Obama leaves church

The AP is reporting that Barack Obama and his family have resigned their membership in Trinty. Obama campaign communications director Robert Gibbs said Obama had resigned from the church "over the last few days." Interesting.

While the RPV decides….

Democrats already have the next senator from Virginia: Mark Warner! UPDATE: Bearing Drift calls it for Gilmore, 4645.83 to 4019.96. Raising Kaine says Gilmore only won by 70 votes. Wow. UPDATE2: Jeff Frederick wins the chairman's seat. Now how soon does he resign? We D's want that seat 🙂

DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee open thread

I'm watching the coverage of the RBC hearing. I happen to be watching CNN's coverage right now (you can watch streaming coverage here) but I'm sure other channels are covering it, too. Anyone else watching? Right now, DNC Howard Dean is speaking. Wants three things: Respect the voters in FL/MI, including those who didn't vote … Continue reading DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee open thread →

Pre-RPV convention live blog

Jim Hoeft and I will be hanging out over at The Shad Plank this afternoon at 1:30 for a little live blogging session with Daily Press political writer Hugh Lessig. If you've been following the posts around the blogosphere, you know that the Republican Party of Virginia is holding its convention this weekend. Among the … Continue reading Pre-RPV convention live blog →

Random thoughts

The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the DNC will be meeting Saturday to hear challenges to the decision to strip Florida and Michigan of all of their delegates. Interested individuals were able to sign up to speak and I understand all of the slots filled in seven minutes! I think that is pretty amazing, and … Continue reading Random thoughts →

Richmond mayoral candidate wants girls to wear skirts

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes; Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes; Silver-white winters that melt into springs; These are a few of my favorite things. From "My Favorite Things" by Rogers and Hammerstein (1959) When I started first grade in 1966, girls weren't allowed to wear pants to school, not … Continue reading Richmond mayoral candidate wants girls to wear skirts →

HBO’s “Recount”

If you didn't see HBO's "Recount" when it aired Sunday evening, make sure you put it on your list to watch. The casting was great - you could actually tell who was portraying whom without the captions. I happened to hear James Baker, a major player in this film, at the Norfolk Forum a few … Continue reading HBO’s “Recount” →

Scott birthday party and campaign kick-off

The Committee to Re-elect Congressman Bobby Scott Invites you to join us at his Campaign Kick-off and Annual Birthday Party Friday, May 30, 2008 6:30 pm.-8:00 p.m. Sandy Bottom 1255 Big Bethel Road Hampton, Virginia Please rsvp by May 26 to 757-245-2000

Memorial Day 2008

My annual posting. See 2006 here and 2007 here. From Wikipedia: Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May. It was formerly known as Decoration Day. This holiday commemorates U.S. men and women who died in military service for their country. It began first to honor … Continue reading Memorial Day 2008 →