Thursday News: Willard to Weigh In as GOP “Desperate” to Stop Monster It Created; VA GOP Moves to Reject Highly-Qualified Supreme Court Justice

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thusrday, March 3. Also check out Shep Smith making the point htat Republican Party lies gave rise to Donald Trump.

• Top GOP strategists, donors lay plans for blitz against Trump
• Now is the time for Mr. Ryan and other GOP leaders to disavow Mr. Trump (So far, Ryan et al have not exactly been profiles in courage.)
• Clinton, Trump cemented as 2016 leaders; GOP desperate (Hey, GOP, you guys are the ones who created this monster, no reason to be surprised now!)
• Kelly to Face Trump Again in Fox Debate
• This One Chart Shows How Crazy Trump’s Climate Positions Are (Being wildly wrong on what is, by far, the most important issue facing humanity should be an automatic disqualifier for public office in America, let alone for president. Of course, that wouldn’t just disqualify Trump, but also climate science deniers Cruz and Rubio.)
• Donald Trump is leading a political revolution in America, not Bernie Sanders — and that should terrify everyone (Agreed; Sanders’ “revolution” has not succeeded in bringing huge numbers of voters to the polls, while Trump’s bigoted, authoritarian, crude, coarse neo-fascism has. Scary s***.)
• Romney to the rescue! Mitt assumes the mantle of the anti-Trump, but he’ll just further sink the crumbling GOP (Just what we need, this pathological liar flapping his gums…)
• Mitt Romney Cannot Save the GOP (“He’s part of the problem.” Very much so!)
• Senate Republicans have birthed new troubles for the Supreme Court
• Trump traps the GOP (“Most Republicans don’t back him, but the party lacks the unity to support anyone else.”)
• Ben Carson says ‘no path forward’ in his bid for White House (Most of us figured this out months ago. And this guy’s a brain surgeon?!?)
• Editorial: Virginia a microcosm of presidential race
• Editorial: Herring deserves award for animal-welfare unit (Huge credit, thanks!)
• Report says Lynchburg oil train derailment could have been prevented (Yeah, by switching to clean energy. Last I checked, a solar spill is just a sunny day! LOL)
• ‘Dooring’ bill favored by bicyclists advances in General Assembly (Why isn’t this a 100-0, easy vote?)
• How McAuliffe could veto a public records bill without vetoing it
• McAuliffe vetoes bill that would require lawmakers’ approval to adopt Common Core
• Trump won Virginia. But that doesn’t mean he’s got it locked down for November. (Nope, not at all.)
• GOP backs McAuliffe’s Supreme Court pick, but maybe only for the moment (This Washington Post headline is very confusing and misleading. #FAIL)
• Va. senate panel backs electrocution as alternate execution method (Gack.)
• Virginia House formally rejects Gov. McAuliffe’s pick for state Supreme Court (Much more accurate headline in the Virginian-Pilot.)
• Virginia Lawmakers Punt on a Suite of Renewable Energy Bills
• GOP vote surge in Northern Va. definitely included some Democrats (NO question. I have a super-liberal neighbor who told me she voted for Kasich because she finds Trump and Cruz horrifying.)
• Potential Dave Brat challenger turned off by ‘nasty’ activists
• Can Va. state lawmakers stop a gun store from opening in Arlington?
• South Hampton Roads paved the way for Trump’s primary victory
• Former City Manager John Rowe shakes up Portsmouth mayoral race
• Crumbling Memorial Bridge could become a ‘footbridge’ in five years without $250 million in repairs
• A partial deal on tolls, but the big disagreement sticks
• Jesse Matthew pleads guilty in slayings of college students
• Forecast: Rain-snow mix likely to hit in late afternoon or evening