On the air with Del. Greg Habeeb, Neal McCluskey and Shaun Kenney
By Norman Leahy | Saturday, December 17th, 2011 | Podcasts, Policy, Politics, VirginiaOn this podcast edition of “The Score” radio show…
Scott Lee and BD’s own Shaun Kenney hash over the far-away, but already looming, contest between Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and AG Ken Cuccinelli for the 2013 GOP gubernatorial nomination. And no, they do not let this marquee match-up distract from the 2012 clash for the Senate seat Jim Webb is returning to the commonwealth like a pair of used flip-flops.
Scott also talks with Del. Greg Habeeb about a bill he’s introduced in the General Assembly that:
Provides civil immunity for an occupant of a dwelling who uses any degree of physical force while engaged in the defense of his dwelling when (i) the other person has unlawfully entered the dwelling and committed an overt act toward the occupant or another person in the dwelling and (ii) the occupant reasonably believes that he or another person in the dwelling is in imminent serious danger of bodily injury.
It wouldn’t turn Richmond’s sleepy West End into Tombstone, or even Dallas. But it’s an idea that Senate Democrats, in particular, loathe and despise.
And news came this week that Gov. McDonnell wants to spend an additional $100 million on higher education in an attempt to make Virginia’s colleges and universities less expensive, their students more marketable and such and such. But does it make any sense? The Cato Institute’s Neal McCluskey, author of the recent study “How Much Ivory Does This Tower Need? What We Spend on, and Get from, Higher Education,” tells us “no way.”
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Norm Leahy has written about Virginia and national politics online since 2002, beginning with One Man's Trash (OMT), and continuing through Bacon's Rebellion (both the blog and the e-zine), Sic Semper Tyrannis, NBC12's Decision Virginia, Richmond.com and Tertium Quids. He is the chief blogger at "The Score" and a producer of "The Score" radio show as well as being a Washington Post contributor.
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5 Responses to "On the air with Del. Greg Habeeb, Neal McCluskey and Shaun Kenney"
Quick question. If it was great for Bolling to stand by when Gov McDonnell decided to run for governor, why is it now a break in protocol when Ken Cuccinelli decides to run? Who decides protocol? The people or the party?
You know the reason why Bolling’s move to “stand by” when McDonnell was running in 2009 was so awesome?
Precisely because Cuccinelli is running in 2013.
If it was just a raincheck on Bolling’s part or an unseemly “deal” just to wait in line… that strips the awesome away.
What Bolling did was not a insider party deal — it was a selfless act that showed the character of the man.
As for the deal being sacrosanct, Bolling is enough of a professional to realize this much: no deal between Bolling and McDonnell is imposed upon anyone else but the two of them. Reminds me very much of that scene towards the very end of “Munich” — “No harm will come to you through me…”
So let’s not steal away the selflessness of what Bolling did in 2009 by considering it some sort of ironclad inside-baseball deal. Bolling will now have to compete in a contest between himself and Cuccinelli (should he choose to stay in for the long haul).
Looking at it in that light, I think it only heightens what Bolling did in 2009. Might be worth a post…
I’m perplex on this protocol. You’re saying because of an agreement between McDonnell and Bolling that we all must follow that protocol. Normally, a protocol is associated with an hierarchy, (i.e. to be Governor, does it go, citizen, college grad, lawyer (Bolling is not a lawyer), school board member, city council, mayor, state rep, Lt Gov and Governor?).
Why is its Cuccinelli’s place to decide if he’s running? Should Bolling consider dropping his candidacy also? If he didn’t feel up to the job in 2009, why 2013?
Meanwhile, Democrats elect Professors for Supreme Court Justice (Kagan), “Shills for Schumer” Senator (Gillibrand) and not to be sexist Michael Bennett, a school superintendent. The Democrats obviously do not have a protocol.
Again, I’m perplexed with the protocol. No snarkiness intended!
The reason I’m asking is what type of protocol is George Allen following as compared to the other candidates? Why is he the individual who should fill that position?
How has George Allen followed protocol to become the chosen one?
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