Category: Politics

First HRTA meeting

Mayor Paul Fraim of Norfolk, right, and Mayor Joe Frank of Newport News will serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively. TERESSA RERRAS | SPECIAL TO THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT The Virginian Pilot reported on the first meeting of the HRTA, which was held Wednesday. Interestingly enough, the topic of conversation was citizen input. The Hampton Roads … Continue reading First HRTA meeting →

Hillary in Richmond

Hillary Clinton was the only presidential candidate to show up on Wednesday for the National Association of Counties meeting held in Richmond. The Richmond Times report on the event can be found here. Below is a picture from the event, showing Clinton with Chesapeake Delegate Lionell Spruill, who has already endorsed her, and Portsmouth Clerk … Continue reading Hillary in Richmond →

Webb conference call on Commssion on Wartime Contracting

Senator Jim Webb just completed a conference call regarding the bill he and other freshman Senators introduced yesterday. The bill would establish a Commission on Wartime Contracting, with the goal of looking backwards at the contracting done in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as looking forward to how things can better be done in the … Continue reading Webb conference call on Commssion on Wartime Contracting →

Why is Hillary still the frontrunner?

Although Barack Obama managed to raise more money, Hillary Clinton remains the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. She leads in almost all of the polls. Real Clear Politics has her leading by an average of more than 14%. In this New York Post article, writer John Podhoretz says that Hillary will win the nomination. Hillary … Continue reading Why is Hillary still the frontrunner? →

New Richardson ad

Here's the latest ad from Democratic hopeful Bill Richardson. (h/t Just a Bump in the Beltway) Technorati Tags: Bill Richardson

From the mouths of babes…

... comes this: Today I started a blog because I was sick and tired of seeing al the negative news on TV, the newspaper and the internet. I think all the negative and bad news really makes people unhappy. So, I will focus on all the good things that are going on because I believe … Continue reading From the mouths of babes… →

Who’s going to chair RPV?

The three candidates are executive director Charlie Judd, former LG John Hager and RPVB chairman Chuck Smith. The latter two were at the Blogs United conference and spoke briefly. Smith is running hard for this position, passing out cards to everyone, even to folks like me who are not Republicans! In case you missed it, … Continue reading Who’s going to chair RPV? →

Kaine and CRFs

Since it became clear that the application of civil remedial fees to out-of-state drivers was removed by Governor Tim Kaine in cleaning up the transportation bill, Republican bloggers have been giddy. Somehow, I guess they think that this puts the blame for this mess on the Democrats. No, it doesn't. And even the Republican legislators … Continue reading Kaine and CRFs →