Category: National

Democratic debate tonight on CNN

The candidates square off at 8pm tonight for yet another debate, this time in Las Vegas. All eyes will be on frontrunner Hillary Clinton to see if she can recover from her stumble in the Philadelphia debate on October 30. Look for more attacks on Hillary from John Edwards and Barack Obama. (Whatever happened to … Continue reading Democratic debate tonight on CNN →

And then there were three

Last Saturday, Republicans and Democrats held their nominating conventions remaining 1st Congressional District term of Jo Ann Davis. In short order, the Democrats nominated Phil Forgit. After a number of ballots, the Republicans nominated Rob Wittman (I don't see that he has a campaign website set up, but his bio can be read here.) As … Continue reading And then there were three →

National poll: Clinton >2:1 lead over Obama

The LA Times/Bloomberg poll was released Tuesday (pdf) and it shows a widening lead for Senator Hillary Clinton, mostly at the expense of Senator Barack Obama. Clinton picks up voters in nearly every demographic group. What's more, the poll shows Clinton leading the all of the Republican contenders, with a 10 point lead over Senator … Continue reading National poll: Clinton >2:1 lead over Obama →

Who is NOT running in the 1st?

With the death of Jo Ann Davis, the race on the Republican side for her 1st Congressional district seat is on. About seven or eight people have declared their intentions, including the infamous Dick Black, who is said to have gotten an apartment in the district in order to run. But the name missing from … Continue reading Who is NOT running in the 1st? →

Bring on Gilmore

Truthfully, I expected Tom Davis to step aside once the Republicans decided on a convention instead of a primary in choosing their nominee for the Senate seat of retiring Senator John Warner. Chris Cilizza reports that he's hearing that Davis could announce as much this week. That leaves former governor Jim Gilmore as the likely … Continue reading Bring on Gilmore →

It’s all good, right? Wrong!

From the AP via Yahoo: The calculus of living paycheck to paycheck in America is getting harder. What used to last four days might last half that long now. Pay the gas bill, but skip breakfast. Eat less for lunch so the kids can have a healthy dinner. No longer is the evidence anecdotal. The … Continue reading It’s all good, right? Wrong! →

Women political bloggers

If you were looking for a female perspective on politics, take a look at the list of blogs run by women compiled here. Some good ones in there 😉

I wasn’t alone

Lest anyone think I was the only one who received some pretty nasty comments over the Jena 6 affair, last Saturday's Virginian-Pilot reprinted an article by Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts. The local headline was much more tame - "Understand context of the Jena case" - than that of the original but the text was … Continue reading I wasn’t alone →

On SCHIP

I tend to stay away from national politics on this blog. There are many, many places across the net to read about those issues. But yesterday's veto by George Bush requires comment. This letter to the editor that appears in today's Virginian-Pilot sums up my feelings: The thing that separates human beings from all other … Continue reading On SCHIP →