We'll start elsewhere ... In spite of some last-minute panic and unnecessary gaffes by the top-line candidate, Virginia had a smashing night for Democrats, crushing the ambitions of racists, neo-Confederates, homophobes, … [Read more...]
Help Needed Defeating Wal-Mart on Battlefield
Lowell at Blue Virginia has reasonably asked on the location: Maybe I'm missing something here, like the (supposedly) urgent need to build retail right on top of a battlefield where 145,000 Union and Confederate soldiers fought and more … [Read more...]
Briton brings free health care to desperate Americans – thousands line up for help! – with POLL
The organization created by Stan Brock has set up an subsidiary to care for desperate Americans - here is its web site I was struck by the quote from Mr. Weiss about "deserving people." Why do we American's treat poverty as an issue of … [Read more...]
Social Networking with the 2009 Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates
{First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate Guru.} While 2010 will be chock-full of exciting races at all levels of government. In 2009, though, there will be two marquee races across the country: the gubernatorial races in Virginia and … [Read more...]
State of Virginia blog for residents
BMG'ers -- According to the AP, the State of Virginia recently launched a blog for residents to submit ideas on how to improve government performance. The site also will allow users to collaborate with others to rank and discuss the ideas … [Read more...]
Stopping Voter Suppression: The Press Gets It Right in Virginia
What is striking about how the process of disenfranchisement and voter suppression works is how much it relies upon the media to repeat and amplify the breathless and hyperbolic accusations of so-called voter fraud against voter … [Read more...]
Those Loose-Lipped Clergy
Tune into the ongoing debates over same-sex marriage and you'll hear the same concepts. Both in civil-union states kicking the SSM can around and in others with no accommodation for homosexual couples, you see the same effect. Legislators … [Read more...]
Cooking Rubber Chicken Rahm
Now ICIRR is engaging in a full frontal assault on Emanuel, bycoordinating attack adds with Blue America. The ads planted in localpapers ask a simple question. "Why is Congressman Emanuel Betraying Our Friends and … [Read more...]
Rally Against Dominion Power
The first issue would require Dominion to report on its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide. At a time when corporations such as ExxonMobil are consciously taking steps to decrease their negative impact on the environment, Dominion isn't doing … [Read more...]
The Murder of Unarmed Innocents
House Bill 1572 didn't get through the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety. It died Monday in the subcommittee stage, the first of several hurdles bills must overcome before becoming laws.The bill was proposed by Del. Todd … [Read more...]