The ease of electoral rhetoric is behind us and now the Herculean task of governing looms ahead.
Yes, GOVERNING!!
And while the focus of GOP/Tea Party electoral success was reining in government, the enormous scope of government and its far-reaching tentacles is still with us. Whether education, infrastructure restoration, environmental necessities, transportation, the plight of inner cities, [...]
Elk to Return to Buchanan County
Groups File in Support of UVA in Climate Suit
Surplus Grows to Nearly $400 Million
Bolling Sees Signs of Hope in State Economy
McDonnell Urges Obama to Rethink JFCOM Closure
JFCOM’s Reliance on Contractors Makes It Tempting Target for Gates
Allen to Discuss Jewish Lineage at Jewish Retreat
Perriello Feels the Heat in Danville Stop
Goodlatte Talks [...]
When Jim Webb’s op-ed was published in The Wall Street Journal, State Senator Donald McEachin praised Jim Webb for authoring a provocative article that could focus attention on what was needed to provide equal opportunity for all.
Doug Wilder was highly critical of Webb’s position, but most of the state’s prominent Dems- Warner, Kaine, and Scott- were [...]
Silek Says Front Royal Councilmen “Chose This Ugly Process”
Portsmouth Poker Halls to Face Enforcement from Prosecutor
SurveyUSA: Boucher 52%, Griffith 39%
VCU Poll Has McDonnell’s Ratings Mixed
Warner Calls McDonnell’s ABC Numbers Wildly Optimistic
McDonnell Tries to Lure European Companies to Virginia
Warner on Top Chef, a Bit of a “Foodie”
Perriello Touts Constituent Service Work
Hurt Pitches to Tea Partiers
Wittman Raises [...]
Virginia and Feds Square Off in Health Care Lawsuit
Hudson to Rule on Virginia Health Care Suit By End of July
Protestors Outside Courthouse to Challenge Health Care Lawsuit
McDonnell Appoints Supporters to Universities’ Boards
Gay Rights Groups “Disappointed” in McDonnell’s Collge Board Appointment
Virginia Again Asks for Representation on Metro Board
Perriello Breaks with Party on Financial Reform
Penn State [...]
Last week was an extraordinary time to be in Ireland. Of my more than twenty trips to Ireland, being in County Clare, Ireland on June 15 and 16 was unforgettable. There was, of course, the World Cup. While Ireland is not in the World Cup, these “football” crazy fans are following the events very closely [...]
Historic Venue Closely Linked to Endangered Civil War Treasure: Fort Monroe
For struggling grassroots defenders of an imperiled national historic treasure, it’s exhilarating to see the President of the United States step into the picture, especially if he embodies deep connections to the endangered landscape’s past.
That’s why the prospect of Barack Obama’s commencement speech this Sunday [...]
Events have taken quite a turn in this country over the last year. A quarrelsome sense of unrest seems to have come over the land. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last time we as a country have stopped to take stock of ourselves and by definition (for we are [...]
Via the New York Times:
Human civilizations send their young men to war, but ant colonies send their old women.
Apparently they’re all business, don’t get hung up in debate, philosophy, or theatrics, shun preening and bombast, are task oriented, smarter, tougher, meaner, and take no prisoners.
Hmmm.
Seems like old women would maker superior candidates for the [...]
Virginia Among 33 States That Must Borrow Billions to Pay Jobless Claims
Haley Barbour Defends McDonnell
New Flap Brings McDonnell’s National Viability to the Fore
“Jobs” Governor First 90 Days Have Veered Off Course
McDonnell in Hot Water Over Non-violent Felons Rights
Dems Call on McDonnell to Back Off Changes in Felons Rights Restoration
Mullins Joins A Majority of State GOP [...]