... who aren't too happy with their party caving into a right-wing extremist like Keith Fimian . Amy Gardner, for instance, wrote a piece today that discusses how there are a lot of Republican activists who have been approaching Pat Herrity and Tim Hugo about the potential of running for Congress. Both Pat and Tim represent me (Tim's my Delegate and Pat's my supervisor) and I've gotten to know...
Amy Gardner is out with a report that doesn’t really report much—just that Pat Herrity, who barely lost a county-wide special election to fill Rep. Gerry Connolly’s seat, may be seeking again to replace Connolly, this time in Congress. Ever since Herrity’s near-win, speculation about his future political career has run rampant in GOP circles [...]
Today's Metro section front-pager by Washington Post's Amy Gardner -- "McDonnell team rose to challenge in darkest hour" -- reminded me of a line from "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" "From deep down in my stomach, with every inch of me, I pure, straight hate you. But g*d***it, do I respect you!" seethes rival TV station anchor Wes Mantooth (Vince Vaughn)...
Yes, Virginia's 8th District Democratic congressman is a buffoon. And yes, he's about as anti-Semitic as a person outside of the prison system could get. Liberal? Űberly so. But we love him anyway. Why? Because he represents the best Virginia's liberals have to offer the commonwealth. From today's news: Jim Moran Calls GOP the "Taliban Ticket" By Amy Gardner, Washington Post lways...
... community"). Here is the text of the letter, which is being released more widely today. (Amy Gardner already has the story on the Washington Post 's Virginia Politics blog .) An Open Letter to the GLBT Community about Republican Candidate for Governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell On November 3, Virginians will choose their next governor. While no GLBT person could reasonably see Bob McDonnell,...
... of Commerce. I am not an ideologue." Meanwhile, in the same October 19 story , reporter Amy Gardner suggested Cuccinelli was a strange ultraconservative who home-schools his too-numerous children (gasp!): Cuccinelli is a hero to supporters of a range of conservative causes, and he does not shy away from his views on gun rights, gay marriage, abortion, home-schooling (he has seven children,...
A Washington Post staff writer on Wednesday swore that it wasn’t the "goal" of the newspaper to elect Virginia’s Democratic candidate for governor, despite the paper’s wave of attack coverage against the Republican nominee. Participating in a chat on WashingtonPost.com, Amy Gardner did admit that there’s an "argument to be made" over whether the paper...
