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Who’s The RINO?
Send a SEAL, not a RINO??? Whaa???
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Messy Stuff in Norfolk
From Vivian Paige comes a horrible story of Democrats gone haywire.
Pictured above is one Norfolk Councilman Randy Wright – on the left wearing a McCain/Palin sticker and standing with Norfolk GOP Chairwoman Pam Brown, and on the right grinning with Sen. Mark Warner who is hosting a fundraiser for Wright on March 19.
The pic on the left is from a Pilot article entitled “McAuliffe’s Man. “”Yup, I was there,” Wright said when I asked him about the picture in my files. “I voted for McCain-Palin. And I love Sarah Palin… she knew how to talk to regular people.”
Seven months later Wright becomes “McDonnell’s Man” and he’s rumored to be supporting Scott Rigell for Congress. Yet all the constitutional officers in Norfolk call themselves “Democrats” and all have endorsed Randy Wright. Egads!
As Vivian writes “a close reading of the Virginia Democratic Party Plan shows that the section which deals with ousting of party members when they support another candidate (Sec. 10.8) only comes into play if the candidate is the party nominee”. Norfolk’s races are non-partisan thus there isn’t a party nominee on the ballot. “This loophole needs to be closed”, she writes. “The Party Plan should treat endorsees just like nominees”.
What a mess, especially considering a really great Democrat, Tommy Smiegel, is also running for that Ward 5 seat. And WTF is Mark Warner’s problem???
RNC’s “Evil Empire”
Wow! Apparently, there are two different varieties of Republican. On the one hand you have the garden-variety sheep who lap up on another spewed by Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck. They little know how to spell “socialism” let alone know what it means. But hell, throw a bumpersticker on your car saying “Obama = Socialism” despite your ignorance.
But it’s a different story for Republican donors who actually engage and utilize the gray matter between their ears. Now the RNC is sheepishly back away from it big time. From
“It’s one to sit around a conference room or a bar with your colleagues and talk about stuff like this,” said Denver-based political analyst Eric Sondermann. “It’s another thing — a whole new level of both cynicism and immaturity to put it into a Power Point presentation to other donors and strategists. And it’s a level of stupidity to leave it lying around.”
Sondermann said the document surfacing can hurt Republicans in two ways — with Democrats, already suspicious of the conservative movement’s possibly racist underbelly, and with wealthy Republican donors, who are referred to as “ego-driven” and easily milked with offers of access and “tchochkes.”
Way to go, Repugs!
Scott “Do I have a Deal for You” Rigell
Ha! The DCCC sent me a funny email today. “Last time someone spoke out of the both sides of their mouth this much, they were trying to sell a Pinto”, writes Southern Regional Press Secretary Jesse Ferguson.
Scott “Blah, blah, blah, bad Obama” Rigell is a car salesman. Yet despite his opposition to all things Obama, he was all too happy to rake in the cash from the Feds for “Cash for Clunkers”… $450,000 worth of happy.
Rigell is also trying to sell himself as a dyed-in-the-wool Repug despite his $1,000 donation to Obama in 2008, albeit pre-primary and supposedly as a “protest donation” against Hillary Clinton. Bwaaa!!!
VBDC to Consider Climate Change Resolution
I like this new Virginia Beach Democratic Committee!
At its monthly business meeting tomorrow evening (Bayside Library, 7-9pm), the VBDC will be considering a resolution similar to that passed by the Arlington County Dems which condemns AG Ken Cuccinelli for suing the EPA over its climate change endangerment finding. The Arlington Resolution is below the fold.
I know that the Hampton Dems are also considering such a Resolution. This is terrific!
Lemmings to the Fall
A double whammy has been delivered on the Navy with encroachment by land and encroachment by sea. “In one short day, the Governor and Legislature have delivered a gift wrapped package to the citizens of Florida. First, over the stated objections of the Navy and DoD, they passed the off shore drilling bill. Then, they cut funding for the joint land use program that was part of the concerted effort to retain the master jet base at NAS Oceana and of course the carriers and supporting ships in Norfolk. Way to go Legislature; makes one wonder why we even try here in Hampton Roads when our needs and requirements are simply paid lip service to the Grover Norquist inspired anti tax zealots. This one day was a debacle and will take years to mend, if ever.” – Mike Barrett commenting on recent Virginian-Pilot article.
Adding insult to injury, eight lemmings on the Virginia Beach City Council followed Gov. McDonnell off the cliff. “The Governor made me do it”, is Mayor Sessoms reply. That is so so sad.
Virginia’s offshore wind development better produce a lot of jobs to make up for all the lost jobs caused by the Navy packing up and leaving for Florida. Governor McDonnell is both the Pied Piper and the Emperor with No Clothes, for there are no jobs with drilling off Virginia. It’s a net loss with the Navy saying “Adios, Virginia”.
