Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, January 26. Also, check out this brilliant video by Newsweek/The Daily Beast’s Michelle Goldberg, entitled, “The Case Against Liberal Despair.” I couldn’t agree more.
*Bob McDonnell signs Va. congressional redistricting bill into law
*McDonnell will campaign for Mitt Romney in Florida
*Jeff’s Notes: McDonnell and Romney
*‘Stop-Newt’ Republicans Confront Base Unwilling to Take Orders
*Warner urges administration support for Startup Act
*Senators Warner, Corker Press for Action on Broad Debt Reduction
*Va. Senate panel backs gun buy limit repeal
*Liberal, conservative urge sunset on Va. tax credits
*Cuccinelli asks Va. Supreme Court to intervene in redistricting suit
*Moderate Mutiny (“Former governor wants to impose Virginia “talent economy” on Washington; increase bipartisanship.”)
*UMW grad hired by Webb
*Tow truck drivers to photograph vehicles before towing in Fairfax
*New Tool Helps Track Snowplowing
*Newest Virginia Beach teachers are warned: Layoffs are possible
*Ovechkin’s temper tantrum fit for a kid
P.S. Also see When Fact Checkers Go Bad…Very Bad, as PolitiFiction…er, PolitiFact fouls up again. Guys, is it really THAT hard to simply fact check a statement like “created x jobs in x months?” It either IS true or it is NOT true? Sheesh.)