Who is Rich Savage?

In a book about New York Government, author Robert B. Ward had this to say: Among political observers, the office of lieutenant governor traditionally receives respect equal to that given the U.S. vice presidency -- in other words, not much. One who held the latter office, John Nance Garner, is famously reputed to have said … Continue reading Who is Rich Savage? →

Playing tag

Seems I've been tagged by Scott over at Scott's Morning Brew and I completed missed it with the way the links thingee now works.  Anyhow - I'm supposed to tell seven random things about myself.  (Didn't I do this already?) So here we go - seven random things you may or may not know about … Continue reading Playing tag →

Need to copy large files? Try TeraCopy

Sometimes, I need to copy files that are pretty large. For example, my Outlook pst file is almost 5 gig (and that is after I archived anything prior to 1/1/08).  I need the file on another computer so I tried to copy it to my 8 gig thumbdrive, my 60 gig portable hard drive and … Continue reading Need to copy large files? Try TeraCopy →

No to Lee-Jackson Day, Yes to Virginia Heritage Day

Jim Hoeft over at Bearing Drift has an interesting proposal: If Virginia is ever going to move beyond the days of racial prejudice and towards Jefferson’s more perfect union, where all men are truly created equal, then we must take action to alter this holiday. Therefore, in an appeal to Governor Timothy M. Kaine and … Continue reading No to Lee-Jackson Day, Yes to Virginia Heritage Day →

Another LG candidate

I missed this yesterday: it appears we now have four candidates in the race for LG. Michael Signer, an attorney who served as deputy counselor to Mark R. Warner (D) when he was governor, is considering entering the race for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. I  just finished an interview with Rich Savage (article … Continue reading Another LG candidate →

The Mis-Education of the voter

Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-Education of the Negro is the inspiration for the above title. If you are not familiar, let me quote just a bit from the opening line: The "educated Negroes" have the attitude of contempt toward their own people I don't think it is a stretch to say that many of our … Continue reading The Mis-Education of the voter →

Wednesday news

Been in meetings since 8:30am so I'm just getting caught up. Here are a few things that deserve a mention. McAuliffe conference call I participated in a blogger conference call with Terry McAuliffe this morning. Nothing new for me except that conservatives Jim Hoeft and Norm Leahy were also on the call. Hmm - ya … Continue reading Wednesday news →

Special elections update

The two special elections held Tuesday resulted in no changes to the number of Republicans and Democrats in the House of Delegates. Republicans retained the seat in the 81st District, where Barry Knight won with nearly 83% of the vote. In the 70th, Delores McQuinn ran unopposed and despite the concerns of a write-in candidacy, … Continue reading Special elections update →

More Moran endorsements

Brian Moran, Democratic candidate for governor, announced some more endorsements today, this time from the "bluest of counties" in Virginia: Arlington. ~ Moran's Career in Public Service began in Arlington~ ARLINGTON - During the last stop of Brian Moran's Virginia Values Tour, the overwhelming majority of Arlington elected officials and Democratic leaders announced their support … Continue reading More Moran endorsements →