Ode to Sen. Frank Wagner
Damn the clean beaches and healthy seas,
Senator Frank Wagner has Big Oil to please.
Oh all the riches on him they’ll reward
With juicy big contracts to his polluting ship yard.
For he is Frank Wagner, Virginia’s Energy King!
How dare you speak out against uranium mining,
Don’t bother with silly citizen participation.
Only the rich have voices in policy decision.
Voice opposition to the plans he’s conspired?
He’ll go to your employer to get you fired.
Erupting in anger, getting red in the face,
Perhaps noticeable signs of a need for AA.
The road isn’t easy for Big Oil’s prostitute,
Those treehuggers in Virginia can be so resolute.
But who better to champion their greedy plans
Then a man fined $ for environmental violations.
One of 13 millionaires in the General Assembly,
Yet lobbyists still fund meals and junkettes to Norway.
They’ll pen the op-eds submitted in his name.
Hell, they write all his bills. It’s all just the same.
Fined $400k for ripping off the Navy,
Only the beginning for his dealings quite shady.
Especially versed in making shit up,
Frank’s latest scam may be his death cup.
Last week in committee he declared it with glee,
“I’ve worked out an agreement with NASA and DOD”.
Drill, baby, drill. Screw Sec. Salazar.
We’ll simply avoid certain blocks in the lease area.
Yet DOD officials involved with OCS matters
Deny such discussions, alleged agreement in shatters.
Avoiding certain areas is an unacceptable solution.
It’s illegal, lacks legal standing, violates constitution.
So let’s compel him to produce alleged DOD agreement,
Coz all along their opposition has been vehement.
It’s again typical of a Frank Wagner “truth”.
As the Navy stands between him and his pie-in-the-sky loot.
Bob McDonnell the Environmentalist?
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Check out Bob McDonnell the Environmentalist??? McDonnell starts at 1:20. h/t Waldo Jaquith.
It’s a Primary June 8 for GOP Nominee to Face Glenn Nye
Okay Democrats… mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 8th! Six Republican candidates are vying for the chance to face Rep. Glenn Nye in the November general election 2010.
Fun fun! We’ll now have five months of Republican squabbling and mini-meltdowns over potential Democratic crossover voting. So which of the six should we vote for? Why not stir the pot early and often?
I think it would be great fun if Scott Taylor was the nominee. He and Nye look so much alike. Voters will be so confused.
Which one do I think would be the easiest for Nye to beat? I lean towards Kenny Golden. I’ve never shared as much as two words with the guy but I’ve seem him around enough to come to the conclusion that he will strike voters as a mean ol’ man who hates people. Whatever GOP candidates emerges will be very bloodied, and Kenny, if that nominee, will scare voters off with all that blood all over him.
Judging by the fact that a neighbor already has his yard sign up, that he’s clever enough to everyday have ads gracing my Facebook home page, and that he’s got an ugly long scrolling list of Republican endorsements on his website, I think the other 5 candidates will be “primarily” (ha… I made a pun) gunning for Scott Rigell. He’s Mr. Nice Guy apparently and already doing outreach to Democrats. He’ll likely have the money to be very two-faced. He’s all Dr. Jekyll right now with all the pro-life, pro-guns rah-rah on his website. What do you bet that Mr. Hyde emerges after he’s won the primary. We should screen shots of his site right now so we can remind voters of the true Scott Rigell.
Bob McDonnell Proves to be the Sharpest Tool in the Shed
Wow! Last night, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell demonstrated to the nation that he is indeed one of the sharpest tool in the Republican wood shed. What a good little obstructionist he is fast becoming! Now the whole country knows Virginia is a contributor to the Republican agenda to weigh down President Obama and his agenda to move forward with health care and immigration reform and clean energy job creation.
“Republicans have better ideas than Democrats”, he said. And thus now the entire country now knows that Virginia lives off by itself in a little tool shed distant from the working farm.
Writes Media Matters Action Network in their detailed “Fact Check” report: “While McDonnell’s face may be fresh, his speech repeated a slew of the same old, worn out, debunked Republican talking points.” They detail exactly how McDonnell was 1) wrong on economic recovery, 2) wrong on the budget deficit, 3) wrong on Republican “cooperation”, 4) wrong about Americans’ views toward health care, 5) wrong on the Republican health care “plan”, 6) wrong on energy, and 7) wrong on homeland security.
Virginia Democrats need to pound on McDonnell, repeatedly pointing out exactly how wrong he is. If he continues to be the log jam on our road to recovery we then need to find a way to work around him. Let’s break out of this dark tool shed.
