Job creation barely keeping up with population growth (Update from Tim Kaine)
Economic indicators still look bleak, despite modest job growth and unemployment rate dropping to 8.1%.
Romney visits Portsmouth; talks energy
Gov. Mitt Romney, presumptive GOP presidential nominee, visited Portsmouth today and spoke a little about energy and President Obama’s policies.
Public Policy Poll shows Kaine and Allen in a deadlock; Allen’s GOP rivals less than 10 percent
Public Policy Polling released a poll yesterday that has former Gov. Tim Kaine leading former Gov. George Allen 46-45 in what promises to be a close and interesting U.S. Senate election.
Hype and Blame: 2012
If you love politics, and you are a Virginian, how can you not just sit back – regardless of partisanship – and just say, “This is cool.”
Welcome back to Virginia, Mr. President
Fresh off of visiting yet another battleground state – Afghanistan – the president has chosen Virginia to launch his 2012 re-election bid. While the president was quick in his national address last night to take credit for focusing in on Afghanistan and defeating al Qaeda (I pray he’s right), in my latest offering in the Daily Press, I remind Virginia voters of some things the president should also take credit for.
Donner endorses Allen
Bearing Drift contributor and former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Donner is set to endorse George Allen today. He is the first of any of Allen’s rivals to give his support to the former governor and U.S. Senator.
Caption Contest: Obama, Clinton and McAuliffe!
Presidents Obama and Clinton flank former DNC Chair and potential candidate for Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe at a fundraiser tonight. You make up a better caption!
(Updated w/Marshall) Roanoke Post-Debate Statements from GOP campaigns
The first Republican U.S. Senate debate between George Allen, E.W. Jackson, Bob Marshall, and Jamie Radtke was held today in Roanoke, Virginia. Posted are post-debate reactions from the various campaigns as we receive them. The Republican primary is June 12. There are two more debates, one in Hampton Roads on May 11 and the other in Northern Virginia on May 26.
Live Coverage of the 1st Republican Senate Debate
Team coverage from Alton Foley, Jason Johnson, and Rick Sincere at the first Republican Senate Debate in Roanoke, VA begins…
Virginian-Pilot editorial spews its own pollutants regarding coal
If the Virginian-Pilot is so concerned about the environment, how many trees do they burn through in one daily run? How much energy does it cost to recycle newspapers? And how many newspapers end up just going into our landfill? What is the pollutant effect of ink? How about all those vehicles that are used to deliver the newspapers?