Tag: George W. Bush
VA Dems: Trump “Posing for Pictures” as “Our Doctors Are Struggling...
See below for some reaction to Trump's self-indulgent photo-op in Virginia today, even as "our doctors are struggling with dwindling supplies and equipment," as...
Virginia’s State Legislative Elections in 2007 vs. 2019: What’s Similar? What’s...
This is probably ancient history for a lot of folks, but actually, 2007 was only three "off-odd-year" Virginia election cycles ago. For those who...
Questioning What Pelosi Is Saying About Impeachment
In recent times, like a lot of Democrats, I've been impressed with the leadership being provided by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House. So...
America’s Role in International Order and, Now, Disorder
This piece is appearing in newspapers in my very red congressional District, VA-06.
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For the entire history of human civilization, the international system has been...
Friday News: “Veiled But Withering” Rebukes to Trump; “Obama urges Virginia...
by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, October 20.
Barack Obama delivers veiled but withering rebuke...
Video: Without Naming Him, George W. Bush Rips Trump’s “Bullying,” “Bigotry,”...
I can't believe I'm putting George W. Bush on the front page of Blue Virginia, but that's where we're at right now in this...
It Couldn’t Happen to a Nicer Bunch of Guys: Tethered to...
Part of me is eager for the Republicans in Congress to do the right thing, and rid us of this monstrous president (as any...
Parallels, Differences Between 2017 VA Dem Primary and Previous Ones (e.g.,...
I've noticed a bunch of parallels and differences between this year's Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary and previous statewide Democratic primaries. Here, I'm going to...
“Sitzkrieg” Fast Turning Into “Blitzkrieg” in 2017 Virginia Democratic Governor’s Primary?
You might say that when someone says they are challenging another person for a political office - for instance, Tom Perriello announcing in early...
Word Clouds: Trump’s Inaugural Speech Compared to Obama’s, Bush 43 &...
I put together word clouds of the first inaugural addresses by Presidents Trump, Obama, Bush 43, Clinton, Bush 41, Reagan and Carter. To the...