I have a couple of announcements regarding Congressman Gerry Connolly.
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative wants to build the largest coal plant in Virginia in the Hampton Roads region. On Monday, Nov. 23rd, the Surry County Planning Commission is holding a public hearing on whether to grant local zoning approval for this controversial plant and allow ODEC to amend the [...] Thank you for contacting me about reforming our nation's health care system. I appreciate hearing from you on such an important issue. Over the past few months, I have traveled around Virginia to hear from people all over the Commonwealth on the issue of health care. Since' [...]
For a while now, I've been watching the Obama administration with hope, but also with a growing sense of unease. That unease has centered primarily on the Administration's and Congress' failure (so far) to accomplish many of the things Democrats campaigned on, which many of us worked our butts [...] 
The following statement is from Mark Warner regarding the health care reform bill that won an important cloture vote last night in the U.S. Senate. Thanks to both of our U.S. Senators, Warner and Webb (I haven't seen a statement from him yet), for supporting this critically important' [...] 
Somewhere in America, a man (with no insurance and no money for the medications he needs to ease the pain) is dying. Some with dangerous complications of H1N1 cannot get treatment. A woman (who thought she had insurance) was told her "benefits" had run out. In Arkansas, [...]
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Senator John McCain, (R-AZ) might be in for the fight of his life to preserve his senate seat. According to the Huffington Post:
PHOENIX, AZ — Rasmussen announced a new poll on Friday showing Senator John McCain may be in trouble at home where a polarized electorate has him facing [...]
Its that dreadful anniversary date again. 46 years ago John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated Friday, November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. To this day, conspiracy theories are still abound, with some folks believing that government forces assassinated the President, rather than Lee Harvey Oswald.
Oswald, in turn, was [...]
One of the things that I’ve been hearing from a lot of grassroots activists is that we need people in Congress who are willing to stand up for what’s right. It’s my belief that this isn’t just about wanting leaders who will promote policy that activists [...] 
As if the anti-smart-growth "aerial option" for Tysons Corner and the disgraceful no-bid, multi-billion-dollar, sweetheart deal to "Big Dig" Bechtel weren't bad enough, now comes this story (note: Scott Monett of TysonsTunnel.org told me all about this a long time ago, so obviously people have known about it' [...] 
100 new militia groups since Obama elected; watchdog alarmedFor those that know me it's no secret as [...]
The following tweets are courtesy of Kyle Blankenship, who attended Glenn Nye's "community forum" a bit earlier today. Overall, this looks like it was a huge #fail.
I just received the following email and was asked if I could post it. I think this is a worthwhile endeavor, so here you go!Then let's draft it in the form of a petition and get every VB Democrat out there to sign it. We'll then deliver it to our Republican delegation and when they' [...]
It's a little known fact that there were two groups of Americans traveling aboard the RMS Titanic that were returning from two separate group tours in Europe. One group was composed entirely of Republicans, the other was made up of Democrats.
Ferrum student Jessica Goode grabbed her 2 friends and headed to the outdoors for some quiet time and to clear her head. They were looking for turtles for a biology assignment. She never came back. Another young person killed while away at college!
Local resident Jason D. Cloutier [...]
Mike Huckabee has always seemed like a decent sort. His politics are too conservative for someone like me but I have always respected his sincerity and his decency. He also plays a mean guitar.Â
While promoting his book, ‘A Simple Christmas,’ he took the time to speak out against his fellow [...]
Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Friday, November 20.
I couldn't agree more with this.Here are the FDL Action health care reform highlights for Friday, November 20.
1. Jon Walker asks, "Is Harry Reid Laying The Ground Work To Betray Progressives For Snowe's Vote?" In the end, Walker concludes, "Reid does have the power to get a public option passed, there is" [...]
Interesting piece from the Huffington Post on what they call the next economic calamity:
While the overall U.S. financial system is showing signs of stability, [...]
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