Gimmicks to the supercommittee’s rescue
Because cutting government spending is hard, Congress punted the task to an ill-named “supercommittee.” But as this committee was designed…
Perry wants to cut their pay and send them home
Texas Gov. Rick Perry channels the forgotten Republican Revolution with his proposal to reinvent official Washington. Perry doesn’t call it…
Kaine won’t back away from Obama. Not even an inch
The move among some Democratic legislators to distance themselves from the President during the run-up to last week’s elections doesn’t…
Supreme Court grants cert. in Obamacare case
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the 26 state-challenge to the federal health care law (or Obamacare, for…
Candidates respond to the RPV debate invitation
The responses to the RPV’s decision to stage three debates next year among the U.S. Senate candidates are rolling in….
RPV sets Senate primary debates
The Republican Party of Virginia has announced a series of three Senatorial primary debates for the coming year. RPV Chairman…
Green Mountain Coffee and the SEC
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters received a nice chuck of Virginia taxpayer money on the promise that the company would create…
Henrico Hubris
The RTD’s Jeff Schapiro can barely contain his glee at pinning the blame for the GOP’s debacle in the Henrico…
A Christmas Tree tax
Now that the elections are (mostly) behind us, the time has come to consider the news in the rest of…
A few takeaways from a long night
A few things I think I learned from last night’s election returns: * It’s never over till it’s over. *…