WTOP: The Rolex Is Going Back, McDonnell’s GiftGate Goes International, and $53,000 in Legal Fees (Before The Dam Broke)
$53,000 to defend someone against something where everything was — according to the party line as of today — legal… and above board.
Winchester Star: Former U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. Dies
A truly great Virginian has passed away today. Byrd broke from the Democratic Party when he refused to sign an…
MORE UNDISCLOSED GIFTS: $9,800 on Clothes for First Lady From McDonnell’s PAC; $7,600 on Unspecified Items
So much for the mea culpa.
Fighting Joe Morrissey Fought The Law…
…and the law won. Del. Joe Morrissey wears environmentalism on his car – a bumper sticker on his sports sedan…
Terry McAuliffe Hearts Sodomy
Yeah… something tells me that McAuliffe isn’t having a very good time responding to all the GreenTech inquiries.
NYT: U.S. Halts F-16 Delivery to Egypt
So the Obama administration could sell F-16s to the Muslim Brotherhood, but not to the military that is not only…
Schapiro: Apologies Not Enough, Other Gifts Hav– Wait, McDonnell Went To Kuwait?
Questionable as to whether this is Richmond or Kabul… RTD’s Jeff Schapiro had some interesting observations on the entire McDonnell mea…
Ready For Some Good News? Online Virginia Voter Registration. Boom.
Way overdue! And it’s useable! And it’s cool! From the press release: The sponsor of this legislation, Delegate Ramadan, remarked: “The…
POLL: Your Reaction To McDonnell’s Apology
There’s been a lot of reaction — quiet and otherwise — to McDonnell’s contrition this afternoon. So the question is twofold. Was it enough? Should Governor McDonnell still resign?
BREAKING: MCDONNELL APOLOGIZES, REPAYS SOME OF LOANS AND GIFTS FROM STAR SCIENTIFIC
There’s a lot of good in this, so let’s start with Governor McDonnell’s statement — not one of regret, but of what appears to be a sincere, heartfelt apology.