by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 25.
- Cleanup could stretch for days (“Government, schools to remain closed after historic blizzard”)
- Rick Perry endorses Ted Cruz (What a nut!)
- Editorial: Palin’s latest disservice (“Sarah Palin no longer holds public office and was never a serious policymaker, but her words carry weight with a subset of the American electorate.”)
- Krugman: Michigan’s Great Stink
- Can Hillary Clinton find her spark? (“She still needs to locate her own inspirational brand.”)
- Immigration in reverse (“The GOP’s nativists are missing the news.”)
- David Axelrod: The Obama Theory of Trump
- A week before the Iowa caucuses, Democrats seek an edge in front of voters at town hall (“The town hall at Drake University, which will be moderated by CNN, was announced only last week. Unlike a typical debate, the three candidates won’t be onstage at the same time. Instead, they’ll appear separately to give a speech and answer questions from moderators and members of the audience.”)
- Exclusive: Obama on Iowa, Clinton, Sanders and 2016 (“Obama seemed to embrace Clinton’s 2008 closing Iowa argument as much as his own, adopting her contention that inspiration without experience won’t cut it. He repeatedly praised Clinton without reservation while offering more tempered praise to the surging Sanders, whom he sees as a principled outsider seeking to change ‘terms of the debate that were set by Ronald Reagan 30 years ago.'”)
- The “party of responsibility?” — yeah, right: GOP leaders love blaming everyone else for their own screw-ups (Blame anyone and everyone else, particularly if he or she is a minority. That’s the Republican way.)
- Is Ted Cruz Really an Awful, Terrible Jerk? (“Well, terms like ‘pompous asshole’ and ‘backpfeifengesicht’ tend to come up.”)
- How Bernie Sanders Helped Derail a Promising Legal Fight Against Gun Violence
- Jeb Bush: Don’t Blame Governor Snyder For Flint Crisis, Blame Regulations (More evidence that “JEB,” far from being the “smart Bush,” is as dumb as a rotting eggplant.)
- After Trump Says He Could Shoot Someone, Rubio Laments Lack Of Guns In New York (Can the media PLEASE stop pretending the Rubio is more “moderate” than Cruz or Trump? He. Is. Not.)
- Ted Cruz slams liberal ‘stranglehold’ on media: Thank god we have talk radio and the Drudge Report (Hahahahahahaha. Hahahahaha. Ha.)
- Traffic hypocrisy in Richmond (“Gov. McAuliffe’s solid plan to ease I-66’s massive traffic is threatened by lawmakers loyal to scofflaws.”)
- Gov. McAuliffe announces state government offices closed Monday
- Virginia says it lacks drugs needed for lethal injections
- Emily’s List endorses Democrat LuAnn Bennett in race against Rep. Comstock
- Report says Virginia is shortchanging public schools $800 million each year (“Funding formulas, changed to save money in the recession, need to be adjusted, Commonwealth Institute says.”)
- From turkey toes to bear gallbladders, Va. legislature tackles hunting laws
- Storm brings 11th-biggest snow on record for Richmond; schools, VCU cancel classes
- Maryland biotechnology company lobbies Virginia lawmakers for partnership
- Another Democrat, independent to vie for Roanoke City Council seats
- D.C. area forecast: A chilly week with two chances of precipitation (“The demise of our deep snowpack is a gradual one this week as we see no real rapid warm-up.”
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