Category: Virginia

Predictions on Pilot endorsements 2013 edition

I have no idea when The Virginian-Pilot, which covers the southside of Hampton Roads, will print its endorsements. But I don't want to be caught off-guard, like I was with the statewide endorsements.  So I figured I'd get a jump-start on this. I don't know whether the entire board has embraced editorial page editor Don … Continue reading Predictions on Pilot endorsements 2013 edition →

Jockeying in the 6th Senate underway

The Virginian-Pilot's Julian Walker reports today on the race behind the race in the 6th Senate district. The jockeying began almost from the time that current occupant, Ralph Northam, announced his run for lieutenant governor. (Some of the potential candidates had started even earlier.) From the article (paywall): Potential candidates on the GOP side include … Continue reading Jockeying in the 6th Senate underway →

ICYMI: Partisanship ahead of the public good?

My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-PIlot Thursday.  I was reading part 2 of the CNU poll (pdf), which was released Wednesday morning, which included this graph. How often do 70% of us agree on anything? My first reaction was: wow.  If the majority agrees, why do we keep electing folks that don't look … Continue reading ICYMI: Partisanship ahead of the public good? →

Really, likely voters?

With just 26 days remaining before Election Day, another poll shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli. But that's not what caught my eye. Really? 21% of likely voters haven't heard enough about Governor Bob McDonnell to form an opinion of him?  They are planning to vote? But it gets worse. The majority of … Continue reading Really, likely voters? →

NYT: A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning

Completely forgot to include this in the list the earlier post. But this one is worth a post of its own. Want to know how we got here? Read this.  

Quick hits 10/7/13

A few things I ran across: The third choice for governor - Pilot editorial board editor Donald Luzzatto hits the nail on the head with this one. I met with Sarvis a while back and have been trying to write an article about him but couldn't quite pull it off. Luzzatto captures very well the … Continue reading Quick hits 10/7/13 →

ICYMI: Competing againt ourselves

My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. For the first time in years, I missed the presentation of the State of the Region Report. (Yes work gets in the way of my having fun 😦 ) But I did read through it (available here). As always, lots of information in there. What … Continue reading ICYMI: Competing againt ourselves →

Oct 1, 2013

I stayed up for a while last night to watch some ping pong - bills being passed by the House only to be rejected by the Senate. I didn't last long - because it was obvious this was going nowhere.  The shutdown of the federal government was on. It sounded like there was a deal … Continue reading Oct 1, 2013 →

ICYMI: E.W. Jackson’s civil capacities

My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday.  The title refers to a part of Article I, Section 16 of the Virginia constitution, which Republican LG candidate E. W. Jackson read from his iPad during last week's debate. ... all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain their … Continue reading ICYMI: E.W. Jackson’s civil capacities →