Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 11. Thanks to everyone who serves, or has served, our country.
*Mitch McConnell’s mission: Degrade and destroy the Obama presidency (Yep, that’s always been the case.)
*Waiting for Republicans to Act on Immigration Is Pointless (Again, the bottom line is that the Senate passed a bill with nearly 70 votes, there were enough votes in the House to pass it, but Boehner/Cantor et al. wouldn’t even allow a vote. So…long past time for executive action on this important issue!)
*Catherine Rampell: Voter suppression laws are already deciding elections
*America’s Historically Shameful Election Day Turnout (So pathetic.)
*The Supreme Court Might Gut Obamacare. Your State Could Save It. (“So if a state wants to save its residents’ health insurance, all it would need to do is set up its own exchange.”)
*Mike Bloomberg takes his money local (“‘You can keep hitting your head against a wall, or you can go elsewhere,’ Bloomberg said in a statement to POLITICO. ‘Change is really possible at the state and local level.'”)
*Falling oil prices provide lift for hulking SUVs (Falling oil prices are not, despite what the media and politicians always tell you, an unmitigated positive.)
*Virginia Continues to Lag Behind Neighbors in Clean Energy Jobs (Thanks Dominion…and Dominion-bought-and-paid-for state legislators!)
*3 Ways Ed Gillespie Used Digital to Give Mark Warner a Run For His Money (“Having Twitter surrogates tweet out the campaign’s message.”)
*Gillespie says he’s not interested in running for governor
*Legislature approves 13 judges but delays higher-court picks
*Divided JLARC panel delays decision on Medicaid study
*General Assembly approves budget fix despite conservative revolt
*Casey: Photo ID law is ‘voter fraud at its worst’ (“Virginia Whittaker, 93, has been voting in Virginia elections for 72 years. But last Tuesday, she couldn’t because she lacked a valid photo ID.” Outrageous.)
*Virginia Beach mayor must explain
*Group begins campaign to better protect the James River
*Va. legislature nixes plan to dip into road funds (“A plan to borrow $50 million from the highway fund put 2013 transportation overhaul at risk, critics said.”)
*Former Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at Liberty University’s convocation
*Democrat and two Republicans lining up to replace Comstock in Va. House of Delegates
*Web site ranks Arlington public schools 38th in the country
*UPDATE: Loudoun supervisors decide against raising their pay (What, crazed bigot Eugene Delgaudio doesn’t deserve more money for his fine work? LOL)
*Don’t forget the sunscreen. This Veterans Day will be sunny and mild.
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