From the Virginia Quarterly Review archives, back in spring 2000: “Why the Media Love Presidents and Presidents Hate the Media.”
Category Archives: Politics
The Virgil Goode of the Senate.
AP: Sen. Lieberman “would not rule out switching to the Republican caucus.” Let the bidding war begin.
Who will lead the RPV?
Does anybody have a feeling as to who will head up the Republican Party of Virginia now that Kate Obenshain Griffin is stepping down? Any ideas as to who should lead the party, who shouldn’t, or at least an ideological direction they’ll go in? I forecast they’ll elect somebody even farther to the right than …
Kate Obenshain Griffin retires as RPV chair.
The Republican Party of Virginia sent out this e-mail this evening: From: RPV Chairman Kate Obenshain Griffin Subject: Message from RPV Chairman Kate Obenshain Griffin Date: November 13, 2006 6:00pm November 13, 2006 Dear Fellow Republicans: I write today to inform you that I will resign the position of Chairman effective at the close of …
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Get that mop-top cut.
Joe Stirt knows how John Bolton can get confirmed.
Dingell: There’s not “any urgent need” to increase CAFE standards.
Rep. John Dingell, who will be the new chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, says there’s no need to increase CAFE standards. Can you guess what state Dingell represents? Anybody? Yes, that’s right — Michigan. Our CAFE standards are an utter embarrassment, and should be vastly increased, maybe even doubled. It’s the only …
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On history, revisionist. (See also “On thinking, wishful.”)
“We worked well with Democrats when we were in the majority — and I expect that that will continue in serving in the minority.” –Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-06) in the AFP
Smokefree Virginia tour.
Supporters of Sen. Brandon Bell’s bill to ban smoking in workplaces will be holding rallies around the state in the next few days: Richmond, Newport News, Fredericksburg, Arlington, Charlottesville and Roanoke. This bill was killed in subcommittee on an unrecorded vote during this year’s session the day after we had a lively and interesting discussion …
Bob Gibson looks back at Allen’s career.
In today’s Daily Progress, Bob Gibson wraps up Allen’s career. My favorite bit: “If he was a uniting figure, however, it was among Republicans. He never appealed much to Democrats. Anyone who intentionally mispronounces the name of the Democratic Party by calling it the Democrat Party isn’t even trying.” Damned straight. I wonder if Sen. …
Virginia Political Blogs aggregator cleanup.
Since the election has gone by I just went through and did a little cleanup on the Virginia Political Blogs aggregator. I removed any blog that existed solely to cover the election (campaign blogs and their independent counterparts), any blog that has been end of lifed (where its creator has said “I’m done”) or any …
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