Dirty politics in the Sixth

Chris Graham

Special Commentary by Chris Graham [email protected] I know that politics is a dirty, dirty, dirty pursuit. I just ran a local city-council campaign, so I’m not speaking about this from an academic or philosophical perspective, but from personal experience. I’m saying that now so you can understand where I’m coming from regarding the issue being…

Perriello fundraising prowess continues

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Money is a sign of strength in a political strength. Tom Perriello’s congressional bid continues to show fiscal strength. The Fifth District Democratic Party nominee raised more than $300,000 in the second fundraising quarter of 2008 and has raised more than $900,000 all told, the campaign announced on Tuesday.

Rasoul raises issue with escalating war spending

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Nearly a trillion dollars. That’s what Congress and the Bush administration have committed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the past seven years with the passage this week of another supplemental wartime spending bill. It’s “wasteful spending,” said Sam Rasoul, the Sixth District Democratic Party congressional nominee.

‘What Happened,’ Congressman?

Chris Graham

Column by Chris Graham [email protected] I don’t know that I disagree entirely with what Bob Goodlatte had to say about former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s testimony to the House Judiciary Committee last week about his knowledge of the Bush administration’s role in myriad questionable activities. “I have to say that I don’t think…