by MCDC | Sep 23, 2013 | Ethics, Farm Bill, Issues, Sequester, Virginia
Don’t Let Your Constituents Go Hungry A letter from Melissa Harris-Perry Dear Mr. Cantor, It’s me Melissa. Now I’m not going to quibble with you over your philosophical approach. But let’s deal in facts. The beginning of your speech on the House floor before...
by MCDC | Sep 20, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Ken Cuccinelli, the Tea Party/GOP candidate for governor in Virginia, is struggling to save his campaign from a pair of slow-moving — but unrelenting — scandals that cast doubt upon his character and integrity. To be clear, neither of these scandals are...
by MCDC | Sep 19, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) hosted a “Constitution Day” rally with right-wing shock jock Mark Levin on Tuesday, in support of his campaign to be Virginia’s next governor. But his campaign struggled to respond when a prominent Republican district chairman...
by MCDC | Sep 19, 2013 | Ethics, Health Care, Virginia Election 2013
If you’re in a hurry, and you can only memorize one fact about the coming congressional debt and budget war, try this: There will be no “defunding of Obamacare.” It’s impossible for Republicans to admit it, great energy is being spent to prevent them from admitting...
by MCDC | Sep 18, 2013 | Ethics, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants to be the state’s next governor. But he has been dogged by an ethics scandal involving gifts he received from the head of a company that has sued the state. So last week, Cuccinelli tried to put the issue to rest...
