Category: Politics

Norfolk: No to tatoo parlors

They say politics makes strange bedfellows. Not really. There is usually an agenda behind it, just not one we can see. Check out today's Pilot article about tatoo parlors. Norfolk council is about to retain the ban on them, even though the City Manager recommends that they be allowed and the City Attorney, with the … Continue reading Norfolk: No to tatoo parlors →

AG McDonnell Live Blog here 8/29, 6pm

Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell will live blog here on Tuesday, August 29, from 6 to 7 pm. Join us for the session. Feel free to leave your questions in this thread.

Conservatives Without Conscience: Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of John Dean's book is entitled "Authoritarian Conservatism." Dean says that authoritarian conservatism has been around since America was founded, and our founding fathers were concerned about the vulnerability of a republic: ... they knew that "many republics in history, such as the Roman republic, had been replaced by despots," political scientist Jay … Continue reading Conservatives Without Conscience: Chapter 3 →

Behind the candidate: Jarding & Wadhams

From the Daily Press: "It is a shame that politics has degenerated to the point where the consultants and the spokespersons end up being quoted in all the stories," he [Larry Sabato] said. "You almost never hear from the candidates. It gives them plausible deniability if one of their aides says something that doesn't go … Continue reading Behind the candidate: Jarding & Wadhams →

More to the Outrage story

I've been following the comments posted in the original story I posted yesterday about the Alabama Democrats overturning the election of Patricia Todd. As always, there is more to this story. From what I can determine, the district is a majority black one and person who presented the challenge was black. And the people making … Continue reading More to the Outrage story →

Cat’s out of the bag :)

Those of you on the AG's media advisory email list probably already saw this but for those that didn't: COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA Office of the Attorney General Richmond 23219 Robert F. McDonnell Attorney General 900 East Main Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 804-786-2071 804-371-8947 TDD For Release: August 25, 2006 [big snip about the Blogs United … Continue reading Cat’s out of the bag 🙂 →

Outrage

The Democratic Party is supposed to be the big tent party. All are welcome, we say. Or maybe not. Election of Alabama lesbian overturned by committee by PageOneQ The Democratic primary victory of Alabama lesbian Patricia Todd for a seat in the statehouse was overturned by a party committee tonight. The committee vote was 5-0. … Continue reading Outrage →

Ex-death row inmate wants full exoneration

Earl Washington, Jr., currently living in Virginia Beach, spent almost 20 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. He was pardoned in 2000 by then-governor Jim Gilmore after DNA testing showed that another man committed the crime. Now that the other man, Maurice Tinsley, has been indicted, Washington plans to petition … Continue reading Ex-death row inmate wants full exoneration →