by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 21. Also check out Virginia Democratic House of Delegate candidates Ken Boddye and Lee Carter marching on the White House yesterday in the “Not My President’s Day” protest. Nice job!
- ‘Not My Presidents Day’ rallies bring thousands to the streets
- The Vicious Hand of Blood and Soil Reaches Out (“Of course the tide of barbarism is not only upon us. It has taken critical high ground. It is coming for Jews, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Muslims, every group that is marginalized. We must fight it everywhere and not simply with words and ideas. It’s a fight, not a metaphor. Treat it that way.”)
- What to Watch: Republicans Return to Town Halls, and Protesters Follow
- Military strategist H.R. McMaster to be new national security adviser
- The Russification of America (“The European Union needs to step into the moral void by standing unequivocally for the values that must define the West: truth, facts, reason, science, tolerance, freedom, democracy and the rule of law. For now it’s unclear if the Trump administration is friend or foe in that fight.”)
- Trump Just Hired the Army’s Smartest Officer (“But will Lt. Gen. McMaster be permitted to do his job?”)
- Seven key signs that Donald Trump knows nothing about economics: His vaunted expertise, like most of what he says, is BS (Incredible this imbecile went to Wharton.)
- CPAC rescinds Yiannopoulos invitation amid social media uproar (This entire thing is pathetic on every level.)
- Anyone home in Trumpville?
- Lies and pollution: Trump loyalists are willing to poison their bodies as well as their minds (“Is pissing off the liberals really worth poisoning the streams in coal country and swallowing outrageous lies?” It’s bonkers.)
- Donald Trump’s supporters have trouble understanding why liberals are shunning them
- I didn’t think I’d ever leave the CIA. But because of Trump, I quit.
- Obamacare’s enduring victory (“Even Republicans accept that its core tenets are the new normal.”)
- Lewandowski: Trump’s staff has ‘not prepared’ him
- ‘Our Readiness for a Terrorist Attack Is Dangerously Low’ (“’I’ve never seen anything quite like’ Trump’s approach to national security, says a former counterterrorism adviser to three presidents.”)
- Conservatives Shocked To Discover That Milo Yiannopoulos Is A Terrible Human Being
- Presidential Historians And Journalists: Trump’s “Chaotic” And “Bizarre” First Month Is Unprecedented
- Virginia parents urge officials to protect the environment
- ABC agents say UVa grad Johnson not cooperating
- Editorial: If Democrats are serious about winning, here’s how they’ll start (“There’s another election going on, though, one that’s attracted close to zero attention, but which has curious potential. Swecker — who chairs the Virginia Democratic Party — is seeking the obscure post of president of the Association of State Democratic Chairs, challenging incumbent Ray Buckley of New Hampshire. While others debate big philosophical arguments about how the party can best confront the Trump administration, Swecker is focused on the nuts-and-bolts of how to win elections — and regain a national majority. She wants to focus on rebuilding state party organizations in places where they have been allowed to atrophy.”)
- Virginia board creates new opioid prescription guidelines
- Editorial: Retiring Speaker Bill Howell stands with Virginia’s finest (Howell no doubt has a quick wit and good sense of humor, but he’s also a “legally corrupt,” corporate/ALEC tool. Good riddance.)
- Virginia GOP House Speaker Announces Retirement
- Va. House expected to name Del. Kirk Cox its speaker-in-waiting (“Cox is a retired government teacher who’s worked closely with retiring Speaker Howell.”)
- McAuliffe vetoes ‘Tebow Bill’ and legislation on switchblades and handguns (Exactly why we need to keep a Democrat in Virginia’s Governor’s Mansion indefinitely – to veto horrible bills!)
- Isle of Wight politician running for House of Delegates
- Virginia Beach councilman wants city to stop collecting money for light rail because voters rejected it
- Loudoun proposes $2.5 billion budget for fiscal 2018
- Mayor Stoney hires executive assistant convicted of embezzling $239,000
- Williams: Richmond must answer ‘warning call’ on homicides
- Editorial: Do black lives matter in Richmond?
- Cloudier, cooler today but more un-February warmth later this week
