edited by: Vivian Paige,
Virginia Editor
Here is McWaters, who in another of his daily mailers, talks about "decreasing the size and scope of government and cutting costs". Yet he touts the [...]
In a world of supercomputers and sophisticated programming languages, one would think keeping track of stimulus money going to 435 Congressional districts would be a job for a computer science intern. But for just $18M, the shiny new website, Recovery.gov, which was created to [...]
Bobby Mathieson should accuse McWaters of plagiarism. Hours before the Thanksgiving holiday, mailboxes throughout the 8th Senate district got their holiday cheer, an attack by McWaters on Rosemary Wilson which sounds exactly like Democrat Bobby Mathieson’s recent failed attacks on Delegate-elect Ron Villanueva about City Council [...]
Republicans for Environmental Protection (I know... quite the oxymoron!) issued the following press release which is simply too good to not just re-post as is:
Palinology: A Dinosaur Energy Policy
During last year's presidential campaign, Sarah Palin presented herself as an expert on energy. Her new book includes [...]
He'll supposedly work to govern from the middle and leave the rightwing kook stuff (that he no less supports) to' [...]
By Congressman Randy Forbes
If you are the lucky family member who is tasked with Thanksgiving dinner grocery shopping, you may have noticed a slightly higher grocery bill this week than years before. And while you may have growing teenagers who are consuming more and more food, [...]
What a way to spend your birthday! Krystal Ball, one of two Democrats seeking to take on Republican incumbent Rob Wittman, appeared this morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Meeting.” Happy birthday, Krystal! [...] 
One of my Facebook Friends posted this one, and it's quite amusing.Things have gotten ugly, and McWaters seems to think it can be won by being the best at beating up a significant percentage of [...]
Gov. Tim Kaine, Gov-elect Bob McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling all attended the Governor’s Advisory Committee on Revenue Estimates (GACRE) today and received less than stellar news regarding the state budget.
The estimators predicted that “Virginia needs to cut an additional $250 million from the budget [...]
The Virginia election results were certified tonight by the State Board of Elections and there were no particular surprises.
Bob McDonnell still won in a landslide. House Republicans still picked up six seats.
However, one of those House seats is going to take a little longer being finalized [...]
Jeff McWaters fired back at Rosemary Wilson today over what he calls a distortion of his position on healthcare reform.
“I do not, nor have I ever, supported “Obamacare,” a public option, or single-payer healthcare plan. I have been outspoken on this issue not just during my [...]
As the 8th Senate District race between Jeff McWaters and Virginia Beach Councilwoman Rosemary Wilson runs further off the rails of legitimate campaigns and into a mudslinging contest from both sides, the stage is being set for a very similar nomination fight that will come on [...]
Many pre/post mortems have demonized Creigh Deeds, and rightfully so. His campaign was a comedy of errors nearly from start to finish and with the brief exception of two weeks in September, we never had a close race. While much has been said about his disastrous [...]
By Kate Obenshain
Vice President, Young America’s Foundation; Former RPV Chairman
Try as they might, liberal pundits cannot explain away Bob McDonnell’s 18-point election victory over Creigh Deeds by saying that Virginia always elects governors who are not of the president’s party. That’s like saying Republicans [...]
The Bearing Drift policy on advertising and consulting has always been very clear, but just to reiterate:
1 - should we receive advertising money from a candidate, it does not imply endorsement
2 - should a contributor provide consulting to a candidate, that contributor will not write [...]
In this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, Rosemary Wilson, candidate seeking the GOP nomination for Virginia’s 8th Senate Seat, explains why she’s the best candidate to help Bob McDonnell take on our most pressing challenges in Richmond.
Drop me an email at vpod@bearingdrift.com with your [...]
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative wants to build the largest coal plant in Virginia in the Hampton Roads region. On Monday, Nov. 23rd, the Surry County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on whether to grant local zoning approval for this controversial plant and allow ODEC to amend the [...] 
Yesterday, bloggers from throughout the Commonwealth gathered at Christopher Newport University to discuss various issues and to network with each other.  Since this was my first Blogs United conference, I definitely learned a lot from the various discussions from the media panel (which featured journalists from [...]
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Never thought a Republican primary would turn on who supports Obamacare, but that’s the way it’s going for the 8th Senate district race between Rosemary Wilson and Jeff McWater$.
“Wilson accused McWaters of favoring mandated health insurance for all Americans, a charge he did not deny.
A Wilson [...]
Then let's draft it in the form of a petition and get every VB Democrat out there to sign it. We'll then deliver it to our Republican delegation and when they' [...]
65% agreed that Hampton Roads should begin designing a series of dikes and levees with the sea's level expected to rise., with 35% opposed.
