Pure ignorance

Oklahoma legislator Sally Kern is not fit for office. Contact her: Phone: (405) 557-7348 Email: sallykern@okhouse.gov Mailing Address: 2713 Sterling Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73127 She may have thought only 50 people were going to hear her remarks. More than a half million 700,000 have heard her now. Add your name to the open letter. … Continue reading Pure ignorance →

About those AARP cards

Seems the magic age of 47 is when the AARP decides that they had better start courting folks. Joe is 47 and got one. Grumpy, too. I didn't even bother to open mine. I promptly threw it away. Forty-seven ain't old.

More gone

It seems I've had a spate of deaths among my clients, most of whom over the years, have become good friends. A couple of weeks ago, it was Maynard DeWitt. In this age of busy lives, Maynard had become a voice at the end of the phone over the past few years. It was easy, … Continue reading More gone →

Griffith out

Norfolk Circuit Court judge Chuck Griffith failed to be certified and will not be re-appointed to his seat. The Virginian Pilot has an article on this today. Once again, the behind-the-scenes maneuvering on the judgeships has been, shall we say, interesting to watch. In this case, getting Griffith through the Senate was an impossibility, despite … Continue reading Griffith out →

Hampton Roads Republicans back sales tax

The Virginian Pilot reported this morning that eight lawmakers from Hampton Roads - Dels. Chris Jones, R-Suffolk; Robert Tata, R-Virginia Beach; John Cosgrove, R-Chesapeake; Terrie Suit, R-Virginia Beach; Sal Iaquinto, R-Virginia Beach; Phil Hamilton, R-Newport News; Glenn Oder, R-Newport News; and Brenda Pogge, R-James City - support 1-cent sales tax increase to pay for roads. … Continue reading Hampton Roads Republicans back sales tax →

Move budget to odd-numbered years

Former state senator Brandon Bell posted this today: I believe it’s safe to say that our current budget process has some serious flaws. But we can fix it. [...] Move the budget writing to the odd years. This would give the Governor an opportunity to introduce and advocate for two budgets, not just one. I … Continue reading Move budget to odd-numbered years →

A look at the Democratic nominating process

Real Clear Politics has a post up about how the delegate race would look on the Democratic side if our delegates were allocated the same way the Republican ones are. While it is an academic exercise, the writer, Jay Cost, concludes that Hillary Clinton would be ahead in pledged delegates. But that's not the meat … Continue reading A look at the Democratic nominating process →

Abuser fees gone

Seems everyone wants to claim credit for this one. I got an email Saturday from the Senate Democratic Caucus. And then Sunday, I got one two from Del. Tim Hugo. Regardless of who claims it, the real credit belongs to the originator of the online petition, Bryan Ault, and the 177,944 people who signed it. … Continue reading Abuser fees gone →

Eileen Olds: followup

Earlier, I posted about Chesapeake J&D judge Eileen Olds. At the time I said: The article points out that two of the roadblocks that she is encountering are coming from black Democratic senators Louise Lucas and Yvonne Miller. My understanding is that there is more to this story - a lot more Last week, I … Continue reading Eileen Olds: followup →