Coming up this Thursday, Mark Warner and Jim Webb will be in Norfolk to for an event to launch Veterans for Mark Warner. If you are a veteran and are supporting Warner, you're invited 🙂 The event will be held Thursday, October 9 at 10:30am at the US Navy Memorial (adjacent to the USS Wisconsin) … Continue reading Veterans for Mark Warner
Category: Virginia
Del. Bob Brink on absentee voting
Check out this podcast from the Virginia House Democrats featuring Del. Bob Brink discussing absentee voting, including the bill he sponsored that allows pregnant women to vote absentee. And remember, the deadline for registering to vote is Monday, October 6. If you haven't registered, please do so.
McAuliffe in?
Fox News says yes. This is not going to be fun 😦 h/t Mason Conservative UPDATE: If you read this last night when I first posted it, there was a line in there that stated that McAuliffe had the support of Tim Kaine and Mark Warner. That line has been removed.
Obama coming to Newport News Saturday
According to the Virginian Pilot, Barack Obama will hold a rally in Newport News Saturday: On Saturday, the Democratic presidential nominee is scheduled to visit Newport News' Victory Landing Park, the Obama campaign announced Wednesday night. The event is open to the public, though attendees are encouraged to register in advance at the candidate's Web … Continue reading Obama coming to Newport News Saturday
Buying renewable power = more profit for utilities
I saw an op-ed piece in this morning's Virginian Pilot regarding how the purchase of power from renewable sources, as currently structured, will just cost consumers more money while the utility companies - Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachin Power - increase their profits. These two utilities, which together serve the majority of the state's electricity … Continue reading Buying renewable power = more profit for utilities
50 years later
The Virginian Pilot is carrying a six-part series on Massive Resistance in Norfolk, with Part 3 having been published today. The series started Sunday, one day before the 50th anniversary of the closing of six public schools. The articles have been informative and entertaining as we look back on this shameful period in Virginia's history. … Continue reading 50 years later
Warner, Gilmore both rich
In an article in this morning's Virginian Pilot, it was said that former governors Mark Warner and Jim Gilmore disagree on the bailout plan. Color me surprised - not 😉 Warner is "convinced" of the need for federal intervention while Gilmore is not so sure. But that's not what caught my eye. What caught my … Continue reading Warner, Gilmore both rich
Deal reached for Norfolk, VB judgeships?
So it seems. And it appears it was done without the input of Sen. Yvonne Miller. Miller expressed surprise this weekend at word of the plan. In other words, politics as usual. Even the new kids have gotten this one.
OTR 09/28: Andrea Miller; can VA turn blue?
This Sunday's On the Record will feature the Democratic candidate in the 4th Congressional District, Andrea Miller, who is challenging incumbent Randy Forbes. Also on tap is Frank Atkinson, who has written two books on Virginia politics. The topic will be whether he thinks Virginia can turn blue this year. In his My Minute segment, … Continue reading OTR 09/28: Andrea Miller; can VA turn blue?
Kent Nye wades into the fray
Kent Nye, brother of Glenn and an Iraqi war veteran, waded into the fray today: While America's working families gather around their kitchen tables to assess how our nation's economic crisis will effect them, Thelma Drake is preoccupied with attacking me over where I kept my socks while I was serving my nation in Iraq. … Continue reading Kent Nye wades into the fray
