What is it about the 1987 movie Predator and politics? First Jesse Ventura is elected Governor of Minnesota, then Arnold Schwarzenegger’s elected Governor of California, now Sonny Landham for Senate.
Who’s Sonny Landham? In the movie Predator, he was that bad-ass Native American guy who wouldn’t go down without a fight (pictured here). Mr. Landham is going the […]

From Sen. Creigh Deeds:
Legislation Before Senate Finance Committee Establishes Tax Credits for Telecommuting, Flextime and Using Public Transportation or Ridesharing for Daily Commutes
RICHMOND—Senator R. Creigh Deeds yesterday introduced three measures designed to reduce congestion throughout Virginia by offering income tax incentives to businesses that provide employees with flextime or telecommuting options and to individuals who […]

From the Fredericksburg Democratic Committee:
Neighbor to Neighbor Organizational Meeting
Please join the FDC for our first GOTV organizational meeting on Wednesday June 25 at 7:30pm. We will meet at the new Coordinated Campaign office; located at 915 Lafayette Blvd (the corner of Lafayette and Willis St). The office is on the second floor- please use the […]

Lowell Feld’s highly anticipated book Netroots Rising is shipping on June 27. Lowell is far and away the most respected and influential blogger in Virginia. RaisingKaine, which he originally founded to support Tim Kaine’s bid for Governor, has become the best state-wide political blog in America. But that’s just for starters. Lowell not only worked on the Webb for […]

From Senate Armed Services Committee Member Hillary Clinton (D-NY):
Today another glass ceiling has been shattered in our nation with the nomination of a woman to the rank of General for the first time in the history of America’s armed forces. Lieutenant General Ann Dunwoody’s nomination not only reflects her own remarkable achievements as an officer, […]

That’s the answer Speaker Howell gave when Del. Moran asked him why they would re-convene at 11 am tomorrow morning without having any committee meetings in the meantime.
You can’t teach oratory like that. It’s a god-given talent.

One of the most ground-breaking comedians of the 20th century died on Sunday. He was politically incorrect before there was such thing as political correctness.
His most memorable contribution to political world comes from the 1978 Supreme Court decision Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation:
In 1973, a father complained to the FCC that his son had heard the […]

On the eve of the special session called this summer by Gov. Kaine, Fred2Blue has just obtained this exclusive video of Speaker Howell’s eagerly anticipated transportation plan in its entirety. It’s pretty tough to follow, due to its sheer complexity, so don’t be embarrased if you need to watch it more than once.

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Great Anita Hartke interview from the good people at the Culpeper Star-Exponent. There’s some good biographical information as well as Anita’s positions on the major issues of the day, such as:

The War in Iraq
“I support the orderly withdrawal of the troops and refocusing. We need to focus our efforts on where al- Qaida is and […]

In 2006 a lot of people, including myself, thought that Jim Webb could not only defeat George Allen, but could also become a transformational politcal figure in this country. So far, so good.
“For the past 17 months, I and my staff have been working every day to provide first-class educational benefits to those who have […]