Category: National

Judicial selection

Much discussion was had last year about the selection of judges in Virginia, particularly surrounding the selection in Norfolk. This year, the conversation has been a little under the radar but continues nonetheless. Judges are selected by the General Assembly and as this article points out, the process is far from being non-political. Sunday's Parade … Continue reading Judicial selection →

Nader in

(Because somebody called me this morning and woke me up at the ungodly hour of 8:30am on the first day I've had to sleep late in three weeks) I watched Meet the Press this morning and heard Ralph Nader announce that he is running for president. Nader, who will celebrate his 74th birthday next week, … Continue reading Nader in →

NYT on McCain: followup

The New Republic has a fascinating story up about what went on at The New York Times in the months leading up to their story on Republican presidential hopeful John McCain. What happened? The publication of the article capped three months of intense internal deliberations at the Times over whether to publish the negative piece … Continue reading NYT on McCain: followup →

Debate open thread

Thank goodness for TiVo! I'm been buried in work and had planned to sit down and watch American Idol when it dawned on me that the debate on CNN was coming on at the same time. So I'm watching the debate and recording my favorite entertainment.

Hillary Live! Monday, February 25

Join Hillary Clinton at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium this Monday, February 25. The event starts at 6:30pm and the doors open at 5:45pm. Tickets start at $25. For more information and to RSVP, go here.

A Rotten Way to Pick a President

The Washington Post had article in the Sunday edition with the above title. In it, the authors give a bit of history on how we came to choose presidential nominees by the system of caucuses and primaries: The old ways [of allowing party bosses to chose the nominees] were unfair and autocratic, of course. But … Continue reading A Rotten Way to Pick a President →

Opinion, please: Republicans voting for Obama

I've been hearing about Republicans crossing over and voting in the Democratic primary for Obama. Since I didn't witness such behavior at my own precinct while I was there (and, in fact, my precinct captain called me later in the evening to say he hadn't seen any of the usual Republicans at our precinct), I … Continue reading Opinion, please: Republicans voting for Obama →