Category: Politics

USS JFK to be mothballed

I have witnessed the launching of only one ship in my life, the USS John F. Kennedy. I recall vividly sitting on my father's shoulders at Newport News Shipbuilding, straining to see Caroline break the bottle of champagne over the ship's bow. Kennedy had been a hero to many, including my father, so it was … Continue reading USS JFK to be mothballed →

Saturday quickies

This turned out to be longer than I thought it would be 🙄 Included are my thought on these issues: Foley resigns Attempts to reinstate partner of Norfolk cop More polls Kaine business plan Kellam v Drake Equality Loudon on legal contracts Foley resigns The sanitzed AP version of the story on Mark Foley (R-FL) … Continue reading Saturday quickies →

OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan

Coming Sunday, Joel Rubin's On the Record will have the third candidate for Senate, Gail Parker, as a guest. (Would somebody let Parker know her site doesn't render properly in Firefox or Mozilla?) Parker's main issue is rail. Also on the show are VB Dems blogger and Young Democrat Sean Holihan, along with ODU College … Continue reading OTR: Parker, YD Sean Holihan →

On the issues: Webb v Allen on stem cells

Here is second of the side-by-side analysis issued by the Webb campaign, this one on stem cells. As before, what do you think about this? Previously: Environment and energy Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, George Allen

Darden shooting: summary to be released

Despite calls from Mayor Paul Fraim and others, the full report of the State Police investigation into the matter will not be released. Instead, a summary will be released with an accompanying letter from the State Secretary of Public Safety John W. Marshall explaining why. Fraim expects to have the summary and the letter in … Continue reading Darden shooting: summary to be released →

Polls and more polls

Interesting poll results. First, SurveyUSA:   Then we have Zogby: And while not a political poll, or even a scientific one, we have this from the Virginian-Pilot:

An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere

As two black bloggers in the Virginia political blogsphere, we bring a unique perspective to the conversation regarding race that swirls around us. Each of our families have been in Virginia for more than 150 years, so we are well acquainted with the both with Virginia’s sordid past and its slow, steady move towards inclusion … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Virginia Blogosphere →

SCV on Allen: “You turned on us”

From the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" file comes the latest twist in the George Allen saga: U.S. Sen. George Allen once again is being told to lay off the Confederate flag. But this time, it's not coming from the people who abhor the Dixie symbol. It's from the people who revere … Continue reading SCV on Allen: “You turned on us” →

Drake v Kellam: Immigration

The Pilot today had an article about how immigration is changing the face of Virginia politics: South of the Rappahannock River, the traditional boundary between Northern Virginia and the rest of the state, immigrant populations remain small and politicians in both parties generally focus their campaigns on white and black voters. [...] Contrast that with … Continue reading Drake v Kellam: Immigration →

On the issues: Webb v Allen on environment & energy

Let's talk about the issues. Here is the first of three side-by-side comparisons so far put out by the Webb campaign. This one covers the environment and energy. What do you think? Technorati Tags: Jim Webb, George Allen