Category: Politics

Death Penalty

If any harm follows, then you shall give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. --- Exodus 21:23-25 According to Wikipedia, the "eye for an eye" phrase above expresses the opinion of retributive justice. In the United States, … Continue reading Death Penalty →

Smoking ban

The very first trip I ever took to the General Assembly was to accompany then-Delegate Thelma Drake to a committee hearing where I testified about the need to exercise control over credit card companies. I recall getting out of her car and lighting a cigarette. Upon reaching the doors of the building, I put my … Continue reading Smoking ban →

OTR: 04/01/07

Transportation is the topic of this week's On the Record. Joining host Joel Rubin will be State Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer, Suffolk Republican Delegate Chris Jones who was an architect of the highway bill and Mayor Ross Kearney of Hampton, which is not onboard on the regional authority and has called for local referendum … Continue reading OTR: 04/01/07 →

The Tale of Two Norfolks

(I received the following via email in regards to the recent shooting that took place at the Granby Theater. For background on this, see these articles 1, 2, 3, 4. The author of this piece wishes to remain anonymous but is a long-time resident of the city.) Early Wednesday morning a black man pulls a … Continue reading The Tale of Two Norfolks →

BTR: LG Bill Bolling

This week's edition of BlogTalkRadio with Jim Hoeft and me features the LG, Bill Bolling. Get your questions ready and call us at (718) 664-9599. The show airs at 7pm on Sunday.

I knew she wanted my vote but…

... I didn't realize why. Hillary Strategy: Get Black Female Voters. An ABC–Washington Post poll released last month shows that Hillary’s support among blacks has dropped dramatically (from 60 percent to 33 percent), and her support among women overall has dipped as well (from 49 percent to 40 percent)—owing almost exclusively to the fact that … Continue reading I knew she wanted my vote but… →

Kaine Blogger conference call

I had the pleasure of participating in a blogger conference call with Governor Tim Kaine yesterday. Others who participated included (click on link to read their take) Josh Chernilla and Lowell Feld of Raising Kaine, Ben Tribett of Not Larry Sabato, Kenton Ngo of 750 Volts, Bryan Scrafford, Jim Bacon of Bacon's Rebellion (1, 2, … Continue reading Kaine Blogger conference call →

Enough of the Harris Miller bashing

You know who you are. You're the ones that just can't stop beating a dead horse. Well, I'm more than a bit sick of it. Harris Miller stepped up to run for office when no one else was in the race. For that, he deserves our respect, not our scorn. Those of you who supported … Continue reading Enough of the Harris Miller bashing →