Margaret Thatcher dies at 87
‘those unwilling to live the strenuous life of liberty; those who do not value freedom for its own sake, rather than its comforts, are unlikely to hold on to it… when I consider all that this place has given to democracy, I am moved to say that in spirit, I am a Virginian.’
Terry’s electric car follies, and the Democrats’ sex offender defense
It’s a video teaser of this weekend’s radio show. Here, Scott Lee and I talk about Terry McAuliffe’s electric car…
Transportation bill passes, but a court challenge could loom
As expected, the General Assembly approved Gov. McDonnell’s substitute road funding bill on Wednesday, though not without a small amount…
Virginia Committeeman Morton Blackwell brings rules fight to RNC meeting in LA
He also offers a pointed critique of the RNC’s “Growth and Opportunity” report. Blackwell wants those consultants who got rich from the botched 2012 campaign to be held accountable for their incompetence.
McAuliffe’s electric car venture a “fraud”?
It must be campaign season, because now we see accusations that Terry McAuliffe’s electric car company (based in Mississippi), is…
Here’s an issue for the LG candidates to address
A highlight from our newsletter, “Dead Reckoning” — Virginia lieutenant governors once had a rather important power; the ability to assign bills to committees. Will the current crop of nominees seek to get it back?
McAuliffe nothing more than Hillary’s stalking horse?
According to this item in Politico, Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for governor could be serving another end: as a shakedown cruise…
Cuccinelli and McAuliffe campaigns try their hands at being April Fools
Yesterday was a fairly slow news day — so slow that the April Fool’s Day exchanges between the Cuccinelli and…
Arlington’s million dollar bus stops put on hold
Now a national laughingstock, Arlington decides to go back to the drawing board on its hyper expensive bus stops (largely paid for by…VDOT).
Bias much, AP?
Who could possibly have known that the AP’s Bob Lewis — the reporter before whom Richmond pols have genuflected for years — was such a partisan hack? I mean, what a shocker….