by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 8. Also check out the Profile In Courage Award Ceremony with President Barack Obama – and remember when we had a president we could be proud of, one of brilliance, eloquence, erudition, humor, grace, class, wisdom, integrity, honesty, and many other great qualities. Needless to say, we don’t have that now, but our next president — after this national nightmare finally ends — must be the best of humanity, like Barack Obama, not the absolute dregs of humanity like the current occupant of the White House.
- Le Pen defeat brings Europe’s far-right wave crashing to a halt
- Macron won — now comes the hard part (“The new French president ran as a confident advocate of pluralism and openness, and he will instantly become a global voice for those values.”)
- Why Macron Won: Luck, Skill and France’s Dark History
- The Revival of Europe
- Obama Defends Affordable Care Act, but Leaves Trump Out of It (“Mr. Obama, accepting a ‘Profile in Courage’ award from the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, offered only a glancing reference to Thursday’s repeal vote and the efforts by Mr. Trump to unwind his legacy.”)
- Obama urges ‘political courage’ to save Affordable Care Act (‘It takes great courage to champion the vulnerable and the sick and the infirm.’)
- Charles M. Blow: Republican Death Wish (“Whatever eventually comes of the bill, the death threat it poses for many Americans may well be a death wish Republicans have just issued for their own careers.” Let’s hope.)
- Paul Krugman: Republicans Party Like It’s 1984 (“What really stands out, however, is the Orwell-level dishonesty of the whole effort. As far as I can tell, every word Republicans, from Trump on down, have said about their bill — about why they want to replace Obamacare, about what their replacement would do, and about how it would work — is a lie, including ‘a,’ ‘and’ and ‘the.'”)
- The 7 Signs That Someone Might Be Running For President In 2020 (“And 20 people who are already making some of those moves.”)
- Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees (This is exactly why I always said, even if you detested Hillary Clinton for whatever reason, you needed to make sure you voted for her in November. Now, we are in deep, deep trouble.)
- E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board (Another reminder that this administration is evil.)
- The 43 people who might run against Trump in 2020 (Virginians on the list include Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Mark Warner, Gov. Terry McAuliffe and – believe it or not – former Sen. Jim Webb.)
- Juan Williams: GOP health moves set to backfire
- Trumpcare advocates lie their way through the Sunday political shows (“The misinformation campaign is rather stunning.” It’s disgraceful.)
- Coming soon: The fiscal cliff to end all fiscal cliffs (“President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress will have to avert a debt default and government shutdown — and that’s just for starters.” The nightmare continues…)
- Sally Yates to testify about her discussions with the White House on Russia
- Sally Yates to offer first public account of Flynn’s Russia contacts
- Warner pushes for funding National Park Service maintenance backlog
- Federal appeals court in Richmond to hear Trump immigration appeal Monday
- Virginia Beach-based Navy SEAL killed in Somalia was William & Mary student
- Editorial: Could NY college plan work in Va.?
- Grass-roots activists call for $1 billion in annual Metro funding — and unveil a plan to pay for it (“The proposal from the Metro Industrial Areas Foundation includes a mix of sales, gas and property taxes that leaders say will beef up service levels and preserve jobs while addressing the transit system’s long-term needs.”)
- Lieutenant governor candidate visits Danville church (“Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Justin Fairfax made a stop in Danville and attended the church service at Bibleway Cathedral on Sunday.”)
- Surviving a rare disease led Rossi to seek Va. office (“Gene Rossi lay in a bed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, dangerously ill, and watched the inauguration of Barack Obama on Jan. 20, 2013.”)
- Trial delayed for lawsuit vs. ABC
- Hampton Roads public housing moving to smoke-free
- Virginia ABC stores register record profits
- Editorial: Thank Holton for a clean lake
- ACPD Seeking Sexual Assault Suspect Who Posed As Maintenance Worker
- Forecast: Week starts on a cool, nice note (“Temperatures are cooler than normal this entire week, but at least it’s dry and sunny.”)
