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• Dick Morris warns against nominating centrists

  —Bearing Drift

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  Now that fear of conventions has taken over the Virginia Republican Party establishment, (despite the fact that conventions have given us Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling, Ken Cuccinelli and both GOP Congressmen from Hampton Roads Randy Forbes and Rob Wittman), the 5th has decided on a primary, [...]

  Posted: December 13, 2009, 8:55am EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Kaine to lawmakers: talk to the hand

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  In response to a letter from Bill Bolling, Bill Howell, Tommy Norment and others urging the Governor to not put taxes into his mix of budget fixes, His Excellency tells the Republican worthies they don't have a clue:"While I appreciate your thoughts regarding the burdens faced by our citizens and'" [...]

  Posted: December 12, 2009, 8:28am EST
  by Norman Leahy

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• What about George?

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  Something to ponder from Barnie Day regarding the politics of Bill Bolling's higher profile:I think Bolling has a net in place, a net called in succession politics the “gennamum’s ‘greement.” It works like this: He and Cooch have already agreed that Cooch will seek a second term as AG, giving [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  by Norman Leahy

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• Raising Bolling's profile...now and for 2013

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  That LTG Bill Bolling will be a member of Bob McDonnell's cabinet -- as a "jobs czar" is interesting...Bob Holsworth calls it "a major elevation of the lieutenant Governor's role in state government.Yes, it is.But it is also has political implications that go far beyond "creating jobs" (which government doesn't'" [...]

  Posted: December 11, 2009, 8:27am EST
  by Norman Leahy

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• McDonnell makes appointments; Drake to be Sec. of Transportation?

  —Bearing Drift

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  *** Update ***
  Drake says she’s not considering becoming the next Secretary of Transportation.
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  Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell made several political appointments today, including the much anticipated “Jobs Creation Officer” proposed for Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling during the campaign. Bolling is set to become what McDonnell [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 10:46pm EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• McDonnell taps Lt. Gov. Bolling, two others

  —Pilot on Politics

  Fulfilling a pledge he made on the campaign trail, Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell Thursday announced that Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling will serve in his cabinet as Virginia's job czar -- Bolling's official title will be Chief Job Creation Officer. ' [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 1:46pm EST
  

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• McDonnell Makes More Appointments

  —Virginia Virtucon

  Bill Bolling – Chief Jobs Creation Officer Bob Sledd – Secretary of Commerce and Trade Janet Polarek – Secretary of the Commonwealth Full Press Release For Immediate Release: December 10, 2009 McDonnell Announces Additional Appointments to Administration Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling to Serve in Cabinet as Chief Jobs Creation Officer RICHMOND- Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell announced additional [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:46am EST
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• McDonnell taps Bolling Sledd and Polarek

  —The Shad Plank

  Here's the release click below for their bio's. Gov.elect Bob McDonnell announced that Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling will serve in his Cabinet as Virginia’s Chief Jobs Creation Officer. He appointed noted Richmond-area businessman Robert Sledd as Secretary of Commerce and Trade. Finally, he named longtime senior staff member, Janet Polarek,' [...]

  Posted: December 10, 2009, 11:32am EST
  by Kimball Payne

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• McDonnell Outpsent Deeds 2:1 In Closing Weeks of Campaign

  —Blue Virginia

  Courtesy of VPAP, here's the amount of money raised and spent from October 22, 2009 through November 26, 2009 for the three statewide races. Bob McDonnell outspent Creigh Deeds by more than 2:1 in the closing weeks of the campaign, Bill Bolling outspent Jody Wagner by about 24%, [...]

  Posted: December 04, 2009, 5:37am EST
  

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• More love for McWaters from the Virginian-Pilot and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling

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  Two more endorsements rolled in today for Jeff McWaters in the Virginia 8th District State Senate GOP nomination fight between him and Virginia Beach City Councilwoman Rosemary Wilson.

  The south Hampton Roads paper, the Virginian-Pilot, endorsed McWaters today.

  “McWaters can’t be expected to immediately fill the void [...]

  Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:12pm EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• Somebody, please take a sledgehammer to that table!

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  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 [...]

  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:12am EST
  by jr@bearingdrift.com (J.R. Hoeft)

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• The Kaine Hole Keeps Getting Deeper

  —On the Western Banks of the Shenandoah

  Governor-elect Bob McDonnell sat down today with Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and outgoing Governor Tim Kaine (oh, how sweet it is!) to hear the budget projections for the coming year. And the news is not good. From the AP: Gov. Timothy Kaine on Monday met with his Advisory Council on Revenue [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:57pm EST
  by Craig Orndorff

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• Virginia budget 2010 ... ouch

  —SWAC Girl

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  Twitter from Bill Bolling....
  I attended a meeting of the Governor's Advisory Council On Revenue Estimates today in Richmond. The budget outlook is not good for 2010.The budget is going to be a challenge for the Republican team as they inherit a huge deficit after eight years of Democrat gubernatorial [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:04pm EST
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