Category: Politics

The second half

I gave up. The posturing of the candidates was a bit too much for me to watch. Chris Cillizza live-blogged the debate. Check out his commentary. UPDATE: Check out Kevin Drum for his thoughts on the debate.

Half-time of the Republican debate

Let's just say that none of these guys should be president. Boy, did they all wimp out on the DADT policy of the military. Basic answer was to leave it up to the military leaders. Funny how they don't want to leave Iraq to them. Gotta admit that I loved Rep. Tom Tancredo's answer about … Continue reading Half-time of the Republican debate →

Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light

In the other pair of op eds in today's Virginian Pilot, incumbent Democratic Delegate Johnny Joannou and challenger Henry Light square off. Joannou attempts to answer the original question as to why he is a Democrat: I believe that government should be responsible to the people and that their tax dollars should be spent wisely. … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Joannou v Light →

Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey

Incumbent Republican Senator Fred Quayle and challenger Richard Ramsey got a chance to woo voters in that district in a pair of op eds that appeared in today's Virginian Pilot. Quayle, who has been in the Senate since 1992, took the opportunity to lay out his record: Virginia has led the country in many areas … Continue reading Dueling op eds: Quayle v Ramsey →

VPAP $10,000+ PAC contributors — including Wm Jefferson

So I'm perusing Waldo's Virginia Political Blogs Aggregator and run across a posting by the fine folks over at VPAP that mentions that the latest $10,000+ contributions to PACs is up. I click on the link - broken 😦 Nevertheless, I located the report and notice that the list goes all back to October 2006. … Continue reading VPAP $10,000+ PAC contributors — including Wm Jefferson →

‘Nuff said

Contender Chris Dodd put together this chart which shows the amount of time that each candidate got in last night's debate. The fact that "moderator" Wolf Blitzer got the third highest total should tell you something. Look - we all know that the MSM has decided that Obama, Clinton and Edwards are the only candidates … Continue reading ‘Nuff said →

Northam raises another $100K

Ralph Northam, our next senator from the 6th district, will be filing his financial report showing about $100,000 raised since the last reporting period. This brings his total raised to $270,000! The report will also show about $210,000 cash on hand as of May 30. Way to go, Ralph! As of the end of the … Continue reading Northam raises another $100K →

Bouchard reception with Kaine 6/9

Please join us at a reception to benefit Joe Bouchard Candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates with special guest Tim Kaine Saturday, June 9th 5:30 to 7:30 pm Pavilion Center Atrium 2101 Parks Avenue Virginia Beach (located at the end of I-264 near the Oceanfront) For more information or to RSVP, call 757-437-5466.