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Posts Tagged ‘Bob McDonnell’

Rachel Maddow: Bob Marshall and Bob McDonnell

By Joel McDonald • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

Bob Marshall cites Old Testament wrath on women with disabled children, and Bob McDonnell removes sexual orientation from workplace bias order.



Elections Matter: McDonnell Leading Conservative Swing

By Joel McDonald • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Elections have consequences. Votes do matter. The outcomes of McDonnell’s election are very clear, and the list is growing.



Offshore Drilling Resolution Threatens Environment and Economy

By Joel McDonald • Feb 24th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

The Virginia Beach City Council has opened up Hampton Roads to an environmental and economic disaster by passing resolution in support of offshore oil exploration.



Bob McDonnell forgets about transportation

By Joel McDonald • Jan 18th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

What? You mean to tell me that his brilliant ideas to our transportation woes aren’t ready to be worked on?



Responding to McWaters’ Response

By Joel McDonald • Jan 14th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

Jeff McWaters was honored with the task of spewing forth conservative talking points after Kaine’s final State of the Commonwealth address.



Bob McDonnell’s Apalling Lack of Ethics

By Joel McDonald • Jan 7th, 2010 • Category: Blog, Related News & Events

This brazen disregard for ethics and ignorance of possible conflicts of interest is banned by the federal government and illegal in several states!



Indicators of GOP landslide in Virginia

By Joel McDonald • Oct 27th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

Both Public Policy Polling and SurveyUSA are indicating that McDonnell and gang are going to sweep Virginia, and Lowell Field is predicting a 5 seat pick-up in the House of Delegates for Republicans.



Why I’m Walking Away from the Deeds Campaign

By Joel McDonald • Oct 26th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

I believe Creigh Deeds has shown that he’s not interested in progressive causes, and because of this; I’m no longer interested in helping him win this election.



Washington Post: Endorsement of Creigh Deeds comes down to transportation, again

By Joel McDonald • Oct 18th, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

On this issue, the paper states that Deeds is, “preferable to Mr. McDonnell’s silver-tongued embrace of ideas that would mire Virginia in a traffic-clogged, backward-looking past.”



Deeds WAPO editorial clarifies his transportation plan

By Joel McDonald • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: Blog, Campaigns & Elections

In the editorial, Deeds drives home the point that transportation problems cannot be solved without raising new revenue, and raising that revenue may very well include new taxes.