Politics

• Tim Kaine doesn’t want to talk about “divisive social issues?” OK.

  February 22, 2012

  Tim Kaine would rather not discuss he checkered past on social issues, leaving nothing to talk about but his catastrophic record on the economy and fiscal management.

• Rasmussen: Allen and Kaine tied

  February 22, 2012

  Scott’s poll on the Virginia Senate race shows a dead heat: Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen both earning 46% support. Three percent (3%) prefers some [...]

• McDonnell proposes amendments to ultrasound bill

  February 22, 2012

  The Governor has issued a statement on what he thinks should be done with the all-consuming ultrasound bill, SB 484: “I am pro-life. I believe deeply in [...]

• Planned Parenthood Does Abortion Ultrasounds

  February 22, 2012

  It will be tough for Planned Parenthood to sue over a requirement for a procedure that they already perform.

• Are Republicans getting cold feet over the ultrasound bill?

  February 21, 2012

  In spite of the heat emanating from Sen. Jill Vogel’s SB 484, it should come as no surprise that some legislators are getting cold feet on requiring [...]

• Conscience Protections for Child Agencies Passes Senate 22-18

  February 21, 2012

  This from the Virginia Catholic Conference: The VA Senate has just passed HB 189, conscience protections for child placing agencies, by a vote of 22 to 18. [...]

• Norment Slams The Door on McEachin

  February 21, 2012

  In probably one of the most well-crafted “take a long walk off a short pier” letters I’ve seen in awhile, Virginia Senator Tommy Norment tells the Senate [...]

• Where the congressmen are…

  February 21, 2012

  Questions about legal residency aren’t something one will often hear in Virginia congressional campaigns. But in the Indiana Senate race, it’s a matter that has some real [...]

• Grover Norquist compares GOP field to ‘a roomful of pretty women’

  February 20, 2012

  Grover Norquist thinks the 2012 GOP presidential candidates are like “a roomful of pretty women.”

• And now down to the hard work: the state budget

  February 20, 2012

  How does Richmond intend to spend your money over the next two years? The Governor, House and Senate have all made their opening bids…

• CNU’s Wason survey confirms what we know: a conservative base unsettled

  February 20, 2012

  Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Public Policy was recently commissioned by the Richmond Times-Dispatch to conduct polling regarding a myriad political and public policy issues. It reveals that conservatives are churning and the future looks challenging.

• Another road to nowhere?

  February 20, 2012

  Governor McDonnell has a wide-ranging transportation package before the General Assembly. What’s good? What’s really bad? Jim Bacon walks us through the tall weeds to find out what’s going on with road construction, maintenance and funding in the commonwealth.

  The Score: Jim Bacon [ 15:04 ] Play NowPlay in Popup | Download

  The Score: Jim Bacon, Bob Holsworth, Sen. Mark Obenshain, Jim Hoeft [ 45:50 ] Play NowPlay in Popup | Download

• Handicapping the presidential sweepstakes and the new social issues narrative

  February 20, 2012

  Dr. Bob Holsworth gives us his take on the ever-changing Republican presidential field and what we might expect from the candidates in the contests to come. Plus, whether the President’s contraceptive gambit may have been a long-term loser.

  The Score: Bob Holsworth [ 11:48 ] Play NowPlay in Popup | Download

• Property rights amendment is an attack on Christmas. Plus, Republicans embrace a gas tax increase

  February 20, 2012

  Sen. Mark Obenshain talks about the arguments used to try to defeat the property rights amendment in the Senate and why, and how, his colleagues decided to embrace a self-perpetuating gas tax hike.

  The Score: Mark Obenshain [ 13:06 ] Play NowPlay in Popup | Download

• Free the teachers

  February 20, 2012

  Breaking the shackles of teacher tenure gives educators the incentive to excel and yield better results for Virginia’s children.

  The Score; Jim Hoeft [ 4:24 ] Play NowPlay in Popup | Download
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