My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The resignation of Puckett, followed by the defeat of Cantor and then the passage of a budget all happened in one week. Today, we await the governor's action on the budget. One thing for sure: Virginia politics is never boring. Whatever the governor does is … Continue reading ICYMI: Virginia’s full week of electoral aftershocks
It's been a really, really busy week. A few things that have caught my eye in between everything: NYT: "Who Gets to Graduate?" - Income, it seems, is a pretty good predictor. VP: "Virginia GOP executive under state investigation" - This will be interesting to watch. WP: "How gerrymandered is your district?" - At 79.26, … Continue reading Quick hits 5/23/14
A Quinnipiac poll released today has current U.S. Senator Mark Warner up 46% to 31% over presumed Republican nominee Ed Gillespie. Lots of talk about Warner being below 50% - and while that is something to consider, another number jumped out at me: Wait - who are the 18% of Dems who haven't heard enough … Continue reading Warner has work to do
Ronald Reagan paraphrased John Adams when he said, "Facts are stubborn things." Adams had continued: "whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. In it, I discuss something that has … Continue reading ICYMI: Facts aren’t optional
Texas joins the chorus of states where a federal judge has declared its marriage equality ban unconstitutional. Meanwhile, here in Virginia, the ACLU, which has a separate lawsuit pending in the Western District of Virginia, is seeking to join with the Bostic case in the Eastern District, although it doesn't look like an amicable pairing. … Continue reading Texas, too
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In it, I took a look at the changes to the Voting Rights Act that have been introduced in the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (pdf). One of the more insightful summaries of the bill can be found here. Take note of the update … Continue reading ICYMI: Strengthening the Voting Rights Act
We set aside today, the third Monday in January, to honor the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On the editorial page today, The Virginian-Pilot printed quotes from some of his speeches. My favorite is not the one for which he is most famous; instead, I prefer "Remaining Awake Through A … Continue reading Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ed Gillespie, longtime Republican Party activist and currently the chair of the Republican State Leadership Committee, spoke this morning at the Republican Party of Norfolk breakfast. Gillespie is considering a run for U.S. Senate against popular Democrat Mark Warner. I tried - without success - to get him to confirm that he is definitely in … Continue reading Audio Ed Gillespie: Kaine &Warner “Each cast the deciding vote”
I was reading through the comments on this article and couldn't help but notice the number of them that alluded to the presence of bias in the newspaper. This one, by "Mr. Jefferson" really caught my eye: Around 85 percent of those who work in the news media identify themselves as Democrats. Really? Where in … Continue reading What media bias?
Completely forgot to include this in the list the earlier post. But this one is worth a post of its own. Want to know how we got here? Read this.
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