Saturday News: “Snowzilla” Continues; Republicans “get what they deserve” with Trump and Palin…but What About the Rest of Us?!?

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and meterological, for this snowy Saturday, January 23.

• Double-digit snowfall blankets the D.C. region with more to come (“Snow fell hard and fast after midnight Friday, accompanied by wind gusts of up to 29 mph at points, creating whiteout conditions on some roadways. More snow and even stronger gusts are expected Saturday, as a blizzard warning remains in effect.”)
• With Trump and Palin, Republicans get what they deserve (True, but what about everyone else?!?)
• Republican elites surrender to Trump (“A xenophobic and bigoted showman is now the face of the GOP and of American conservatism.” Republicans reap the bitter harvest they’ve sowed, at least since the 1960s.)
• GOP insiders cave to Trump (“Some in the establishment are making a bet on Trump’s corruptibility — and confessing their own.”)
• Conservatives in a meltdown: National Review’s confused “Against Trump” issue is an amazing testament to the right’s implosion
• The Extremism Of National Review’s Trump Critics (“The influential conservatives who penned essays for National Review urging voters not to cast their ballots for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump have their own histories of extremism. They have called President Obama a “racist” with a “deep-seeded hatred for white people” and compared him to a “skinny, ghetto crackhead”; termed Supreme Court Justice David Souter a “goat fucking child molester”; reportedly “helped push” Sarah Palin onto the 2008 GOP presidential ticket; and offered inflammatory Islamophobic comments.”)
• Obama Administration Announces Rule To Slash Methane Pollution On Public Lands
• Ted Cruz Forgets To Sign Up For Health Insurance, Blames Obamacare (L-O-S-E-R!)
• Donald Trump and Ted Cruz attack in dueling TV ads to win over Iowa conservatives
• Mike Farris Blasts Jerry Falwell for his Support of Trump (It’s about time; where are all the other evangelical Christians on this one?!?)
• Coalition gets Gov. McAuliffe’s ear on Virginia offshore oil and gas drilling (“They won a pledge that he’d take a hard look at their concerns – but no indication that the governor will switch from the pro-drilling side.” Pathetic on T-Mac’s part, just pathetic.)
• Herring asks Supreme Court to uphold new congressional districts
• Virginia settles mortgage securities lawsuit
• I-66 vote to put Virginia legislators on HOT seat with commuters (“A ‘no-tolls’ vote is easy and accomplishes nothing to improve travel on the interstate.”)
• A slush fund of sorts in Virginia (“A Chinese company takes the commonwealth for a ride.”)
• McAuliffe on Trump: “I know Donald very well.” (Uhhhhhhhh….)
• Winter storm causes power outages, dangerous driving conditions in Hampton Roads
• McAuliffe agrees with Trump on loyalty oaths (“Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Friday that he shares Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s dislike for the oath the Republican Party of Virginia plans to require voters to take before participating in the GOP’s presidential primary.”)
• Virginia Beach Sheriff Stolle urges Forbes drop thoughts of running for 2nd District
• Effort to recall Norfolk Treasurer Anthony Burfoot taking shape
• Landes, Bell endorse Gillespie campaign for governor
• Developer considers cutting off Atlantic Ave. for Cavalier project in Virginia Beach
• ‘Phishing’ scam exposes UVa employee data
• Blizzard warning updates: Waking up to thundersnow as white stuff piles past one foot and counting (“Snow continues intense this morning with thundersnow reported.”)
• Southwest Virginia hunkered down as snow poured down Friday
• D.C. area forecast: Blizzard rages today, ending tonight after giant snowfall