Chapter 4 is the final chapter of John Dean's book and is entitled "Troubling Politics and Policies of Our Authoritarian Government." Dean opens this chapter with a harsh indictment of the Bush/Cheney administration: While authoritarian conservatism was growing in force in Washington for a decade before Bush and Cheney arrived at the White House, their … Continue reading Conservatives Without Conscience: Chapter 4
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Allen: from both sides now
From The Shad Plank: Sen. George Allen must be looking for a friend about now. After a couple of weeks of issuing apologies for the now-infamous "macaca" incident, Allen today gets taken to the woodshed by one of his own -- the conservative magazine National Review, which in its online version today accuses the senator … Continue reading Allen: from both sides now
The shrinking Virginia blogsphere
Virginia is losing two good people in the blogsphere. The Jaded JD is signing off today, supposedly at midnight but I am unable to access his blog as I write this. His final post as it appeared in the aggregator: If he comes up for anything, it will be to get rid of me. … Continue reading The shrinking Virginia blogsphere
Kaine conference call
I was one of several bloggers invited to participate in a conference call with Governor Tim Kaine this afternoon. (As this was my first such call, I am not sure what the rules are on identifying the other participants so I'll leave it up to them to identify themselves if they so choose.) The governor … Continue reading Kaine conference call
VB: More cash next FY
Virginia Beach is projecting that in FY 2008, which begins July 1, 2007, an extra $32.5 million more than they originally thought. And my answer is the same as before: give it back.
Allen: what did he know and when did he know it?
Contrary to the Pilot's assertion this morning, I really haven't written much about George Allen and the M-word scandal. But I feel like I need to weigh in on the latest issue making its way around the blogsphere: the 1996 photo (click to enlarge) of then-governor Allen with members of the Council of Conservative Citizens … Continue reading Allen: what did he know and when did he know it?
Council had a meeting and a debate broke out!
Wow. I'm pretty surprised to read that Norfolk Council had a meeting yesterday and they actually had a debate! Council meetings are usually pretty tame, with the debate actually taking place in the meeting before the meeting. Going to a council meeting is generally about as exciting as watching paint dry. Not yesterday in the … Continue reading Council had a meeting and a debate broke out!
VP: Bloggers changing the rules
Today's Pilot editorial discussed the effect that bloggers are having on the political landscape: If it was not already obvious to everyone, the Macaca fracas has cemented the Virginia blogosphere's role in the center ring of the political circus. Virginia blogger Not Larry Sabato (NotLarrySabato.typepad.com) broke the story. And the state's blogs from the right … Continue reading VP: Bloggers changing the rules
AG Live blog roundup
Well, Attorney General Bob McDonnell finished his live blog here a bit ago. Included in the questions were some softball ones and some hard ones. I believe one of his answers should leave no doubt that he is planning a run for governor in 2009: [...] I do have a distinct interest in the elections … Continue reading AG Live blog roundup
Reminder: AG live blog 6pm TODAY
Join us at 6pm today for a live blog with Attorney General Bob McDonnell. We will be hanging out in the thread located here. If you can't make it, leave your questions for the AG there.
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