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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 3.
- In New Hampshire, GOP governors take aim at a resurgent Marco Rubio
- Hillary Clinton Is Entering the Tough Stretch (“Her campaign and her candidacy will be tested in the next few weeks.”)
- Cut Clinton some slack (“There seems to be a long-running game in which she can never quite meet the expectations set for her.”)
- Megyn Kelly Allows GOP Pollster Frank Luntz To Criticize An Anti-Rubio Ad Without Disclosing Luntz’s Ties To Rubio (Megyn Kelly and Faux “News,” appalling as always.)
- Megyn Kelly Allows Hate Group Leader Tony Perkins To Laud Ted Cruz After Victory In Iowa Caucus (See previous comment.)
- The Extreme Radio Host Who Helped Ted Cruz Win The Iowa Caucuses (Right-wing talk radio is a pox on America.)
- Iowa’s many self-proclaimed winners (“There were four candidates who claimed victory and only one concession speech.”)
- The Jersey bully emerges: Fading in New Hampshire, Chris Christie flails at Marco Rubio
- The blood sport of Iowa: A squeaker victory, losers who “win” and the mainstream media’s bizarre caucus narrative
- McAuliffe on Clinton’s narrow victory in Iowa: ‘A win’s a win’ (Actually, that’s not really true when it comes to politics. Remember Bill Clinton NOT finishing first in New Hampshire yet declaring hiumself the “comeback kid?”)
- State spent more than $62,000 on voting oath Republicans now want scrapped
- Rubio announces more Virginia endorsements (“The legislature’s first Cuban American is among those backing Rubio for president.”)
- Right-to-work measure headed for Virginia ballot (“Debate on the measure highlighted the GOP’s distrust of Attorney General Mark Herring.”)
- Top Va. lawmaker requests more staff and pay for senators, including himself (Republican Tommy Norment epitomizes everything that’s wrong in politics.)
- Schapiro: For Norment, pay proposal is another embarrassment (“The high-handed Senate Republican majority leader may have stepped in it again.”)
- Editorial: Assembly should not meddle on energy (“…the bill is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, echoing utilities’ and coal companies’ national argument against the Clean Power Plan, the federal initiative to fight global warming.”)
- Editorial: The party protests too much (“Anyone hoping the Republican Party of Virginia would offer a measure of grace or humility for its aborted attempt to extract loyalty oaths from primary voters would’ve been sorely disappointed last weekend. Instead, the self-inflicted injury was, in the eyes of the RPV’s leadership, the fault of the bogeymen and -women in the Virginia Democratic Party.”)
- Bill advances to keep more officials’ salaries secret
- In LGBTQ votes, a shift among Senate Republicans
- McAuliffe gives ultimatum on city bus rapid transit project
- Richmond’s new congressman takes long look at running for Rigell’s seat
- House panel defeats redistricting bills; Senate panel advances party registration
- Blankenship: Cut carbon and generate revenue for Southwest Virginia
- Virginia Beach council hears proposal on growing millennial population around light-rail line
- House panel advances statewide policy on tolling (“It would bar tolls on new highways without legislative approval, but includes important exceptions for projects in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.”)
- First school in Va. to desegregate marks anniversary of integration
- Recall effort, calls for audit follow indictment of Norfolk Treasurer Anthony Burfoot
- Spring-like today with gusty showers and melting snow
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