I could tell you that Rep. Eric Cantor is adored by K Street lobbyists, but it’s just easier if they tell us themselves.
Richmond Times Dispatch:
The notion of Rep. Eric I. Cantor for vice president, which started as musing by conservative commentators in Richmond and Washington, is now a boomlet, complete with Web site: EricCantorforVP.com.
Cantor, R-7th, is No. […]

Today, as members of both political parties attended his wake in the nation’s capital, the House of Representatives introduced a resolution to honor the life of the late, great Tim Russert. Several members of Congress took the opportunity to pay tribute to the political icon on the House floor. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), on the other hand, used the opportunity […]

Congrats to Carlos Del Toro and Fredericksburg Democratic Committee Chair Amy LaMarca on being elected to represent Virginia at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver this August. Carlos was elected as a Clinton delegate for the 1st congressional district, while Amy is going as an at-large delegate for Obama.
Other notables include State Sen. John […]

Maggie Stiefvater has recently joined Keith Hummel’s congressional campaign as Event Coordinator. In addition to planning and organizing events, she’s also doing weekly updates on Dr. Hummel’s blog. The campaign is also about to re-launch their regular website, complete with snazzy new logo.
Some interesting facts about Maggie….she’s one of Dr. Hummel’s daughters, AND she’s written a fantasy novel coming […]

Gov. Kaine will be in Fredericksburg Thursday night for the last in a series of town hall meetings that started back in May.
Governor Timothy M. Kaine will hold a series of statewide town hall meetings to discuss the upcoming transportation special session on June 23.
Staff from the Unclaimed Property Division of the Virginia Department of Treasury will […]

h/t Virginia Dem

I knew Sen. Webb won the Navy Cross for his time as a 1st Lt. in the Marine Corps, but I only just recently read the account of what actually happened in Vietnam to merit this honor. I’m posting it here because it, quite frankly, made my jaw drop (but to be clear I consider everyone […]

Looks like the race in the first congressional district just became a three-way. Third party challenges are not a new thing in politics, and Independent Lucky Narain ran a spirited but unsuccessful race against Wittman and Phil Forgit last year. Nevertheless, the Libertarian Party nominated Nathan Larson for Congress on June 3; it was certified on […]

First he kicks off his general election campaign here in the commonwealth, now this.
Greg Sargent at TPM Election Central:
The campaign says that they’re sending Mitch Stewart, one of Obama’s star organizers, into the state to serve as Virginia’s state director. This is no small thing. Stewart served as Obama’s Iowa caucus director, where he was […]

Chris O’Donnel of O’DonnellWeb is hosting a Fredericksbug bloggers happy hour from 6-8 PM on Thursday June 26th at J Brians Tap Room. Here’s the Facebook page Chris made for it to RSVP or just contact him here the old fashioned way.
I’d also like to thank Chris for giving me an excuse to post this picture, a response […]