Recently, Robert Hurt made comments on the two-year anniversary of the passage of "Obamacare" otherwise known as the health care reform law or ACA. “It has been just two years since President Obama signed his health care bill into law and with each passing day it becomes clearer that the President’s health care law is … Continue reading Hurt’s recent statement on “Obamacare”
Virginia Attorney General - and 2013 gubernatorial candidate - Ken Cuccinelli appeared on Bill O'Reilly's show last night. This came on the heels of O'Reilly having called out the AG a couple of nights before, as he has "reported" on the story of the beating of two Virginian-Pilot reporters. The exchange got testy at times, … Continue reading I guess Cuccinelli is a RINO, too
I ran across this handy tool a while back, and I refer to it often. The Commonwealth of Virginia has available a report with plenty of information in it. Everything from current statistics to future employment trends and occupation viability. Anyone can request information by locality, county, congressional districts, Workforce Investment Areas, MSA (Metropolitan Statistical … Continue reading Demographics and much more
On Robert Hurt's official website, details of visits he has made to the district are available to read. That's a good thing. What's not so good is that Hurt does not hold meetings planned so a community can attend, so called "Town Hall" meetings. You might remember our previous representative, Tom Perriello attended in excess … Continue reading Drive-by meetings do not serve the constituency
Reading through this article, a paragraph caught my eye: What makes this an effective and rational strategy, of course, is the phenomenon known as “free riding.” When you think about it, it’s pretty irrational for any of us to vote. During these endless campaigns, it takes an extraordinary amount of time and energy to inform … Continue reading Political free riding
My latest column, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. It was inspired by this Compass piece on the upcoming council elections in Norfolk. Candidates make promises to voters all the time, some big, some small. Rare is the case when there is an effort to track whether they actually keep them. When you combine … Continue reading Promises, promises
At his blog, Waldo Jaquith has the story of Feda Kidd Morton, who was a candidate in 2009 for the 2010 nomination of the Republican Party for House of Representatives in the 5th Congressional District. Morton actually accused the SBE of committing election fraud, in what she had claimed was an effort of others to … Continue reading Candidate for 5th CD from last cycle arrested for election fraud
SEE UPDATE BELOW When I received the email announcing the press conference - RICHMOND, VA - Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates William J. Howell (R - Stafford) will host a press conference detailing the results of the 2012 Rich States, Poor States survey, an annual assessment by the American Legislative Exchange Council ranking … Continue reading UPDATED: What could go wrong?
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus is holding a pre-veto session reception next Tuesday, April 17. The event will take place from 6pm to 8pm at the Science Museum. RSVP by this Friday, April 13. For obvious reasons, I won't be there. But I hope the attendees have a good time. And have a drink (or … Continue reading VLBC reception 4/17
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. In it, I touched on the Trayvon Martin case, the Florida law and how such laws make their way across the country. A much more detailed read on the latter appeared in the printed paper just below my column: this article by Paul Krugman. For … Continue reading From their state capitols to ours
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