The devil we don’t know

Chris Graham

It wasn’t that long ago that Bob McDonnell was bragging about the grad-school thesis that he wrote 20 years ago at the age of 34 as being a blueprint for GOP action on welfare policy. Now he’s wishing he hadn’t brought up the thesis, since discovered in the Regent University library and shared with the…

The Agenda | Tuesday, Sept. 1

Chris Graham

Decision time for GOP’ers Wowsers, that Bob McDonnell guy is a piece of work, isn’t he? My second thought – following, Wowsers – was that not only has McDonnell has his Macaca moment, to infinity and beyond, Republicans down the ticket are going to be facing their own moment of truth in the coming days…

The Agenda | Monday, Aug. 24

Chris Graham

Maybe I’m the only one thinking this, but I wonder if the idea of aggressively pursuing investigations and possible criminal prosecutions of Bush administration officials for alleged abuses of U.S. and international law with respect to the treatment of purported terrorist suspects might pick up steam in the context over the ongoing public dustups over…

Stinging rebuke to local GOP lawmakers

Chris Graham

How about that ringing endorsement of 25th District Republican Del. Steve Landes’ effort to inject partisan politics into the special session of the Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday? The Republican-majority House of Delegates voted 82-7 to limit the legislation to come before the session to the matter at hand cited by Gov. Tim Kaine in…

Kaine details budget shortfall

Chris Graham

It’s official – the state is enduring another budget shortfall. “I directed executive agencies in July to prepare budget reduction plans at the 5, 10 and 15 percent levels so that we can make decisions promptly. I began review of these plans last month and will be prepared to announce and implement decisions in early…