The Virginia Democrat believes that not making the FBI’s the findings of Judge Kavanaugh’s personal life public is an “insult to Americans.”
Marshall Plan For Rural Localities Requires Reform, Not Just Cash
A cash infusion for Virginia’s community colleges is a start… but when linked to workforce development and microfinance? It’s a solution.
Chelsea Clinton Says Banning Abortion Is ‘Unchristian’
During a recent SiriusXM interview, Chelsea Clinton said, “as a deeply religious person,” taking America back to the days before Roe v. Wade would be “unchristian.” As anyone may be confused by this, she attempts to explain what she means.
Clinton has been working to keep abortion legal through her advocacy work for Planned Parenthood and other abortion rights group. She explained to the interviewer that “when I think about all of the statistics — that are painful — of what women are confronting…today in our country, and what even more women confronted pre-Roe and how many women died and how many more women were maimed because of unsafe abortion practices, we just can’t go back to that.”
“That’s unconscionable to me, and also, I’m sure that this will unleash another wave of hate in my direction, but as a deeply religious person, it’s also unchristian to me,” Clinton concluded.
Well, at least she tried to explain it…unfortunately.
The former first daughter has also faced extensive backlash for a comment she made linking the “legalization of abortion” in the 1970s to economic improvement via more women being able to join the workforce because of the existence of those services.
“American women entering the labor force from 1973 to 2009 added $3.5 trillion dollars to our economy,” she said. “Right? The net, new entrance of women—that is not disconnected from the fact that Roe became the law of the land in January of 1973.”
Clinton seems to believe that the best argument for abortion services is that it spurs economic growth is great proportions. Although she did not go as far to say that all $3.5 trillion worth in growth can be attributed to the create of abortion services, but still constitutes a big enough fraction, it is silly to even make the economic justification for ending the life of a potential human being.
Federal Reserve Chair Announces ‘Remarkably Positive Outlook’ For U.S. Economy
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecasts GDP growth at 4.1 percent in Q3 as chairman of the U.S. central bank Jerome Powell said at a conference that more economic growth is in store after half century-low jobless claims and a target goal of two percent inflation.
Mountain Valley Pipeline Stopped In WV After Appeals Court Vacates Yet Another Permit
The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Nationwide Permit 12 (NWP) that applied to approximately 500 streams and wetlands to be crossed by the Mountain Valley Pipeline in southern West Virginia. The court wrote, “If any part of a project requires an individual permit, then the NWP does not apply and all portions of the project must be evaluated as part of the individual permit process.” The sites must now be stabilized.
From Natural Assets To Incentive Structures: How Netflix May Be Expanding Operations To Virginia
As Virginia’s $25 billion tourism industry is now the fifth largest employer, big production companies like Netflix and looking to make the Commonwealth their next home for their expansive production plans.
Governor Northam Will Veto GOP Redistricting Plan, Wants Obama Era Federal Judges To Redraw Legislative Map
Following Governor Ralph Northam’s call to veto the GOP plan for legislative redistricting, Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights) said, “After weeks of feigning interest, the governor has admitted at last that he wants federal judges appointed by President Obama to draw a redistricting map to deliver a Democratic majority in the House of Delegates.”
Riggleman Unleashes New TV Ads Defending Families In VA-05
At the moment, Riggleman is running with all the confidence of an accomplished incumbent.
Republicans stalwart Denver Riggleman is wasting no time taking the fight to the Democrats, up with a new advertisement this week defending the “Trump tax cuts” in the face of insistence by Leslie Cockburn and her allies in Washington that not only will they be reversed but potentially increased.
From the advertisement:
“Leslie wants to repeal the recent tax cut. Leslie’s plan would cost the average family another $1,600 in tax…”
Riggleman seems to be drawing the line firm in the sand, with Cockburn holding a firm to progressive orthodoxy that might play well in Northern Virginia and Charlottesville, but not so well in places like Buckingham and Danville. From the Cavalier Daily:
Cockburn vowed throughout the debate to stand up against President Donald Trump’s agenda by pushing democratic policies, while Riggleman promised to work with the president and demonstrate a willingness to show bipartisanship when needed.
At the moment, it is Riggleman who — after what could only be characterized as a special election event — is running with all the confidence of an accomplished incumbent. Cockburn’s haphazard campaign in contrast is still reeling from criticism of her anti-Israeli book and failure to connect with the more traditional values of the district.
Richmond-Hampton Roads Mega-Region May Become A Reality
In terms of population size, the hypothetical Richmond-Hampton Roads metropolitan area would rank right around the Seattle-Tacoma region. Based on 2015 statistics, the mega-region could rank in the top 20 for GDP.
Senators Tim Kaine And Mark Warner Say Judge Kavanaugh’s FBI Investigation Will Not Change Their Vote
The war between Democrats and Republicans have made a position in the federal government which should be solely non-political, a very political, possibly even ideological seat, with the qualifications being based not on interpretation of Supreme Court precedence, but an adherence to the victim versus oppressor ideology.