Category: Politics
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Roanoke’s Rasoul Draws Highest Share of Out-of-State Dollars
By Scott Dreyer, Del. Salam Rasoul (D-Roanoke City), who goes by the nickname “Sam,” has made a down-to-earth, squeaky-clean image a big part of his political persona. Those acquainted with him know Rasoul to indeed be a friendly, outgoing individual. Rasoul represents House District 38 (see map), which covers most of Roanoke City. However, when…
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Jones’ Behavior: A Stunning Lack of Maturity
By Gordon C. Morse, So, why was Democrat Jay Jones – he of the Quentin Tarantino imagination – sending highly partisan and politically suicidal text messages to a Republican member of the House of Delegates? Del. Carrie Coyner, R-Chesterfield, the recipient of these merry notes, says she passed them on to their focus of interest,…
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Government Shutdown Threatens to Upend Governor’s Race
By Chris Braunlich For more than a half century, it has been the case that Virginia elects a Governor who is from the opposite party as the President elected the year before. With one exception. In 2013, the year after Barack Obama’s re-election, Virginians sent Democrat Terry McAuliffe to the Governor’s Mansion. The background to…
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No, Times-Dispatch, Virginia’s Budget Did Not “Run in the Red”
By Steve Haner, It is not clear who should be more ashamed of themselves, the Richmond Times-Dispatch or Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax). Both didn’t just mislead Virginians, but defamed Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin and the entire state finance staff. Even the silly season has limits. Virginia’s state government finances did not “run in…
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A Million Reasons to Worry Either Way the Election Goes
By Steve Haner Democrat Jay Jones and Republican Jason Miyares have now both accepted more than $1 million each in campaign contributions from major players in Virginia’s energy wars. The job they both seek, Attorney General of Virginia, includes a duty to stand firm on behalf of Virginia’s energy consumers against the elephants in the…
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As MAGA As Ever
John Reid’s endorsement by Joe Morrissey won’t fool voters into thinking he’s a political moderate. by Paul Goldman Radio show host John Reid got nominated by accident when the likely GOP Lt. Governor primary winner dropped out. Soon Reid, now the GOP LG nominee by law, chose to engage in a public feud with GOP…
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Another Virginia Trump Nominee Runs Afoul of Trump
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Poor Donald Trump. His appointments as U.S. Attorney in Virginia are proving to have too much independence and integrity. First there was Todd Gilbert in the Western District. Now, there is Erik Seibert in the Eastern District. Seibert’s office was overseeing the investigation of Letitia James, New York Attorney General, for mortgage fraud regarding…
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Signs of the Times
by Dick Hall-Sizemore This weekend I spent time in the center of Virginia. That would be that area west of I-95, south of I-64, and east of the Blue Ridge–encompassing Powhatan, Buckingham, Cumberland, Campbell, Bedford, and Franklin counties. Some I just passed through on the main highway (Rt. 60); others I spend more time in…
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Delegate Rasoul, You Are Not Qualified to Lecture Me on Israel
by Paul Goldman Move over, Lizzie Borden. Former House Speaker Filler-Corn charges Delegate Sam Rasoul with “(f)ueling one of the oldest forms of hatred in the world, repackaged in the language of activism.” She is referencing antisemitism. This is one of the harshest criticisms anybody of the Jewish faith can direct at anybody. Particularly someone with Rasoul’s…
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Virginia’s Upper Body
Finding inspiration in all the wrong places by Gordon C. Morse Virginia Senate Democrats – the leadership, primarily – have taken a wrecking crew mentality to higher education and exposed themselves to condemnation for doing the very things they passionately denounce others for doing. In this instance, on Thursday afternoon, the majority Democrats serving on…
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The Governor’s Race
Polls, common sense, Eskimo Pie, $$$, tonsils by Gordon C. Morse Just like that, Virginia Lt. Gov. Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate for governor, has seen a significant improvement in her race with former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat. This news came via Roanoke College, whose polling folks calculated a few months ago that Earle-Sears trailed…
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Bidding Up the Price of Buying Virginia’s Legislature
by Steve Haner As of the last round of campaign finance reports, Dominion Energy Virginia is smoking its political nemesis Clean Virginia in donation totals, with more than $11 million given compared to $3.2 million. At $14.3 million in combined donations, the two are well on their way to matching or exceeding the $23 million…
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Oops! We Forgot About That.
by Dick Hall-Sizemore The Republican National Committee (RNC) and Winsome Earle-Sears have attacked Abigail Spanberger for receiving a $50,000 campaign donation from an individual whom they claim is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. There is one little detail that the Republicans fail to mention. The individual, Pin Ni, has also donated to a long…
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Campus Union Joins No-Confidence Movement
by James A. Bacon The “no confidence” campaign against the University of Virginia Board of Visitors is gaining momentum with the United Campus Workers of Virginia (UCWV) joining the effort. Strikes and lawsuits are among the options available to protesters, although, as one panelist put it in a “teach-in” yesterday, strikes by state employees are…
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John McAuliff’s Money Trail
Climate Activist running for delegate is scooping up the green bucks. by Kevin Mooney Virginia residents should expect to see their energy bills go up and the lights to go out if John McAuliff, a Fauquier County Democrat running for the Virginia House of Delegates in District 30, wins in November. That’s according energy policy…