Category Archives: Virginia Blogosphere

Once again, DailyKos steps over the line…

ShareNo class And the teabagging, bipartisan response in front of an all GOP audience is over. Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell had a “black woman”, “asian guy”, and “military guy” behind him. The seating chart for this thing must have been … Continue reading

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Reflections of a Supervisor-Elect

ShareFirst, I want to give folks a heads up on a three-week project I”m working on.  It’ll be an insight as to what I’m learning as a newly-minted supervisor in Fluvanna County, Virginia and what the process entails, how the … Continue reading

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Some changes here at SK.com

ShareFor those of you who do not know already, last Tuesday, November 03rd I won in a general election for county supervisor here in Fluvanna County by a 3.5% margin.  It was a tremendous win, backed by some of the … Continue reading

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Working the Media Umpire

ShareFirst off, a little background on the Democratic PR machine in Washington, courtesy of former NBC journalist and current Fox News contributor Chris Wallace: “Working the umpire” is an old phrase from when the traditional media writ large was seen … Continue reading

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The Virtue of a Part Time Legislature

Share I’ve had plenty of time to reflect on Waldo Jaquith’s call to arms on the problems of a part time legislature as it relates to Delegate Phil Hamilton.  For those who are still cloudy on the issue, Hamilton is … Continue reading

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JIM BACON IS BACK!

Share…and he’s serving up some premium, awesome, genuine, vintage Bacon: These three inter-related crises will define the politics and economy of Virginia and America for the next generation. Yet both candidates have framed their campaign issues in utterly conventional terms, … Continue reading

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Redesign Redux

ShareRound fourteen… though I think I’ve finally found something that I can go with for a time.  The only catch are the blockquotes: Not sure I like the way these are done… but I’ll get over it. There are also … Continue reading

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Deeds’ Rebel Yell (Day 2)

ShareBen Tribbett over at NLS isn’t backing off of his story. In fact, he’s putting the helmet on and digging the trenches: It’s clear the confederate flag is on a flagpole.  Sitting on a table. Now, look which booth that … Continue reading

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Fun With Parallax!

ShareSo why was the picture taken at an angle? Well, it has a lot to do with a simple photographic and scientific phenomenon called parallax: Parallax is an apparent displacement or difference of orientation of an object viewed along two … Continue reading

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Deeds Slams McDonnell on Abortion

ShareAs predicted on Bearing Drift, Deeds for Governor has gone on the attack, says this morning’s Washington Post. Let’s just cut to the chase — why is Deeds doing this?  A skeptical WaPo gets straight to the heart of the … Continue reading

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