by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 27. Also check out Sen. Tim Kaine speaking to the Virginia Latino Leaders Council. According to Federico Cura, Sen. Kaine said “that Latino issues tend to be life-and-death issues…such as Medicaid expansion and a fair chance to compete through comprehensive immigration reform, raising the minimum wage, investing in education, making it simpler–NOT harder–to vote in elections, or addressing catastrophic climate change. THESE ARE DEEPLY MORAL ISSUES that affect us all in one way or another!!”
- White House, Congress reach budget agreement (“The deal helps set up a vote as early as Wednesday on the bipartisan budget plan which would increase military and domestic spending and avert a potentially catastrophic default in exchange for long-term spending cuts.”)
- Why Jeb Bush’s campaign has gone so wrong (“I don’t want any part of it? I’ve got a lot of really cool things I could do? Elect Trump if you want? The self-described ‘joyful tortoise’ may have just delivered the most petulant political speech since the future 37th president said ‘You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.'”)
- The House science committee is worse than the Benghazi committee (“I’d argue that the House science committee, under the chairmanship of Lamar Smith (R-TX), deserves that superlative for its open-ended, Orwellian attempts to intimidate some of the nation’s leading scientists and scientific institutions.”)
- Why Trump and Carson want to bring about America’s apocalypse (“It may be possible to convince a good portion of the Republican primary electorate that American institutions have gone to hell. If so, during the general election, the institution in crisis would be the Republican Party.”)
- Conservatives already trashing new budget deal
- Outrage grows after South Carolina officer throws student in classroom (And rightfully so!)
- John Boehner’s parting gift to Paul Ryan (“Passage of a budget and debt ceiling package this week would give Ryan more room to operate than Boehner ever had.”)
- Trump: My dad gave me a ‘small loan’ of a million dollars (The classic “born on third base and thinks he hit a triple” delusion of the children of super-rich parents.)
- Marco Rubio “hates” the Senate — but just wait until he’s president (“Frustrated in the Senate, Rubio wants to upgrade to the presidency, a famously frustration-free government job” LOL)
- Now Louie Gohmert and Fox News will mansplain Planned Parenthood: The new lie right-wing men can’t stop pushing (“Someone make Cruz, Carson and Fox stop: Attacking Margaret Sanger is dumb politics and bad history”)
- How Jeb Bush Enlisted in Florida’s War on Black Voters
- These Charts Show The Hidden Costs of Dirty Energy (“Recent research by the International Monetary Fund finds that the hidden economic and environmental costs of fossil fuel consumption— ‘externalities’ in econspeak—add up to nearly $5 trillion a year, or 33 percent more than the federal budget.”)
- The Freedom Caucus Is Nothing but Cowards (“These far right conservatives want a special deal to shield them in the primaries.”)
- ACLU study calls for uniform, statewide policy on police body cameras
- Editorial: Raises for state lawmakers? Yes (“The failure to compensate them adequately increases the temptation to make ends meet by potentially dubious means.”)
- Democrats condemn 21st Senate race mailer as ‘slimy and deceptive’ (It’s put out by the far-right “Middle Resolution PAC,” what else would we expect but slime?)
- Our view: A disconnected campaign (“Governing is a lot more complicated than political ads let on. In fact, sometimes there’s a complete disconnect between what the campaigns are talking about and, well, reality.”)
- Retiring Sen. Chuck Colgan says he will make no endorsement in race for his seat (Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Chuck!)
- Casey: A novel way to vote in the 2015 elections (“About three-quarters of Virginia lawmakers supported electric utilities’ interests rather than consumers’ in an unusual law enacted earlier this year. Voters could use that information to decide who to support, or not, in the Nov. 3 elections.”)
- Bloomberg group backs Democrat who has voiced ‘caution’ on gun control (“The gun-control organization bankrolled a $1.5 million ad buy for Jeremy McPike in Northern Virginia.”)
- Environmental groups oppose four natural gas pipeline projects in Virginia
- Oddly enough, our off- year elections have an odd history
- New name for McAuliffe’s parole commission?
- Heat’s up in the 93rd
- Competition grows for Norfolk council seat as Winn looks to keep spot
- Va. Beach real estate firm’s ex-president gets 5 years for mortgage fraud
- Va. farm owner is charged criminally after deputies discover dead horses
- D.C. area forecast: A bleak and rainy midweek but brighter by Thursday
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