It has been 47 years since John Fitzgerald Kennedy, our 35th president, was assassinated in Dallas. Two years ago, I wrote about what I remembered from that time, and how my family's move to Virginia is inextricably linked. Today, Kennedy has been dead longer than he lived - he was but 46 when he died, … Continue reading Remembering JFK
Category: National
Friday fun: test your news IQ
Not so bad, really. Can't believe I missed the spending question. I'm going to blame it on being still half-asleep. Take the quiz here.
Get ready for a Republican governor 2013
I've been saying privately for a year now that Virginia is looking at a having a Republican governor in 2013. Yesterday's release of a poll showing Barack Obama ahead of all of the Republican candidates polled just adds a little more fuel to it. Recall this from an earlier post: 1976 – Jimmy Carter (D) … Continue reading Get ready for a Republican governor 2013
Veterans Day 2010
From History of Veterans Day: In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the … Continue reading Veterans Day 2010
Opinion, please: Olbermann suspension
Unless you've been under a rock, you know of the suspension of Keith Olbermann from MSNBC, the result of his making three contributions to Democratic candidates. NBC has a policy prohibiting such donations without prior approval, which Olbermann did not seek. Regardless of whether you like the man - and his politics - or not, … Continue reading Opinion, please: Olbermann suspension
Opportunity lost
Over the past two years, Democrats had the opportunity to effect real change and they punted. Paul Krugman says it better than I could: So, we’re already getting the expected punditry: Obama needs to end his leftist policies, which consist of … well, there weren’t any, but he should stop them anyway. What actually happened, … Continue reading Opportunity lost
Bloggers panel at Civics Summit
The Virginia Civics Summit is being held in Richmond today, November 8, from 9am to 3:30pm. Kicking things off will be a blogger's panel comprised of Virginia bloggers and moderated by yours truly. (Yeah - it will be like herding cats 😉 ) You can watch the entire summit live, including the panel, at the … Continue reading Bloggers panel at Civics Summit
Why Rigell won
Scott Rigell won election to Congress with more than 53% of the vote in a three-way race. He became the Republican nominee after winning a six-way primary in June with less than 40% of the vote. Despite early objections to his campaign by members of both the Republican Party and the Tea Party, his win … Continue reading Why Rigell won
It’s not really a spectator sport
Politics, that is. The above is the title of my latest column, which appeared in Thursday's Virginian-Pilot. For those who are not familiar, the stats I cited can be found on the State Board of Elections website. Exit poll interpretations are all over the web, but the data can be found here.
Why Nye lost
Since Saturday, September 4, I've had this post sitting in my drafts. I've cleaned it up a bit and added a little bit of new information but the substance from two months ago remains. No, I'm not clairvoyant, but it was clear to me - from all that I had observed around the district - … Continue reading Why Nye lost
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