Virginia News Headlines: Tuesday Morning
Here are a few Virginia and national news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, October 8. There are four weeks until election day, but you can vote absentee now!
*Shutdown seen as lesser threat to U.S. economy (The frightening thing is that there are a number of Congressional Teapublicans who either WANT a credit default, deny the horrendous ramifications that would stem from such a default, and/or refuse to compromise thus making a default more likely. Get these nutjobs outta here!)
*Shutdown shines harsh light on rift in Republican Party (The question is whether this party has fallen completely under the control of the extremist monster it created – the Tea Party. Right now, it sure looks like it.)
*Mark Warner and Tim Kaine Refuse Their Federal Pay Checks
*Dems push bill to break stalemate
*Poll: 70% disapprove of GOP on budget (That should be 100%; what the hell is wrong with the other 30% of this country?)
*Sorry, GOP: Obamacare is here to stay (The bizarre thing is that this is more “GOPCare” than “Obamacare,” as it’s basically a Republican plan through and through, yet the GOP is apoplectic about it. Just deeply weird.)
*GOP has nothing to show for shutdown (That’s not true; they’ve done damage to the country and jeopardized their control of the U.S. House, among other fine accomplishments. Heh.)
*POLITICO poll: Government shutdown backlash boosts Terry McAuliffe
*POLITICO poll: Plurality of Virginians favors EPA climate rule
*Virginia families blast Jackson over comments on birth defects
*Ads hit Cuccinelli on immigration, schools
*Supreme Court won’t hear Va.’s appeal on sodomy law (Yet another pathetic failure/humiliation for Ken Cuccinelli, who keeps wasting Virginia’s tax dollars and the time of the AG’s office on his ridiculous obsessions.)
*Cuccinelli, Obenshain ads target rivals on coal, crime policy (The problem is, more Virginians approve of the EPA’s proposed regulations on new coal-fired power plants than disapprove. As for Obenshain, all you have to know about him is that he proposed legislation to make miscarriages illegal, opposed contraception and supported government-FORCED transvaginal ultrasounds. Don’t let him anywhere near the Attorney General’s office!)
*McDonnell: Shutdown impacts 300 state workers
*TV spots pressure Rep. Forbes to cancel Christian “Values” speech (“The Chesapeake Republican will speak Friday at an American Family Association event, labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. A Christian nonprofit is pressuring him to cancel.” Wow, this is horrible. Forbes needs to go next November.)
*Schools face harm from Cuccinelli tax plan, McAuliffe ad alleges (This is factually, objectively verifiable, no need for the word “alleges.”)
*McDonnell should pay own legal fees in gift scandal, poll says
*RTD Editorial: Give and take (“McDonnell’s lack of judgment has undermined what should be a consequential legacy.”)
*Changing the Redskins’ name is becoming a question of ‘when,’ not ‘if’ (This is truly the “no brainer” of all “no brainers” – as Dana Milbank writes, ‘Redskins’ name is obviously offensive.)
*Autumn’s cool returns; stalled front could mean more damp and drizzle
In E.W. Jackson’s book, “Ten Commandments to an Extraordinary Life” (note that he spelled “Commandments” with one “m” instead of two on the cover), he wrote “it is the principle of sin, rebellion against God and His truth, which has brought about birth defects and other destructive natural occurrences.” Here’s a response from two Virginia families with children suffering from birth defects.
