“Rabble” Rousers at the Capitol
Couple of quick thoughts on today’s bloggers day at the Capitol.
1 – Sen. Cuccinelli recognized us bloggers in the Senate chambers today as “rabble rousers.” Question: does that make you, our reader, rabble? In all seriousness, Cuccinelli and Bolling seemed to be working very well together on the dais. Interesting.
2 – McDonnell and Bolling mean business. More tomorrow.
3 – Great set of challengers the GOP has fielded. The Dems will definitely be felling the heat. I must have done about 10-12 podcasts today. You’ll be hearing the results of this effort soon. Barbara Comstock, Tag Grearson, Rick Anderson, Chris Stolle, Mike Gage and more were very impressive.
4 – Dr. Bob Holsworth is brilliant.
5 – Watch out for “Project Virginia”…this grassroots content management system on steroids might just remake Virginia politics.
6 – It’s always great to see the faces behind the keyboard.
7 – There is some news from today…Bolling got very animated about the accusations being leveled at him by his convention challenger, Patrick Muldoon. More on this tomorrow. McDonnell thinks that the strings attached to federal bail-out money relating to unemployment insurance is a raw deal. He feels that funding should be returned.
8 – Get ready for the union onslaught here in VA. Apparently 527s will begin the negative campaign season against McDonnell tomorrow…and the Democratic primary isn’t even over yet! Obviously McDonnell’s opposition to “card check” struck a raw nerve – and all three Dem gubernatorial candidates plus Jody Wagner marching in a picket line, makes supporting the D’s easy.
9 – Big money starting to come in. $1 million for McDonnell from the National Governors’ Association. Half-million to McAuliffe from unions. McAuliffe’s projection of raising close to $70 million for this race is a fallacy though. According to Holsworth, McAuliffe has only been able to raise about $4 million so far.
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I feel more like rubble than rabble. And increasingly difficult to rouse. But Mr. Cuccinelli may know better.
Of course Bolling and Cuccinelli work well together. Two great conservatives! Sometimes the Rabble need to be Roused.
“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” – Thomas Jefferson
Looking forward to tommorrow’s edition of BD.
i think Va. Dems will find support of Card Check to be damaging. Taking union money won’t hurt them but, the Employee Forced Choice Act will. Especially in this economy, in this state so used to being Right to Work, and after seeing how union contracts have contributed to strangling the auto industry.
Terry McAuliffe raised over 4.2 million THIS past quarter from 2200+ donors after having raised $947K last year. Good luck draining the national Republican coffers trying to keep up with him…and I think Virginians are more scared of Sarah Palin than EFCA.
You know what’s really scary? People in Virginia that are scared of Sarah Palin. SHE LOST! GET OVER IT DEMOCRATS!
I know you miss having Dick Cheney as your “demon lord du jour”. Sorry, she can’t be the “Great Satan” you want her to be.
SHE LOST! OBAMA won. Sara Palin has no power in Virginia and your ranting about imaginary Vice Presidents. Get over it.
If you have such a deep psychological need to hate Sarah Palin, why didn’t you vote for McCain?
You think people don’t care a bout EFCA in Virginia? You get money from the union or something? Union operative maybe?
First of all Bill, there is something very American about a secret ballot. We don’t want voter intimidation here. Union voter intimidation of intimidation on election day. That’s why we have laws. I guess its ok for intimidation as long as it is on your terms and for your interests?
The economy is in horrible shape and companies are increasingly finding it hard to survive. Face it. Unionization is expensive and creates inefficiencies. Don’t get me wrong we need unions. At least the threat of unions. At this point in time business can’t afford another weight put on their back.
This is all common sense but, how would you understand? You think people are afraid of unelected candidates that live in Alaska.
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