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2009 
Sun Nov 29, 2009 at 21:55:47 PM EST
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Considering that the Christmas ads started before Halloween this year, I don't think it's too early to begin speculating about who Time magazine will name to be its 2009 Person of the Year.
While such speculation may seem like a lame parlor game, in fact, who Time chooses for this honor tends to have a major impact on the world.
Well, okay, I admit it's just a lame parlor game. That said, let's get to it!
While I remain a big Obama fan for the incredibly ambitious agenda he is attempting to move forward, I seriously doubt he will be The One this year. While he is driving the agenda in many ways - he is forcing everyone to focus more on health care, climate change and his other priorities - much has seemed to spiral out of his control this year as he has been learning the job of president. I hope and pray that in 2010 he merits this honor (as well as the Nobel Peace Prize that he gained a bit prematurely).
If not him, who? Time could go for the obnoxious, shocking choice designed to generate lots of attention and coverage - say, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong-il, Sarah Palin, the Tea Baggers, Michael Jackson. But if they want to go with a schmuck, better they choose Bernie Madoff, who at least represents the whole class of crooks who handed us our recession on a silver platter.
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 at 13:44:19 PM EDT
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Today, Creigh Deeds did a great job on a radio show in Hampton Roads. It is worth listening if only to hear him qualify his comments on the public option.
I thought he came off well- sounds like a real person :) -
(not a robot-candidate like Bob)
Here is the link and then click on the "On Demand" button for a replay of today's show.
http://www.hearsay.org/
If you do take the time to listen, please post your thoughts.
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Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 21:21:22 PM EDT
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 (crossposted at Dem Bones)
Here is an article by The Hill on how this year's gubernatorial race could help set up next year's congressional races. As such, Republicans are hoping this year's election will be seen as a referendum of Obama (sigh), thus electing Bob McDonnell and laying the groundwork to unseat the Democratic freshmen congressmen (Nye, Perriello, Connolly).
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Republicans, in particular, would like revenge against Perriello, who upset six-term Rep. Virgil Goode in one of the closest elections of 2008.
The GOP also think they have a good shot at unseating Nye, and some say he could overtake Perriello as the party's No. 1 target in the state. Nye knocked off two-term Rep. Thelma Drake last year by five points in a district that barely went to Obama.
If Republicans sense a trend breaking their way, they'll add Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly to their target list. But they admit it could be a long shot.
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Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 11:14:32 AM EDT
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I just made my first campaign contribution of 2009. It may surprise some people that I haven't given yet this year. I have been active, canvassing for Sen. Deeds in the final week, and speaking on behalf of Steve Shannon in two cases. This morning, however, I gave what I could today - $10 - to Steve Shannon's campaign for Attorney General.
Now that we have our ticket, it is likely that the Deeds campaign will be receiving the lion's share of attention and contributions. And we all know that early money is worth a lot more than late money. Given those two factors, I decided to give my early general election money to our candidate for Attorney General.
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Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 13:36:01 PM EDT
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Cross-posted at Daily Kos
Not one week ago, yard signs advertising candidates for this Tuesday's Democratic Primary for Governor were few and far between, even in highly-political Northern Virginia, and the name "Creigh Deeds" was nowhere to be found.
That all changed on Wednesday, 3 June, when a whopping 10,000 Deeds yard signs arrived at the Deeds campaign office in Fairfax. By Thursday, fewer than half were put together and only a few hundred were placed. However, volunteers soon got to work making a Deeds presence throughout the region.
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Tue May 19, 2009 at 11:27:42 AM EDT
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Since my last post there have been some progress. The 35th is now littered with Keam, Carroll, Omeish, and Hyland signs.
still no sign (no pun intended) of the Baldwin campaign...
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Sun May 17, 2009 at 05:15:18 AM EDT
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There are 22 days until the June 9th democratic primary. The focus of this post will be on the 35th House of Delegates race. Specifically the democratic primary currently under way. There are 4 candidates going for the democratic nomination to take on (yawn) Jim Hyland (yawn). Those 4 candidates are Mark Keam, Roy Baldwin, John Carroll, and Esam Omeish.
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 at 11:33:20 AM EDT
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(Crossposted at Daily Kos)
This morning's New York Times and Washington Post each bring us news of potential impropriety between Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA 08), his brother Brian (leading candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in VA), and defense contractors receiving earmarks from Rep. Moran. Congressman Moran sits on the powerful House Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations.
For the uninitiated, Jim Moran has a checkered and inglorious history in Virginia politics. In addition to loathsome intolerance toward religious and racial minorities, he has made multiple ethically questionable decisions.
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Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 23:19:35 PM EDT
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It is with sadness that I return from tonight's Loudoun County Democratic Committee meeting and report that at this evening's meeting Mike Turner, the Democrat running for Delegate in the 33rd District, withdrew from the race against Del. Joe May. He cited two reasons for ending his campaign. First, he cited the commitments he has made to the Wounded Warrior Project. Mike is leading the advocacy for wounded veterans of the past eight years before Congress. Our loss of a candidate is a win for our thousands of wounded warriors. I can think of no better advocate for our wounded soldiers, and if we are to lose Mike as a candidate, I can think of no better organization to receive his dedication and focus.
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