House GOP Kills No-Excuse Absentee Voting (Video)

via DPVA:

“Following a motion from former Republican Party of Virginia Chairman Jeff Frederick, Speaker Bill Howell rules a no-excuse absentee voting amendment from Gov. Tim Kaine not germane – thus avoiding a recorded vote and killing the measure.”

Arlington GOP Chairman 1 of 18 Voting to Keep Frederick

Now this is great – the Sun Gazette reports today that Mark Kelly (on twitter here), the Chairman of the Arlington GOP, was one of the 18 members of the 75 member GOP State Central Committee who thought it would be a great idea to keep Jeff Frederick as head of the VA GOP. [...]

Del. Hamilton calls Senate budget amendments Thelma & Louise Driving Off a Cliff

skip to 5:50 for the quote:

Majority Leader Griffith Agreees With Del. Armstrong’s Criticism

Majority Leader Griffith responds to Ward Armstrong stating of course it would be dumb not to take the money we were against:

Del. Ward Armstrong on GOP Stimulus Attacks

Rachel Maddow Show – Twitter tweet spoils Virginia Republican coup

Brian Moran – 2009 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Highlights

Terry Vid Yanked – But Its OK, We Now Have A Deeds One

earlier i posted a video I found on Terry’s page of him shaving some heads (one rumored to be his staffer that he’s was trying to play off as an average Virginian) – but it wasn’t quite ready for prime time when I posted it – very embarrassing. well,  its back up now all retitled [...]

Put on the Playlist: The Constituents – We’re Voting For Brian Moran

This awesome live music video was shot at the Brian Moran Arlington Grassroots Kickoff (which I was of course at) on Sunday. It is sung by our amazing Arlington commissioner of revenue Ingrid Morroy’s band the Constituents at they’re beautiful home that was a major fixture last year in the campaign. [...]

Passing Down Politics: Recent Interview I Did For UPI

recently I was interview for a upi story on political party affiliation being passed from parents down to their children.  I’m near the end as I have a parent on both sides of the aisle.  check it out on youtube below, and their is a higher quality version here at upi.

Rahm Emanuel’s Famous Use Of The Word “F#!@!”

hilarious – hat tip to the hilarious guys over at  Famous DC:

The Best Party at the DNC

I’d say probably the hardest – and most fun – I went to while I was in Denver for the DNC was Unconventional 08. After another long day at The Big Tent ending with Joe Biden’s speech – and a bomb scare outside the garage where my car was parked – I finally got [...]

Arlington Votes Happy Hour in Ballston – Thursday at Front Page

(Cross-posted at Raising Kaine)
Come out to a Rock the Vote Arlington happy hour this Thursday, June 26th, 6-9 at Front Page in Ballston. Enjoy a night with other fun young professionals, great drink specials – $3 Coronas, good food, and an all around good time!! Register to vote and learn all about absentee voting options [...]

AYD Happy Hour on the Hill Tonight:

“AYD Monthly Happy Hour on the Hill: Drink to Turn Virginia Blue!
This month’s happy hour is hosted by the northern Virginia Young Democrats – Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax. Come join us and 150 of our closest democratic friends for a night out on the town.
Thursday, May 29 2008
6:00pm
Top of the Hill (Pour [...]

Time Waster of the Day: When Obama Wins, …

h/t to I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS:
“When Obama wins, …” – you’re going to want to hit refresh. a lot.

speaking of which…

and one more below the fold:

Video: Bill O’Reilly Flips Out – the dance remix

this is ridiculously good – adult content warning though:

New Obama Ad Playing in West Virginia

not really

And ye shall know the Wikipedia, and the Wikipedia shall make you free.

The news is a little old, but I still think its interesting and worth noting. Reuters reported April 5th that:
“Chinese authorities appeared to have lifted a block on the English-language version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia, but politically sensitive topics such as Tibet and Tiananmen Square are still off limits. Internet users in Beijing [...]

Tonight: Byrne Brigade Kick-Off and PA Primary Watch Party

We’re doing a PA Primary Watch Party/Leslie Byrne fundraiser tonight over in Fairfax and its looking like its shaping up to be a pretty good event. The minimum contribution is just $25 so there should def be a lot of young professionals about at this one. The event details are also on [...]

GERRY’s WILD PITCH

via NLS:

not bad captioning at the end there…

Who Ritz’d Easter Better in the Caribbean – Obama or Wright?

Apparently both Obama and Wright thought they could use a break from the spotlight for Easter – and both decided a Ritz-Carlton in the Caribbean was the place to do it (Wright at the Ritz in Puerto Rico and Obama at the one in St. Thomas). But who celebrated the Lord’s Resurrection in the [...]

Free Soren Dayton/Lesson Learned

To start things off, Jess3 was absolutely brilliant yesterday with this idea over on the right:
In case you missed all the buzz about Soren Dayton’s suspension from the McCain Campaign you can catch up with Blog PI’s insightful post on the issue from yesterday. The conservative blogger’s problem, as a result of a Tweet, [...]

LOLcrats – flashfail

(via Lesliebradshaw.com)
(click to enlarge)

Who’s home at the White House?

Well, no matter who’s home at the White House, I would hope that the at the home of the Commander and Chief someone would be able to answer the phone before it ran 6 times for over 20 seconds.
And sleeping in a pants suit? Who does that…

Also, Jon Chait’s headline [...]

LOLcrats – Twi…FAIL

Tonight – Congress Debates

(this just in via the DLC emails)
D’s and R’s Square Off on the Economy in DLC-Sponsored Forum

The DLC, in conjuction with the Congressional Institute and George Washington University, launch “Congress Debates,” the first in a series of forums between bipartisan groups of members of Congress, tonight on the campus of George Washington University. More [...]

LOLcrats – obatastic

LOLcrats – Superdela-FAIL

LOLcrats: Juno

The ‘08 Democratic Presidential Nominee Won’t Be Decided By The Voters

To the delight of the Republican Party, with the direction the 08 Democratic Presidential Primary is heading, it is now almost a certainty that the Democratic Party’s nominee will be selected by someone other than the voters. That someone, that undemocratic someone will either be the DNC’s Superdelegates or their Credentials Committee.
The first possibility, the [...]

LOLcrats – mittakes

LOLcrat – newt

LOLcrats – clintobam

LOLcrats – Huckstr

LOLcrats – dayvis