Monday News: “Leave” Leaders Lied, Now Busy Backpedaling; Do NOT Repeat This Mistake with Trump!

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 27.

• ‘Leave’ leaders are walking back some of their biggest promises (Duhhhhhhh….)
• Pound falls again, but global stock markets appear relatively calm
• Political turmoil erupts in Britain as Brexit fallout intensifies
• Learning from Britain’s unnecessary crisis
• Some ‘Brexit’ Campaigners Begin Backpedaling (Bunch of demagogues and dumba**es, like Trump.)
• Paul Ryan’s flimsy health plan (“Six years after Obamacare passed, the GOP doesn’t have a robust, detailed alternative.” Of course they don’t, given that “Obamacare” is basically modeled after Republican/conservative proposals, like the individual mandate, exchanges, etc.)
• Pope says Church should ask forgiveness from gays for past treatment
• John Oliver uses Brexit vote as cautionary tale against electing Trump: ‘There are no f*cking do-overs’
• Cracks deepen inside troubled marriage of Trump and Republican party (Republicans, if they were smart, would condemn/cut Trump loose in no uncertain terms. Fortunately for Democrats, they don’t appear to be smart.)
• Sanders wants you to run: Bernie’s plan to turn regular Americans into agents of the progressive movement
• U.K. experiences large spike in racist-motivated incidents following Brexit vote (Shocker, eh?)
• White nationalists, protesters clash in California; 10 hurt
• Brexit May Well Never Happen (“The victors are already looking sheepish about leaving the EU. Maybe they won’t!”)
• Hardly anybody wants to speak at Trump’s convention (“POLITICO reached out to more than 50 prominent Republicans. Few said they plan to attend the convention in Cleveland, let alone speak.”)
• Trump fuels Democrats’ slim House hopes (“Democrats believe Donald Trump’s unpopularity has opened a narrow path to challenge for the House. But they have to scramble to help cash-poor candidates to get there.”)
• Tim Kaine on Brexit vote: Young people voted to stay, old people voted to leave (“Mostly true.”)
• Kaine says ‘Don’t believe the hype’ about his vice presidential chances (He’s just being modest.)
• Kaine: ‘Nobody Should Ever Say They’re Ready’ to Be President
• U.S. Supreme Court decision expected today in Bob McDonnell corruption case (My views are here)
• Will Virginia’s 71st governor go to prison? We should find out Monday
• Our view: McAuliffe should apologize to Nottoway prosecutor
• Virginian-Pilot editorial: First, identify the gun problem
• Virginia NAACP to file brief supporting Gov. McAuliffe’s restoration of rights
• WDBJ wins 4 regional Emmys, including posthumous award for Parker
• Chance of storms late today but plenty of nice summer weather this week