Who is the fiscally conservative governor?

Chris Graham

Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] The small but cheery group of Republicans who are doing what they can to boost Jim Gilmore in his Senate race against Mark Warner are heartily pushing, following Gilmore’s lead, the notion that he is a fiscal conservative and that Warner is a tax-and-spend liberal and so you ought…

What about another Virginian as VP?

Chris Graham

Analysis by Chris Graham [email protected] The only question to me would be how he would get around having said repeatedly that he is not interested in the job. Because otherwise, wouldn’t the #2 spot on Barack Obama’s national ticket be Mark Warner’s to lose? Even the Obama people seem to think so. Journalist Marc Ambinder…

The car tax as a Senate voting issue

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] “Since my time as your governor,” Jim Gilmore writes in a fundraising letter that went out last week, “I have routinely been vilified by the biased liberal media, by the state Democratic Party and even by the liberal tax-and-spend members of my own party. Why? Because I promised…

Is rumored Obama-Kaine event in Virginia on Thursday related to VP selection?

Chris Graham

Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Let’s put two and two together and see what we get, shall we? Politico is reporting that Barack Obama is likely to announce his vice-presidential running mate this week, and notes that Obama is scheduled to be in New Mexico today with VP contender Bill Richardson and on Wednesday in…

Augusta, Staunton, Waynesboro Dems Paint the Valley Blue

Chris Graham

Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Creigh Deeds remembered being asked to save the date on his schedule. “David Bottenfield said we needed to mark off this date, the 16th of August, for Paint the Valley Blue, that we were going to have a little picnic at the Frontier Culture Museum,” Deeds said at last night’s…

Party hack

Chris Graham

Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] Being a party chairman ain’t nearly as glamorous as you might think. I’m finding that out the hard way. “Yikes!” That’s the sanitized version of what came out of my mouth when I wrenched my back the other evening loading up stuff to take to our new…

Winners and Losers: Aug. 13, 2008

Chris Graham

Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] BELATED NOD TO CITY COUNCIL: Helmet law passes without incident I remember thinking when I first heard that Waynesboro City Council was considering a new ordinance that would require moped drivers and riders to wear helmets something along the lines of, “No way in Hades this thing ever passes.” And…

Winners and Losers: Aug. 8, 2008

Chris Graham

Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] FRIENDLY ADVICE: Don’t hitch yourself to the Gilmore wagon Word is getting back to me about Scott Sayre going out and stumping for Jim Gilmore pretty hot and heavy this summer. Scott, some friendly advice – you don’t want to go down with the Gilmore Titanic. Spend your time with…

Why Kaine is your go-to guy

Chris Graham

Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] NBC News political director Chuck Todd broke it down for us last night on “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.” Assigning leaners in the Electoral College to the candidates that it appears that they will support, the 2008 presidential race comes down to four states – Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio and…