Two additions to my blogroll. First, welcome back, to Melissa and Kristen, er, Genevieve and Eryn. The Ditzy Dems have relaunched as Ditzy Dems, Part Deux. These young ladies crack me up. And I'm glad they chose WordPress this time 😉 You'll find them listed under Blogs I Read. Yesterday via Waldo, I learned of … Continue reading Blogroll additions
Category: Virginia
VAYD Blogger of the year
I got the email on the Virginia Young Democrats Blogger of the Year awards as well. The divisions: VAYD Teen Blogger of the Year (ages 13-18) VAYD College Blogger of the Year (in college) VAYD Young Adult Blogger of the Year (younger than 36 and not in college) Two things came to mind when I … Continue reading VAYD Blogger of the year
A conservative’s view on Lee-Jackson Day
In case you missed this, my friend Jim Hoeft over at Bearing Drift has a wonderful post on the holiday Virginia celebrates today, Lee-Jackson Day. But do we really need a special day to honor two generals who led the insurrection and caused the deaths of several hundred thousand Americans because they wanted to preserve … Continue reading A conservative’s view on Lee-Jackson Day
Primary principles
I am an advocate of primaries. Anything that increases participation in our democracy is a good thing. Saying it better than I ever could is Frank O'Leary, the Treasurer in Arlington: The closed caucus (aka the “smoke-filled room”) is an insiders’ game. [...] The firehouse primary is a move in the right direction. While selection … Continue reading Primary principles
HR 48 needs your support!
Delegate Kris Amundson alerts us to the need to open up the process: In 2006, nearly 2000 bills were considered by the House of Delegates. But of that number, 615–more than 30 percent–show no recorded vote on their disposition. In contrast, in 2005, before House rules were changed to allow bills to be killed in … Continue reading HR 48 needs your support!
Opening day GA session
Inquiring minds want to know if the members of the General Assembly did any of the Top Ten Things To Do On The Way To Jamestown that Delegate Bob Brink told us about 🙂 The Shad Plank tells us House Speaker Bill Howell and House members gave Del. Melanie Rapp a standing ovation today, congratulating … Continue reading Opening day GA session
Kaine State of the Commonwealth address
Just finished watching Governor Tim Kaine give his State of the Commonwealth address. If you missed the speech, the text of it can be found here. The topics included in the Governor's speech have been mostly covered through press releases. What was conveyed tonight was a conciliatory tone, applauding what the legislature and the administration … Continue reading Kaine State of the Commonwealth address
Update on Episcopal Church split
You'll notice that my post on the Episcopal Church split has been at the top of the most viewed posts for a while as well as in the top 10 over the last few days. In case you missed it, there was an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday on why the churches left. I'm … Continue reading Update on Episcopal Church split
Bolling live blog going on now
Head over to novatownhall blog to participate in a live blog with Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling underway right now.
Richmond Sunlight
Waldo Jaquith has announced a new website, Richmond Sunlight. According to the announcement, the site is designed to "track the every movement of the General Assembly, vote up or down on legislation, comment on bills, and generally figure out what they’re doing down there in Richmond. It’s got RSS feeds, tag clouds, whizzy graphs and … Continue reading Richmond Sunlight
