I see that the Daou Report at Salon.com chose to link to my post earlier today about the Daily Press article on Jim Webb. So welcome to all of you! Come back and visit again. Oh and, that Paige, with an i 😉
Category: Politics
16,000 and 19,298: All politics is local
I spend a lot of time dealing with numbers. So it is only natural that the above two numbers jumped out at me. The first, 16,000, is the number of signatures presented to council yesterday by the Norfolk Tea Party II in their effort to convince council that the real estate tax rate should be … Continue reading 16,000 and 19,298: All politics is local
Norfolk Drinking Liberally tomorrow
Don't forget that the Norfolk Drinking Liberally group meets tomorrow upstairs at the New Belmont. The "meeting" is from 5pm to 7pm. Come and share some holiday cheer! And while you're at it, put it on your calendar. The third Thursday of every month. Same time, same place 😉
Webb slams Bush
The full article in which Senator-elect Jim Webb was interviewed by the Daily Press is now online with the above headline. "He's a failed president," Webb said, when asked what he thinks of Bush. "He has two years to try to show some true leadership when it comes to rehabilitating the image of the United … Continue reading Webb slams Bush
Some stuff you may have missed
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore is setting up an exploratory committee for a run for the Republican nomination for president, saying that "A void exists," in that none of the candidates are conservatives. Why do I suspect that this will be a short-lived campaign? The Virginian-Pilot editorial today weighs in on the $600,000 overpayment made … Continue reading Some stuff you may have missed
Webb: Bush “a failed president”
Senator-elect Jim Webb was interviewed by the Daily Press this afternoon. Among his remarks were the comment that Bush is "a failed president." The brief article points out that Webb is willing to work with the president, although he is leery of increasing the number of troops in Iraq.
Videoblog: The Direction
Catch the latest show about the blogosphere and the internet in general over at The Direction. This is a weekly videoblog that gets posted on Mondays. I need to keep my eye on this one. Some interesting stuff there.
New DCCC Chair
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has announced a new chairman and it is Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. Van Hollen arrived in Congress in 2002. He worked alongside outgoing Chair Rahm Emanuel, focusing on candidate recruitment and as co-chair of the "Red to Blue" program of the DCCC. As previously announced, Emanuel will be … Continue reading New DCCC Chair
Reminder: Workshop for females
Just a reminder that the deadline to apply for the upcoming Running to Win Workshop is this Friday, December 22. The details on the workshop can be found in this post.
Billy Robinson dead at 64
Former Norfolk Delegate William P. "Billy" Robinson, Jr. has died. Robinson served in the legislature for 20 years, until his defeat by Winsome Sears in 2001. (Coincidentally, the Pilot did a piece on Sears today.) I have previously written about Robinson's brilliant career and my hopes that he would find a way back into politics. … Continue reading Billy Robinson dead at 64
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