by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, March 17.
- Our Brilliant Plan Cannot Fail (“Trump and his henchmen keep ruining their Muslim ban by bragging about it like dumb movie villains.”)
- “Oh, I know that”: President Trump shrugs off the devastating impact repealing Obamacare will have on his base
- Trump’s absurd budget priorities: Single mothers apparently need bombs more than Big Bird (“The president will save moms and miners from ‘Sesame Street’ to give them what they really need: more fighter jets”)
- Trump’s budget blueprint is a war on the future of the American economy (“Where we’re going, we won’t need science or education. Except we will.”)
- Behind the Western land war: How the fringe ideology of anti-government cranks is becoming the GOP mainstream (“Nutty right-wing theories meet the fossil-fuel industries, and the result is an all-out war on public land”)
- Tillerson says ‘all options are on the table’ when it comes to North Korea
- Check Out Trump’s Logic on His Insane Environmental Budget Cuts (“We’re not spending money on that anymore.”)
- The 19 Independent Agencies Trump Wants to Eliminate (“The president’s budget suggests entirely defunding these bodies, from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the National Endowment for the Arts.”)
- Top Intel Democrat: Trump might have divulged classified info (“Lock him up?”)
- Trump admits his health care plan would benefit rich investors, screw over people who voted for him (“He didn’t even pretend otherwise.”)
- GOP Health-Care Bill Is One Vote from Death After Senator Susan Collins Opposes It
- White House Says Cutting Meals on Wheels Is ‘Compassionate’ (These people are beyond demented. Pure evil.)
- Trump’s Tear-Down Budget (“The administration’s first budget is light on detail and substance but heavy on pain.”)
- Trump Gambles With Cuts to Programs His Base Relies On (So, so, so wrong.)
- Global warming denier James Inhofe says the Environmental Protection Agency is “brainwashing our kids” (“Inhofe praises Trump’s budget, because it slashes the EPA’s budget” This guy and Steve King are two of the most deranged people in Congress, maybe even in America.)
- Trump Budget Is ‘Heavy Lift,’ Even in G.O.P. Congress (“The targeted programs include some that Republicans have longed to cut, but also some that enjoy bipartisan support. And the plan does nothing to reduce the deficit.”)
- Decoding Steve Bannon: Is his hateful ideology rooted in family trauma — or is he just a creep?
- Trump Digs In on Wiretap, No Matter Who Says Differently (Immune to facts and reason. This the LAST type of person who should be president.)
- ‘It’s stupefying to watch’: Jim Acosta and Jake Tapper stunned by White House’s ‘depressing’ wiretap defense
- New “Alt-Right” Theory: Obama Was Secretly Behind Judicial Halt Of Trump’s Muslim Ban (“Donald Trump Jr. Retweets Right-Wing Radio Host Pushing The Conspiracy Theory”)
- Trump’s budget is utterly unrealistic
- Hannity Brought a Gun to Work at Fox News, Reportedly Pointed It at Colleague Juan Williams on Set
- Trump budgets for a dumber, dirtier America (“The president’s plan wouldn’t save much money, but it would punish his enemies.”)
- Trump has picked a deeply disturbing hero (“The president’s embrace of Andrew Jackson says a lot about his own conception of liberty.”)
- Top Trump adviser won’t deny report that he is a member of Nazi-linked group (“He instead directed all questions to the White House press office.”)
- How Republicans plan to hurt American families (Republicans are waging a war on the poor, on the environment, on workers, on science, on women…)
- Rex Tillerson is becoming Secretary Silent
- Warner, Kaine give Trump budget proposal thumbs down
- US Senator Mark Warner Speaks Out Against Proposed Budget
- Trump prepares to pass the world leadership baton to China
- A voice of Trumpism struggles to find an audience in Virginia (“GOP gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart lags in polls, fundraising” Going nowhere fast…)
- Lt. Gov. Northam addresses Center for Politics’ Leaders for Democracy fellows (“Audience raises questions on students loans, voter priorities in Virginia, political gridlock”)
- Democratic push to end gerrymandering, helmed by Eric Holder, to begin in Va. (“Former attorney general will headline fundraiser billed as first campaign event for organization trying to restorethe party.”)
- Populist candidate Denver Riggleman drops out of GOP race for Virginia governor
- Republican Ed Gillespie rolls out tax-cutting plan as ‘centerpiece’ of campaign for governor (And, not surprisingly, it’s Trump-level awful.)
- Corey Stewart, Ed Gillespie chase tax cut mantle in Virginia’s GOP primary (Stewart’s “plan” is even more horrendous than Gillespie’s godawful piece of crap.)
- Riggleman leaves GOP race for Va. governor (He riggles out of it…lol)
- Editorial: Beach must get serious about stormwater
- Arlington County manager offers reduction in proposed budget, tax rate increase
- Richmond City Council members urge Stoney administration to cooperate with financial audit
- “Those eyes and that body”: The military’s nude photo scandal reaches Hampton Roads
- Editorial: Trump backhands Appalachia (Trump’s totally f***ing over his own voters. The question is, do they realize it?)
- ‘Waltons’ reunion to bring cast members to Nelson County
- Federal budget would affect Roanoke after-school program, research and regional commission
- Trump budget blueprint a mixed impact for Virginia Peninsula
- Virginia Tech eliminated from NCAA tournament by Wisconsin
- D.C.-area forecast: Less windy and cold today. Clouds and showers around this weekend.
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