Best Quote of the Campaign Season?

Josh Marshall at TPM sums up tonights debate in California between Sens. Clinton & Obama this way:
The debate was a surprisingly substantive discussion of a number of issues that actually resonate in people’s lives. Which means it wasn’t really anything like a political debate.

SOTU Reactions

President Bush delivered his last State of the Union last night. First, my hats off to Bush for selecting VA Tech’s Kevin Sterne to attend as a special guest. Outstanding decision by the President there. Also, someone pointed out that three of Speaker Pelosi’s guests, Gov. Kaine; DC Mayor Fenty; and Baltimore Mayor Dixon, all endorsed Obama [...]

Pollard to Richmond: Grow Up

Albert Pollard for Delegate 
The recent spat between Democrats and Republicans in Richmond has drawn the ire of Albert Pollard, candidate for the House of Delegates. Pollard criticized the partisan upheaval that occurred in the chamber of the House of Delegates last week, stating the incident only furthered the disharmony between both parties and would achieve [...]

and on the 8th day, God created….Rudy?

From the Associated Press:
Actor Jon Voight, a product of Yonkers, N.Y., warmed up crowds by reminding them of how, under Giuliani, New York City was transformed into a much safer, cleaner and more livable city.
“God sent an angel, his name was Rudy Giuliani,” said Voight, adding: “He’s kind of a genius.”
Republicans are constantly criticizing Democrats [...]

A Nice Reminder That Virginia Might Actually Matter in ‘08

Barack Obama California Debate Watch Party
Thursday, January 31 8:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
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Come be part of the Rappahannock Regional Grassroots movement to help Senator Barack Obama become the next President of the United States. As we gather to watch the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate from Los Angeles, California we will also do planning for [...]

Funny How Things Work Out

It’s not a big secret that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) toyed with the idea of running for President one day while she was first lady in the 90’s. After Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL) lost re-election to the Senate in Clinton’s home state of Illinois in 1998, Hillary running to take back that seat in 2004 looked like [...]

Caroline Kennedy Supporting Obama

UPDATE II (by Chris): Tomorrow morning at American University in DC, Caroline will be joined by her uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, at a rally for Sen. Obama. 
UPDATE:  Caroline Kennedy’s op/ed is currently the most-read piece on nytimes.com: 
In a very moving op/ed in today’s New York Times, Caroline Kennedy - daughter of President John F. Kennedy - endorsed [...]

Just Because I Like Making Fun of Fox News

Kodak Moment: New Haven, Conn. (1970)

Almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It’s gettin kinda long
I coulda said it wasn’t in my way
But I didn’t and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
Cause I feel like I owe it to someone
Must be because I had the flu’ for Christmas
And I’m not feeling up to par
It increases [...]

Hopefully My Last Pro-Obama, Anti-Clinton Rant For a Long Time

Few things that the Clintons say about Obama applies to them.  
How about the much-hyped issue of “experience?” Bill Clinton said that he, himself, didn’t run in 1988 because he wasn’t yet “experienced enough.”
From a CBS News story:
He was worried about rumors of infidelity, some of which were investigated by his own staff, and privately expressed [...]

Va. House of Delegates: What in h#// is going on down there?

NOTE: All I can say is that the ground in and around Albemarle County must be shaking violently this morning, because after what HoD leadership just pulled, Thomas Jefferson is surely spinning in his grave…
In a move that makes all of its previous acts of mishugoss (craziness) seem tame, the Republican leadership of the Va. House [...]

Money Well Sp(L)ent

In a follow-up to my earlier post on pending legislation regarding predatory lenders; the greatest website known to man (aka the Virginia Public Access Project) has some rather interesting information regarding who’s taken money from the industry’s lobbyists. If you follow the money, it seems that a legislator’s rank in the General Assembly is just [...]

Heath Ledger is Dead…….PARTY AT FOX NEWS!!!

From Think Progress:
Opening his radio show with funeral music yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson callously mocked the death of actor Heath Ledger, calling him a “weirdo” with a “serious drug problem.”
Playing an audio clip of the iconic quote, “I wish I knew how to quit you” from Ledger’s gay romance movie Brokeback Mountain, Gibson [...]

What’s on your mind?

Obama? 
Hillary?  Billary? 
The Feb. 12 Virginia Presidential Primary?
FY 2008-09 School Budgets? 
The Economic Stimulus Package wending its way through Congress? 
Son-of-Abusive Driver Fees? 
Scary dreams involving the Mildehefer?

The good doctor wants to know what is on your mind.  (Open thread.)

Happy MLK Day