Sunday News: Major Obama Foreign Policy Successes; Archie Bunker’s GOP; Roush to Stay on Virginia Supreme Court After All?

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 17.

• As Iran meets nuclear obligations, sanctions are lifted and prisoners freed (“Deals mark new era of bilateral ties; Post reporter, others freed” Go Obama!)
• The Historic Deal that Will Prevent Iran from Acquiring a Nuclear Weapon
• Trump booed as he escalates feud with Cruz (So, let’s get this straight: it’s fine with these yahoos if Trump insults Latinos, women, African Americans, disabled people, veterans, etc, etc., but it’s NOT ok if he insults “cuckoo bird” “Calgary Cruz?” Got it.)
• Clinton Campaign Underestimated Sanders Strengths, Allies Say (Same mistake as in 2007-2008?)
• Clinton surrogate to demand Sanders release medical records (“But hours later, after this report provoked widespread criticism, her campaign distanced itself from David Brock’s planned tactics.”)
• Why We Should Celebrate The Trump-Cruz Ascendancy (“Is the Trump-Cruz ascendancy in the GOP scary? Of course it is. But we should celebrate and encourage it nonetheless. The country is likely to be better for it in the end.”)
• Ronald Reagan made it all worse: How Republicans — the real party with their hands out — convinced white America that government was out to get them (“Anti-government diatribes from the prime beneficiaries of government programs? How the GOP lies to white America”)
• This is Donald Trump’s biggest fiction — and the engine of his insane rage machine (“Donald Trump’s march to the GOP nomination has been fueled by misplaced white anger. Time to call it what it is”)
• Following Clinton attacks, Sanders rolls out support for gun legislation (Smart move.)
• Va. governor, GOP lawmakers seek common ground on juvenile justice
• Sturtevant backs keeping Roush on Supreme Court (“Without a majority, Alston’s appointment would fail. Still unclear is what would happen to Roush, whose interim appointment technically expires 30 days after the General Assembly convenes barring legislative action to grant her a full, 12-year term.”)
• Schapiro: In press flap, Norment demonstrates special gift for making enemies (“Watching Tommy Norment manage an embarrassment of his own making is like watching a chimpanzee play with a hand grenade. You know how it will end. And yet you keep watching.”)
• Casey: A modest proposal for school-bathroom surveillance (“In which we explore various methods of enforcing a Virginia lawmaker’s proposal to keep transgender students out of the wrong school bathrooms. (Really).”)
• Few using Virginia’s program to monitor prescriptions
• Advocates, caregivers lobby for more state funding for Medicaid, mental health and services for the disabled
• Bryce Reeves introduces bill to overturn AG’s concealed carry decision
  (Translation: Bryce Reeves introduces bill to ignore Virginia’s own laws)
• Goode: Blue-collar Virginia and the Republican Party of Virginia (“Some of these Virginians will simply not participate rather than sign a pledge they don’t fully agree with, and for good reasons. But, the establishment really doesn’t care. “)
• Project Honey: Sweet Appomattox deal turned sour for Virginia, McAuliffe
• Kerry Dougherty: Instead of letting them eat cake, bill would let gay couples wait at DM (“If conscience-ridden clerks won’t issue marriage licenses, guess where betrothed gay and lesbian couples would have to go? Yep, the DMV.”)
• Virginia Man Is Accused of Trying to Join ISIS
• Some conversational snowflakes today help kick off a wintry week