What an absolute waste of precious time. Not being a morning person, it's hard enough to get up as it is. And this time of the year -- for me at least -- taking an hour out of days that are already too short is ridiculous. I'll repeat my annual request: pick one time and … Continue reading Spring forward
Category: National
What Matters February editorial roundtable
The monthly editorial roundtable for What Matters TV will air tonight at 8:30pm on WHRO. Joining host Cathy Lewis in the studio will be Don Luzzatto of the Virginian Pilot, Brian Kirwin of Bearing Drift, and yours truly. The Daily Press' Kimball Payne will provide commentary via satellite from Richmond. The show will be available … Continue reading What Matters February editorial roundtable
Best roundup of the NSOTU speech
I've read a lot of the comments about President Obama's speech last night but I think this is one of the best. But I had the feeling throughout the speech that there was nothing new here and that he wasted an opportunity to explain things in ways that would have restored confidence not just in … Continue reading Best roundup of the NSOTU speech
The American Form of Government
This is an interesting video. (If the video does not display properly, you can watch it here.) Thoughts?
Poverty in Virginia
The Commonwealth Institute and Voices for Virginia's Children issued a report today (pdf) in which they warn that our worsening economic conditions will result in thousands more Virginians living in poverty. From the press release: Forecasting for the first time the impact of the current recession's rising unemployment on the number of Virginians forced into … Continue reading Poverty in Virginia
Opinion, please: An invasion of privacy?
A front page story in Sunday's Virginian Pilot raised an interesting question. Game wardens had put a hidden camera in a tree, pointed at VanKesteren's soybean fields, after receiving a complaint about protected birds getting caught in predator traps. The camera wasn't just placed in any tree: it was placed in a tree on Steve … Continue reading Opinion, please: An invasion of privacy?
Republican polling
No idea how I ended up on the list but I've been polled by Republicans a couple of times in the last few days. First, it was former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, representing American United for Life Action. Then last night, it was Chuck Smith, who is running for Congress in 2010. In both cases, … Continue reading Republican polling
Three years
As the little graphic near the bottom of my sidebar reminds me, today marks three years since I started this blog. During that time, I have written almost 3,000 posts, you have provided nearly 19,000 comments and more than 661,000 views. While I remain committed to the ideas of Thomas Jefferson as quoted in my … Continue reading Three years
The politics of destruction
The Miami Herald's Leonard Pitts has an interesting column reprinted in Monday's Virginian Pilot (original here) in which he addresses a reader named Doug. Doug is just the voice of many who criticized Pitts for criticizing Limbaugh. Pitts hones in, though, on something that others have mentioned but bears repeating (emphasis mine): He seems to … Continue reading The politics of destruction
What Matters TV: January editorial roundtable
This month's editorial roundtable had regulars Don Luzzato from The Virginian Pilot and yours truly joined by columnist Pat Murphy, who subbed for BD's Brian Kirwin. The fourth regular, Kimball Payne of The Daily Press, was interviewed via satellite from the General Assembly. We covered abunch of stuff, including transportation, early voting, and the inaugural. … Continue reading What Matters TV: January editorial roundtable
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