell doesn’t get Medicaid
That was the title of a letter to the editor printed in Monday's Virginian-Pilot in response to 2nd Congressional District Representative Scott Rigell's support of the Ryan budget plan. The fact is, around 65 percent of Medicaid spending goes to the care of the disabled and elderly — mostly for long-term care in nursing homes. … Continue reading Rigell doesn’t get Medicaid
But I thought we were broke?
Virginia Beach is getting $9 million from the feds for sand? I thought we were broke.
Taking out the trash
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
Selective Bragging
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
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