Moulton: “Higher Tax” Bill Howell Has Three Hikes; Needs Out As Speaker
Moulton: “Until Speaker Howell, Virginia Republicans were known as the party of lower taxes. Then came Speaker Bill – “higher-tax” Bill.”
Mark Herring stumbles in Sweet Briar patch
Politically, the AG is in damage-control mode.
Virginia AG, county prosecutor spar over Sweet Briar women’s college
Mr. Herring’s legal challenge to Amherst county attorney Bowyer is perhaps the most surreal aspect of the Sweet Briar showdown.
Howell: Washington vs. Richmond, The Difference Is Clear
Howell: “We do things differently in Virginia.”
Institutional Corrosion: Nelson Mandela’s Legacy Dies As South Africa Descends into Chaos
Mandela’s legacy is being dismantled in favor of Zuma’s kleptocracy, and South Africa’s economy and future suffer as a result.
Jawororski and Fermoselle: Immigration Reform No Path To Hispanic GOP Voting Bloc
If we think that by merely placing Marco Rubio or Ted Cruz at the top of our 2016 ticket we are going to win large numbers of Hispanic voters, we are likely to be disappointed.
Criminal investigation sought in McAuliffe-Mayorkas dealings
The OIG report found that Mayorkas “intervened in the adjudicative process in unprecedented ways to the stakeholders’ benefit.”
BREWER: It’s Local Budget Time; Watch Your Wallet
While it’s difficult for some to circumvent the argument “but it’s for the children”, if you value your pocketbook, ask tough questions.
HALL: Stimpson Violated The First Rule of Politics
Ed Gillespie said it best “the First Rule of Politics is loyalty.” This rule has certainly been broken by Mrs. Stimpson.
THOMAS: How Do We Move Forward?
Thomas: “We must get relationships back into our party politics. We will fail if we do not. We must learn to accept that there are differences of opinion. This by no means dictates that you accept the other point of view, but you must respect the individual. Just like you, they too felt a love for our country strong enough to get involved, and that is too valuable a resource for our party to be thrown away.”