Virginia News Stand: May 6, 2010
Annotations & Elucidations
A Goode Two-Pary Man
Former U.S. Representative Virgil Goode not only shocked the political world yesterday, he confused it as well, saying he joined the Constitution Party, but will remain a Republican. A new twist on political double speak?
We can’t seem to stay out of the news, which is good. People, including the Mainstream Media, are paying attention to us. Case in point: The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s ace capitol reporter, Jeff Schapiro, based the first article linked below largely on an e-mail alert we released yesterday. It’s nice to know that even the Mainstream Media knows who to go to to get the pulse of Virginia’s conservative movement. On the other hand, we remain a target for others, as Michael Paul Williams takes fruitless aim. But, unlike the old days, we can respond.
I encourage you to take a gander at all that’s here. It’s one of our best News Stands ever, with lots of state news, including a fair interview with Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli from WSLS-TV, and the reporter Jay Warren’s observations of the AG in his blog. In the “What is our country coming to?” category, check out Phil Klein in Commentary. Some students were sent home from school for wearing USA shirts on Cinco de Mayo. We also have columns from such stars as Michael Barone, who discusses the important elections in Britain; Larry Kudlow on the debt crisis (here and abroad); and Michele Malkin on terrorists gaining U.S. citizenship.
In National News, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint’s (R-S.C.) Senate Conservatives Fund decided to get involved in the Kentucky primary after all, especially have Dr. James Dobson was misled about one candidate’s pro-life record. Also, the judge who ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional comes under scrutiny.
On a more uplifting note, we hope you all had a meaningful, thoughtful and reflective National Day of Prayer. We all need it right now.
News
*Top conservative activist sees McDonnell victories, work ahead (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
*Commentary: Cuccinelli flap a sign of religion encroaching on government (Michael Paul Williams/Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Ex-Rep. Goode joins a third party, not leaving GOP (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Goode joins 3rd party (Charlottesville Daily Progress)
Goode explains why he joined Constitution Party (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Goode joins Constitution Party (Politico.com)
Louisa social worker to run as Democrat against Cantor (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
AG led food drive: 1.7 million pounds of food donated by Va. lawyers (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
McDonnell wants jobs panel’s recommendations in October (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Gov. McDonnell: Virginia won’t create high-risk health pool (AP/WSLS.com)
Virginia’s love-hate relationship with federal spending (Washington Post)
Video
Ken Cuccinelli sits down with WSLS to talk about first 100 days in office (5:03) (WSLS-TV10/WSLS.com)
Analysis
AG Cuccinelli’s first 100 days in office . . . what have we learned? (Jay Warren/Jay’s Take Blog WSLS.com)
National News
Ruling won’t stop National Day of Prayer this year (CNN.com)
Judge who struck down Day of Prayer criticized (AP/GOPUSA.com)
Obama wants work on immigration reform this year (AP/GOPUSA.com)
Bennett appeals to GOP to let him keep Senate seat (AP/GOPUSA.com)
Consumer rules, Fed audit next on Senate agenda (AP/GOPUSA.com)
Sen. DeMint endorses Paul in US Senate race in Ky. (AP/GOPUSA.com)
Commentary
Banned in the USA (Philip Klein/American Spectator Blog)
A Spend-and-Borrow Debt Mess (Larry Kudlow/GOPUSA.com)
In Downcast Britain, a Pox on All Three Parties (Michael Barone/GOPUSA.com)
The Jihadists’ Deadly Path to U.S. Citizenship (Michelle Malkin/GOPUSA.com)