The first thing that struck me about the Republican National Convention in St. Paul was the stunning lack of diversity.
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Editorial: GOP ‘Pride in Doing Nothing’
As the City of Falls Church’s representative to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), City Council David Snyder delivered a scathing indictment against the House Republicans in Richmond who killed efforts last week at finding a funding solution to permit sorely-needed transportation infrastructure improvements and development in Northern Virginia. He […]
News from the Coffin Corner: Delegate Hull’s Richmond Report
Missed Opportunity At 1:39 a.m. last Thursday morning, the special legislative session on transportation called by Governor Tim Kaine ended.
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
It was a striking admission, in the State of the Union address, from America’s oilman-in-chief. It may have been a long time coming, but Republicans and Democrats alike applauded President Bush for telling the unvarnished truth about a country that has just 3% of the world’s oil reserves but uses […]
Nicholas F. Benton: Silence Protects the Speculators
Sen. John McCain has once against thrust the burden for solving the energy crisis on individual families in the U.S. “It has to start at home,” he said yesterday, ignoring the overwhelming evidence that it is deep ideological opposition to any regulation of speculative investment by leaders in his party […]
Mary Margaret Whipple’s Richmond Report
Last week’s Reconvened and special sessions resulted in a number of notable accomplishments for the 2008 General Assembly.
Nicholas F. Benton: Hillary Slays The
Now it’s time for a real campaign. Until Sen. Hillary Clinton’s recovery with victories in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island Tuesday, she had to box with a chimera, an illusive, intangible thing called “Big Mo,” Sen. Barack Obama’s oratory-driven momentum.
Nicholas F. Benton: Male Chauvinism & Hillary Clinton
Back in the day, feminists and those like myself who supported them, called it “male chauvinism.” It remains a mighty force in our society, so pervasive that few of either gender are really attuned to detect it.
Maureen Dowd: Will Hillary
LOS ANGELES — Hillary Clinton denounced Dick Cheney as Darth Vader, but she did not absorb the ultimate lesson of the destructive vice president:
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
This week, the House will vote yet again to override the President’s veto of low income children’s health insurance, the revised, bipartisan SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) bill (H.R. 3963).
