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A Poison Pill For Health Care Reform
"For the GOP, nothing succeeds like failure". Republicans still fighting hard to turn Obamacare into a short-lived failure suddenly have grown in compassion for the uninsured sick. Virginians living in high-poverty, medically under-served rural areas should recognize...
Ken Cuccinelli’s airbrushed policies
VIRGINIA ATTORNEY General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) casts himself as a no-apologies conservative. But when it comes to his campaign for governor, Mr. Cuccinelli isn’t beyond a little airbrushing. As recently as November, Mr. Cuccinelli’s campaign Web site boasted of his...
Cuccinelli’s Magic Math
LIKE MITT ROMNEY, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II wants to cut taxes — by a lot. Like Mr. Romney, Mr. Cuccinelli, the Republican candidate for governor, promises this would not reduce government revenues by a dime, since he would also eliminate significant...
Cuccinelli Backs Fracking In National Forest
UPDATE: Cuccinelli announces his support for hydro-fracking for natural gas in the protected George Washington National Forest. In the first quarter of 2013, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II (R) raised about $2.4 million for his gubernatorial campaign. Of...
Coo Coo, Coo-Cooch-a-nelli
Ken Cuccinelli gets Virginia's version of the Weird Al Yankovic treatment in a new song by a political parody artist who periodically surfaces to needle those in Old Dominion officialdom. The "Coo Coo Cooch-a-nelli" song by pseudonymous musician Billy Bankrupt -- he...
Prosecutor Appointed in Va. Embezzelment Case
..A case that on the surface first appeared to be a simple allegation of stealing food from the governor's kitchen has grown into a tangled web of political intrigue involving Virginia businessman Jonnie Williams' gifts to AG Ken Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob McDonnell.....
Safety Last?
Rt. 29 Western Bypass Not Shovel Ready Bacon's Rebellion (5/1/13) "The McDonnell administration’s defense of the $244 million+ Charlottesville Bypass as a boon to traffic safety on U.S. 29 falls apart under close scrutiny...Each argument for the 6.2-mile highway...
FBI Probes Virginia Governor
McDonnell says that he is "undecided" on whether or not Virginia's notoriously weak ethics and disclosure laws need to be reformed. FBI Inquiry Into Ties To Donor Clouds Virginia Governor’s Future By WILLIAM SELWAY Bloomberg Star Scientific Inc. (STSI) Chief Executive...
Terry McAuliffe in Charlottesville Monday, May 6
http://youtu.be/EmM_Y6uUCPg Terry is publicly launching his campaign and rolling out his mainstream policy ideas to make Virginia the best place to create jobs and support a family. Join us in Charlottesville to show the strong support Terry has in our community!...
FBI Looks Into Va. Gov’s Link To Donor
"The governor can kiss his 2016 hopes goodbye" By BOB LEWIS Associated Press The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of...
