Category: Politics

Delegate Lionell Spruill

In case you missed today's Pilot, they did a front page, below-the-fold article on Delegate Lionell Spruill, Sr. (D-77th) that is worth a read. Included in the article is this chart (click to enlarge) which shows just how hard Delegate Spruill works on behalf of his candidates. Spruill is a hard worker. His pancake breakfasts … Continue reading Delegate Lionell Spruill →

Drinking liberally: Norfolk & Va Beach

Over at VBDems, there is an announcement of the Virginia Beach gathering of Drinking Liberally, which will be held tonight. The Norfolk group will hold its meeting this Thursday, November 16, from 5-7pm upstairs at the New Belmont in Ghent at 21st & Colonial. Go ahead and put this third Thursday of the month event … Continue reading Drinking liberally: Norfolk & Va Beach →

Disgraceful

Just back from a meeting about ethics and while perusing the Virginia Political Blogs aggregator, I ran across this post about the behavior of Republicans in Maryland. Steele, however, is ensnared in an incipient election scandal that we haven't heard the last of yet. [...] Shortly before the election, the campaigns of both Steele and … Continue reading Disgraceful →

Post-election podcast

Bearing Drift has up the post-election podcast recorded last night. Joining Jim & Squeaky Wheel in the conversation were Brian Kirwan, Republican political consultant, Ben Tribbet and yours truly. Check it out 😉

Negative ads: this needs fixing

Like nearly everyone in the country, I'm sick of the negative advertising that permeates campaign season. Around here, they started running early, with the Moveon ads. In today's Daily Press, op-ed writer John Miller offers some suggestions for making the ads go away: Require candidates appearance in the ads. "If they want to call their … Continue reading Negative ads: this needs fixing →

AMT and the middle class

Since Jerry Furham doesn't allow comments on his blog, I figured I'd answer his post about alternative minimum tax here. In it, Jerry asserts that AMT doesn't affect the middle class and challenges the Washington Post to produce any middle class Virginian it affects. Well, as a CPA in Virginia, I could produce a list … Continue reading AMT and the middle class →

What’s next for Allen?

There is some speculation that yesterday's concession speech by George Allen was actually the start of his 2008 campaign - to replace a retiring John Warner. If that is the case, there are going to be some upset folks. I'm hearing that Tom Davis and Jim Gilmore both have their eyes on that seat. Will … Continue reading What’s next for Allen? →