1. Yes, With an Explanation
That’s how both Jim Webb and Mark Warner voted on the health care bill this week. Virginia’s two senators said they had reservations about the bill, but felt that some of the improvements they suggested had been incorporated. They also argued that the cost of inaction and the status quo was ultimately more [...]
Here’s a ranking of the states on a specific criterion.
1st is the highest ranking. 50th is the lowest.
Guess what the criterion is.
Louisiana is 1st.
South Carolina is 6th.
Mississippi is 7th.
Alabama is 9th.
Virginia is 27th.
Rhode Island is 41st.
California is 45th.
New Jersey is 46th.
Connecticut is 49th.
New York is 50th.
Louisiana, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama in the Top Ten.
What [...]
Allen Says “Perhaps” About Webb Rematch
The State of Rising Stars
Kaine Defends Tax Hike Proposal
Legislators Want to Push Back Against Feds
Dominion Says it Needs Higher Rates
With Late Rail Costs Rising, Hampton Roads Transportation Delays Action on CEO Townes
Connaughton as Transportation Secretary
Haymore Excited and Humbled at Appointment
ACLU Files Brief on Behalf of Gloucester Petitioners
Liberty to Acquire Falwell [...]
For Salahis, Trail of Accusations
“Barry” from DC Asks the Governor on WTOP
McDonnell Taps Hicks-Thomas, Haymore for Cabinet
VDOT To Review Plow Contractor’s Work on I-81
Hampton Roads Officials Praise Connaughton Pick
Warren County to Defer Taxes for Military Personnel Overseas
Warner Attacks Daily Press Editorial by Name
Norfolk Council Angered by New Light Rail Cost Overruns
Appomattox County Okays Broadband Authority
Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell named Todd Haymore, current Agriculture Commissioner, as the incoming Secretary of Agriculture , succeeding Bob Bloxom, the state’s first Ag Secretary and one of the most genuinely public-spirited individuals in Virginia.
I’ve known Todd for a number of years and have always been extremely impressed with him- he’s very smart, very hard working, [...]
I keep dry dog food in a metal trash can–with a lid–in the mud room just off our back porch. I left the lid askew day before yesterday and the next morning heard something skittering around in the can–a plump mouse, about the size of an egg. We have a new cat. (You know where [...]
Deal for Pennsylvania’s Convicts Could Bring $20 Million to Virginia
McDonnell to Announce Connaughton as Transportation Secretary
Fairfax Leaders Express Doubts Over Kaine’s Budget
Surovell Calls Kaine’s Budget an “Attack on the Middle Class”
Virginia GOP Aims to take 4 Congressional Seats
Ingraham Likes Verga in the 5th Congressional District
Antiabortion Pregnancy Center Figures in Hunt-Marsden Race
Tim Murtaugh to the Republican [...]
Bob -I read your commentary piece Saturday evening about the outgoing governor’s budget proposals. I would make the following suggestions for you and others to consider:
I think the car tax rebate was a means for conservatives to force a change in the structure of our state and local budgets.
The economic crisis has created a compound [...]
AEP District Manager Says Power Outages Unprecedented and Overwhelming
The Salahis Night at the White House and a Contentious Day After
Did “Jihadi Cool” Lure 5 Americans to Pakistan?”
FBI Walks Tightrope in Outreach to Muslims
VRE Keeps Fares Level, Adds Express Train in Budget
Webb-Warner Divided on Prescription Drug Issue
Warner and Webb Report to Work in Snowstorm
Virginia Beach Officials [...]
1. Hard Times, Frayed Nerves
Both were evident this week in the presentation and response to what Bob Lewis called Governor Kaine’s “brutal” budget message. “Folly.” “Gutshot” “Dead on Arrival,” and “Non-Starter” were just a few of the words used by the Governor and his detractors about the budget proposals. Kaine maintained that his recommendations were [...]