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

If the smoking ban becomes law, Virginia will join 24 states across the nation that prohibit smoking on restaurants. This is a significant victory for Kaine, who has been pushing for smoking bans in order to protect the health of the public.

Incoming DNC chairman Tim Kaine recorded a special video to answer people’s questions about the future of the Democratic party.

Governor Tim Kaine delivered his final State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday. While magnifying the accomplishments of Virginia, the focus was certainly the financial struggle ahead.

Even before the proposed cuts, John LaCombe, candidate in the special election in the 81st, has stood on the side of preserving and expanding funding for education. It didn’t come as any surprise to me that LaCombe is standing firmly against the $400 million in proposed cuts.

For the first time in 44 years, the Virginia Electoral College convened to elect Democrats to the office of President and Vice President of the United States. Their vote, a constitutional requirement, is both symbolic in nature as well as the formal declaration of the vote of the people of Virginia.

As reported by the Washington Post, Gov. Tim Kaine has stressed that he will not leave office early to take any post offered by President-Elect Barack Obama.
Kaine was, and is, a strong supporter for Barack Obama in his presidential campaign, being the first state-wide elected official outside of Illinois to endorse Obama for the presidency. [...]