Join us as we celebrate Bobby's freshman year in the Virginia House of Delegates and the legalization of sangria! Tuesday, July 1st Tijuana Flats 4224 Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach 5:00 to 7:00 pm $500 Sponsor $250 Supporter $100 Friend $35 Individual Please send checks, payable to Mathieson for Delegate Post Office Box 8021 Virginia … Continue reading Celebrate Bobby’s freshman year
Gerrymandering the vote and why I’m looking to 2009
One of my legislative agenda items for this past General Assembly session was redistricting. Having split control between Democrats and Republicans seemed to be the perfect situation for the passage of some form of bipartisan redistricting. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. And if it didn't pass in 2008, I don't hold out much hope for … Continue reading Gerrymandering the vote and why I’m looking to 2009
The Pulpit Speaks: March 7, 1964
An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. "I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly!" WHOSE BUSINESS A little boy had been carried downtown by his mother. The mission had carried them from store to … Continue reading The Pulpit Speaks: March 7, 1964
OTR 6/29: AG McDonnell, TCC’s DiCroce
This Sunday's On the Record will feature Attorney General and 2009 Republican candidate for governor Bob McDonnell. The topic will be transportation. The AG has taken a position against any statewide tax increases, saying that the money to pay for transportation already exists in the budget. In the other segment, TCC's president Debroah DiCroce joins … Continue reading OTR 6/29: AG McDonnell, TCC’s DiCroce
Norfolk Dems cookout Sunday
The Norfolk City Democratic Committee is holding a volunteer appreciation cookout this Sunday, June 29. The event will be held from 2pm-4pm at Lafayette Park, shelter #1 and the cost is $5. Come on out for some food and fun!
Friday fun: Will you live to be 100?
Hmm - my chances aren't so great 😦 Chance You'll Live to 100: 51% You've got a decent chance of living to 100, especially if you're still fairly young. You take pretty good care of yourself, but you could always do better. Get enough sleep and relax. Life isn't a race. The slower you go... … Continue reading Friday fun: Will you live to be 100?
Partisan politics at the local level?
One of the reasons cited by Norfolk's council members for not moving elections to November is that they fear the introduction of party politics. One only needs to look at what's going on in Chesapeake to suspect that party politics is already in local elections. Or is it? I tend to stay out of the … Continue reading Partisan politics at the local level?
Jody Wagner running for LG?
I attended the Brian Moran fundraiser last night. It was a great gathering, with folks from all over Hampton Roads in attendance. The crowd was a mix of grassroots, electeds and contributors from Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, and Hampton. I'm pretty bad at estimating crowd sizes but I can tell you it was elbow-to-elbow … Continue reading Jody Wagner running for LG?
Spam filter going wacky
OK, I've fished a bunch of comments out of the spam filter today. Unfortunately, that's all I can do, as WordPress.com uses Akismet for its spam filtering and I have little control over it. (I can't, for example, whitelist comments, although I can blacklist them.) Bear with me. If your comment doesn't appear immediately, shoot … Continue reading Spam filter going wacky
Democrats criticizing Democrats
MB has another thoughtful post up today regarding the need for Democrats to criticize Democrats. In it, he refers us to this Glenn Greenwald article. This part of the article jumped out at me: Telling Obama that you'll cheer for him no matter what he does, that you'll vest in him Blind Faith that anything … Continue reading Democrats criticizing Democrats
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