Just received this: 2nd District Congressional Candidates Political Forum Sponsored by the Filipino American Community Action Group (Fil-Am CAG) Find out where the 2nd District Congressional Candidates stand on the various issues affecting our lives. This forum is free and open to the public. Please invite others to attend. Place: Kempsville Public Library, Kempsville Road, … Continue reading 2nd Congressional District Forum
Category: Politics
Gore in 2008?
"If nominated I will not run; if elected I will not serve." - William Tecumseh Sherman, 1884 Well, he's not quite saying that yet but Al Gore, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2000, has pretty much ruled out another run. The Al Gore we saw in 2000 has morphed into a new person, one with … Continue reading Gore in 2008?
New Poll: Support the nominee
In the sidebar to the right is a new poll. The question is straightforward: will you support the Democratic nominee for US Senate?
Blog profile: Commonwealth Commonsense
I've recently added a new blog to my blogroll. Commonwealth Commonsense is on my "must read" list. I totally enjoy Bob's critical thinking on many complex issues of the day. If you are not a regular reader, you should be.
Congressional chairs to be all liberal?
The AP has a story about who is in line to become chairs of the various committees when the Democrats win control of the House of Representatives this fall. The entire cast can best be described as liberal: Only two of 20 earned grades of less than 90 percent on last year's voting records from … Continue reading Congressional chairs to be all liberal?
Sampling of gay marriage around the ‘net
Split on gay marriage extends to the White House Seems that the George and Laura don't agree on the proposed amendment to the US Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman: Mrs. Bush has warned that promoting the amendment could backfire against the GOP in congressional races in November. She has … Continue reading Sampling of gay marriage around the ‘net
Reader comment: Miller is the guy
From a comment posted elsewhere on this blog: Sorry for the anonymous post. What I am about to write will make some people upset, and I do not want to have 100 emails in my inbox within the next hour. I live in Fairfax County, and I will be voting for Harris Miller.I am a … Continue reading Reader comment: Miller is the guy
Bloggers over the top?
Fellow Hampton Roads Blogger Bearing Drift has a post written by Paul Goldman, former strategist for the Wilder and Warner gubernatorial campaigns. In it, he questions whether bloggers for Webb have gone too far in their attacks on Miller, so far, in fact, as to actually hurt their candidate: Clearly, by allowing the Bloggers to … Continue reading Bloggers over the top?
“Pro-traditional family” candidate married to 2 women at same time
Obviously, this man believes in the sanctity of marriage: Republican Jim Galley, who is running for Congress as a “pro-traditional family” candidate, was married to two women at the same time, defaulted on his child support payments and has been accused of abuse by one of his ex-wives. [...] Galley is married to his third … Continue reading “Pro-traditional family” candidate married to 2 women at same time
AIAW: Won’t support Miller in general
Anonymous is a Woman has posted a lengthy missive about why she will not support Harris Miller in the general election, mostly based on a recent Miller mailer, shown below (click to enlarge). She says: This is the ad that burns any bridge back to party unity because it's the ad that declares that Miller … Continue reading AIAW: Won’t support Miller in general
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