Jeff McWaters: 100 Percent Political Hack
In so much as Jeff McWaters is now my State Senator, I crossed my fingers in hopes that once elected, a true legislative representative would emerge – that underneath all the campaign crap was a thoughtful, considerate, responsible Virginian with the ambition of doing due diligence in service to all his constituents.
Nope. What was elected on Tuesday January 12 was not a statesman who would put aside most of the hyper-partisan campaign wrangling, seeking first to educate himself on the issues, holding close the best interest of all persons great and small that he now represents, and giving to fair and thoughtful consideration to all sides of an issue.
Nope. What got elected to represent us in the 8th district for the next four years is a 100% political hack.
These were McWater’s most disgraceful words last night as part of the Senate GOP response to Governor Kaine’s final speech before the General Assembly:
“With the assault on business from Washington in the form of Obamacare, card check and cap and trade, Virginia’s business-friendly policies will be even more important as a last line of defense.”
Gosh, Jeff. I’m surprised you forgot the required GOP mention of “death panels”.
So someone explain to me how I’m supposed to go to my State Senator with my concerns for global warming pollution and holding polluters responsible for their contributions to it. He has already written that concern off as an “assault on business”. I’m doomed before even opening my mouth to speak assuming I even get as far as actually having an appointment to meet.
I’ve had pretty much only Republicans representing me since May 1985 (Bill Mims, Joe May, Russ Potts, Terrie Suit, Ken Stolle, and Barry Knight). They very often voted straight “R” which was often contrary to what I wanted. But if I got to them before the fact, they at least pretended to be interested in hearing my side of the argument. And if I got to them after the contrary vote, they appeared honest in their attempt to explain their reasoning. It was bogus most of the time but it was sincere and they went to bed at night at least knowing one little constituent of theirs was watching and wasn’t happy.
But with Jeff McWaters, I’ll get the “take a hike, treehugger and don’t come back. I don’t have time for your nonsense as I’ve got fat cats to serve”.
It’s Beach vs. State and Wagner Shits
The rumor on the street was that Sen. Frank Wagner was conniving to get VB Mayor Sessoms to rescind VB’s resolution opposing uranium mining in southwest Virginia. The Beach did so (as did the City of Chesapeake) as our drinking water supply comes from Lake Gaston which is in the area of the proposed uranium mining.
Although there is still currently a moratorium in the Commonwealth on uranium mining, a legislative subcommittee did order a study of it. The State has contracted with the National Academy of Sciences, it’ll take 1.5 years to complete and would otherwise cost our cash-strapped state $1.4 million. “No problem,” says the wealthy special interests who have been allowed to underwrite the “study”.
Assuming that NAS can be trusted to not sway results to the benefit of its underwriters, there is still a huge problem with their study. It’s not site specific! And Virginia Beach’s Thomas Leahy, the city’s public utilities director, knows it and he’s not afraid to act on his doubts. Virginia is not Utah after all, where uranium mining faces a dry, arid environment. We’re practically tropical – so moist and spongy – ergo great concern for the State’s “study”.
The Virginian-Pilot reported today that the City is preparing to commission their own study on the effects to our drinking water should uranium mining near Lake Gaston be allowed. It’ll cost upwards of $437,000. And Sen. Frank Wagner is shitting in his pants. Getting Virginia Beach to come round to seeing this his way has vanished in the haze. Ha!
I love one of the comments on the Pilot article online. “Who does Wagner represent, Virginia Beach or the uranium industry?”, writes Chris33. Umm… take a wild guess. The answer is the same as always.
Villanueva: Wagner’s Lackey
Ha… went to Wikipedia to check on the spelling of “lackey” and got these apropos synonyms… “Bitch, ass-kisser, crawler, sycophant, toady, apple polisher, bootlicker, fawner, hanger-on, pawn, attendant, tool, instrument, parasite, cohort (chiefly U.S.), valet, menial, minion, footman, sycophant, yes-man, manservant, flunky, brown-noser, flatterer, groveler, groveller, truckler”.
WTF does Delegate-elect Ron Villanueva know about offshore drilling? Nothing! Yet according to yesterday’s Virginian-Pilot, the Republican “has filed a bill to clear the path for offshore oil and gas drilling”.
VB Mayor Sessoms for the first time pulled together his Mayor’s Alternative Energy Task Force in 2009. His goal was to weigh in all the options, which included dual presentations of offshore drilling. The pro-drilling from Sen. Frank Wagner and the anti-drilling from my boss with the Sierra Club. Was Villanueva there? No. Did Villanueva attend any of the Mayor’s energy task force meetings? No. Has Villanueva ever considered or otherwise sought out the opposing points to drilling? No. Does Villanueva always and in any way swallow it down for Frank Wagner? Yes.
Pathetic, Villanueva.
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