by MCDC | Jul 11, 2013 | Ethics, News, Virginia, Virginia Election 2013
Bob McDonnell’s Growing Scandal Could Spill Over to Ken Cuccinelli “The Republican nominee always kept his distance from the governor. Now it’s a political imperative.” MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show has obtained financial disclosure statements...
by MCDC | Jul 11, 2013 | Issues, Madison County, Sequester
Head Start, the Farm Bill, and Mr. Hurt (please also see this post) One month ago this week, I and others had a chance to chat with Scott Leakey during his visit to Madison County for Congressman Bob Hurt. In our chat, Scott noted his wife’s love of teaching and how...
by MCDC | Jul 10, 2013 | Immigration Reform, Issues, Racism
WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:35pm EDT (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives emerged from an immigration meeting on Wednesday divided over whether to help the 11 million undocumented people living in the United States, but eager to...
by MCDC | Jul 2, 2013 | Issues, Madison County, News, Sequester
MCDC Speaker Meeting July 13th The Madison County Democratic Committee will hold its next meeting at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 13th at the Madison Presbyterian Church on Fishback Road. Mr. Galen Fountain, the former Democratic Clerk for the United States Senate...
by MCDC | Jun 26, 2013 | Coal, Environment, Global Warming, Issues, Keystone XL, Video
From the desk of Dave Pell “In a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his plan to cut greenhouse gases and renewed what promises to be a heated discussion on climate change. The speech was wide-ranging, but some of most memorable parts were...
by MCDC | Jun 23, 2013 | Ethics, News, Virginia
Patricia Kluge has been subpoenaed to testify before the federal grand jury investigating Gov. Bob McDonnell. By Waldo Jaquith Many months ago, an acquaintance was invited to join a small gathering at the estate of erstwhile Charlottesville-area millionaire Patricia...
