by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 15. Also check out Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump holding his first press conference. Warning: LOTS of pee-pee jokes.
- Democrats Should Follow John Lewis’ Lead (“He questioned Trump’s legitimacy, but for too many others the forms of democracy seem to matter more than the thing itself.”)
- Trump’s attack on John Lewis is also a racist smear against black communities (“The president-elect often suggests cities are hell holes.” The real hell hole is Donald Trump’s warped, racist mind.)
- Donald Trump: Kremlin Employee of the Month? (“A dossier has been circulating in Washington that’s completely unsubstantiated and yet also plausible.”)
- Without Obamacare, I Will Get Sicker, Faster, Until I Die (Written by Cameron Zeigler of Roanoke.)
- With days left in office, Obama ushers in dozens of policies. But will they survive?
- Republicans should stamp out the fuse on Obamacare before it’s too late (“Slow down, GOP, before you hurt millions of Americans.” More like hundreds of millions.)
- Sessions says he cares about civil rights. He’ll have to prove it.
- Democrats plot their D.C. departures for Trump inauguration (“Many Democrats are in no mood to see the swearing in of a man they consider a unique threat to the nation.” It’s not just that “they consider” Trump a “unique threat to the nation,” it’s that he IS a “unique threat to the nation.”)
- Trump rips John Lewis as Democrats boycott inauguration (“The congressman and civil rights icon said he doesn’t view Trump as legitimate, and the president-elect fires back on Twitter.” Donald Trump is a disgrace and a scumbag. John Lewis is a national hero and an icon, for VERY good reason.)
- DNC candidates: Chairman’s race isn’t about Bernie and Hillary (Except that it kinda is.)
- Kaine shares and addresses concerns over potential health care law repeal at UVa
- Eric Cantor: What the Obama Presidency Looked Like to the Opposition (A bunch of whining b.s. and lies from Eric Can’tor. God, he sucks.)
- Trump’s E.P.A. Pick Backed Industry Donors Over Regulators (Absolutely unacceptable.)
- Echoing Trump Team, NBC And MSNBC Figures Dismiss Claims About Russia And The President-Elect
- What is to be done? How Democrats can rebuild and recover from the debacle of 2016 (“Abandoning core principles and refusing to fight is exactly the wrong lesson. There’s hope! But it will take work”)
- Virginia Legislative Session Begins, Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Already Pre-Filed
- Schapiro: Long before rejecting Trump’s version, Va. gave populism a try (Except that Trump is not a real populist.)
- Gibson: Virginia is changing in unexpected ways
- Bill: End Dominion rate fix if carbon regulations fall
- Denver Riggleman Packs Distillery with Enthusiastic Supporters (“If you care about our economy and believe that our antiquated tax system, our burdensome regulatory system, and our corrupt bureaucracy need to be reformed, then Denver Riggleman is your candidate.” Very interesting…could “swamp creature” Ed Gillespie have a serious challenger here?)
- Ed Gillespie jets around Virginia to kick off GOP gubernatorial bid (“Republican Governors Association donates record $5 million to GOP, hoping to flip Va.”)
- Editorial: Dominion power line debate pits blackouts against a view (Wild false dichotomy by the Republican Times-Disgrace editorial board. Nice job doing Dominion’s bidding by these corporate hacks.)
- Virginia lawmakers considering bill to allow delivery robots on sidewalks
- Surovell and Freund column: Reasons Va. should decriminalize adultery
- New bill would allow Virginia school officials to pick employees to carry guns on school property (“Sideshow Bob” strikes again..)
- At March on Monument, people unite in ‘spirit of togetherness’ (“’I have to come here to tell you some truth,’ Democratic Rep. A. Donald McEachin said. ‘I’d like to be all positive, but our country has been attacked. The Russians have literally attacked us.’”)
- 2 U.S. lawmakers want to fix Metro by rewriting its governing charter (“Reps. Barbara Comstock and John Delaney prepare measures to force Va., Md. and D.C. to overhaul transit system.”)
- Surovell wants to make Virginia universities more accountable to taxpayers
- Jubilation, dread divide locals, nation before Trump’s inauguration (Jubilation at the corrupt, unqualified, racist p***y grabber? Something seriously wrong with these people…)
- Marchers in Lexington hold anti-racism parade, displacing Confederate event
- Fairfax delegate champions Roanoke’s effort to get added to long-gun ban
- Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney lays out vision for ‘high functioning’ City Hall at inauguration
- Becoming brighter today before clouds and rain chances return; warming trend toward midweek
