Open source, procurement, and gov tech.
In The Nation, Max Blumenthal looks back on the Hitler ad’s impact on the gubernatorial race: [E]ven before national events descended on the Virginia gubernatorial race, the tried-and-true media tactics in the Republican arsenal proved to be duds. For decades the Republicans have perfected their negative game plan, but this particular race may begin to …
Continue reading “The Nation on Howell’s losing strategy for Kilgore.”
This new color scheme on the site makes my eyeballs hurt. I’ll do something about it before too long. But, hey, at least it’s not as boring now.
This afternoon finds Bob McDonnell leading Creigh Deeds by just 322 votes in the pre-recount tally-adjusting.
From the Washington Post: The District government significantly underestimated the price of a state-of-the-art stadium for the Washington Nationals and as a result has been forced to shift $55 million set aside for infrastructure improvements to cover escalating costs. […] The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission, which is overseeing the construction, determined that the cost …
Just before New Year’s Eve, 1993, I sat down to write a list of resolutions. Instead, I ended up writing a list of things that would be totally unlike me to do, things that other people do. Over the course of an hour or so, I listed something like fifty skills, hobbies, or accomplishments that …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/20/AR2005112001257.html
I know I shouldn’t be laughing but, hey, it’s funny. Charlottesville blogger Chris Makarsky was headed up to the Umphrey’s McGee show at the 9:30 on Thursday night when he ran into a little trouble in Madison County. (No, not a speed trap.) Chris writes: i saw a big, black object about twenty feet in …
David Hendrick has an article in today’s Daily Progress about the Virginia Piedmont Technology Council panel discussion on blogging that I spoke at last week. While panelists put forth various reasons why businesses needed to understand the still relatively novel world of the “blogosphere,” speaker and long-time blogger Waldo Jaquith put the matter succinctly. “You …
This week’s Virginia blog carnival has been posted.
Big big news in the Abramoff investigation: The Justice Department has signaled for the first time in recent weeks that prominent members of Congress could be swept up in the corruption investigation of Jack Abramoff, the former Republican superlobbyist who diverted some of his tens of millions of dollars in fees to provide lavish travel, …
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