"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?
Category: Virginia
Eskridge v Gallagher: The marriage debate
Equality Loundon has up a post about a recent forum entitled Gay Marriage: Evidence from Europe? Participating in the forum were Yale law professor William (Bill) Eskridge and Maggie Gallagher, a Yale graduate and anti-gay marriage industry scholar. Seems that it wasn't much of a debate at all. Bill studied Denmark from 1989 (when registered … Continue reading Eskridge v Gallagher: The marriage debate
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.
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?
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
Washington Post: Miller our choice
The Washington Post today endorsed Democratic Senate hopeful Harris Miller over Jim Webb in the upcoming June 13 primary: Some Democrats have convinced themselves that only a candidate with Mr. Webb's résumé and panache stands a chance of knocking off incumbent Sen. George Allen, a Republican with a daunting track record of electoral success. But … Continue reading Washington Post: Miller our choice
Kellam: No to debate
Rep. Thelma Drake's campaign is saying that Democratic challenger Phil Kellam backed out of a schedule debate, which was to be broadcast on Christian radio station WYRM. According to Drake's campaign, Kellam withdrew from an appearance scheduled for Saturday on WYRM-AM after learning that Drake would be included. [...] Charles Kelly, who directs Kellam's campaign, … Continue reading Kellam: No to debate
