What’s your body worth?

According to this calculator, mine is worth $3,890. Of course, that is less than Stephen, who came in at $4175. Maybe guys have more parts to sell? 😀

Obama’s Tightrope

I've gotten a couple of emails over the last few days from folks asking me about Barack Obama, plus I covered him in the BD podcast last Sunday. As if on cue, Amina Luqman at The Washington Post penned a piece with the above title which hits the points that I've been saying and hearing … Continue reading Obama’s Tightrope →

Constitutional Originalism coming home to roost

One of the first posts I made on this blog had to do with the Supreme Court and the judges who are there. At the time, the article linked in the post foretold exactly what we have seen happening with the Roberts court: Untempered by precedent, originalism would require reversing Brown v. Board of Education, … Continue reading Constitutional Originalism coming home to roost →

Kaine issues “absolute pardon” for Washington; how about Whitfield?

Via this AP story, we learn that Governor Tim Kaine issued an absolute pardon to Earl Washington, Jr., a man who was once nine days from execution. In 2000, DNA testing implicated a convicted rapist, Kenneth Maurice Tinsley, who pleaded guilty in April to Williams' slaying in Culpeper. Washington was pardoned by Gov. Jim Gilmore … Continue reading Kaine issues “absolute pardon” for Washington; how about Whitfield? →

More on John Miller

John Miller, the Democratic candidate in the 1st Senate district, issued a press release yesterday on being declared the party's nominee. The entire press release is below the fold is is well worth a read. We have a fine candidate here, one with a strong record of community involvement. With Marty Williams out, we can … Continue reading More on John Miller →

And another one less

Kathy over at rudeclerk tells us of another black Republican who has quit the party: Richmond area activist Terone Green has quit the Republicans. The last straw for him was their lack of support for Senator Lambert in the recent primary. "Sen. Lambert put his neck on the line for George Allen, but where was … Continue reading And another one less →

And it’s Miller in the 1st

John C. Miller is now the official Democratic candidate in the 1st Senate District. The 1st Senatorial District Democratic Committee hereby announces the cancellation of the advertised Firehouse Primary/Caucus originally scheduled for Saturday July 7th. As publicized, if only one candidate filed their intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 1st Senate seat, the … Continue reading And it’s Miller in the 1st →

Opinion, please: president & governor

1960 - John Kennedy (D) 1961 - Albertis Harrison (D) 1964 - Lyndon Johnson (D) 1965 - Mills Godwin (D) 1968 - Richard Nixon (R) 1969 - Linwood Holton (R) 1972 - Richard Nixon (R) 1973 - Mills Godwin (R) 1976 - Jimmy Carter (D) 1977 - John Dalton (R) 1980 - Ronald Reagan (R) … Continue reading Opinion, please: president & governor →

Excellent video for July 4th

Found this over at Below The Beltway. I'm no Sinatra fan but I was mesmerized by the song at the end, which I'd never heard before. Doug posted the lyrics. But you gotta hear them. They really speak to what America should be. The House I Live In