Month: December, 2011

Del. Surovell’s new voter drive

Delegate Scott Surovell (D-Alexandria) is working hard to register new Democrat voters.  From his Facebook page: Click on the link, and it takes you to a new [...]

Ken Cuccinelli to the rescue, Adding Candidates to the Virginia Primary Ballot!

Ken Cuccinelli is proposing emergency legislation that will allow more Presidential candidates on the primary ballot in Virginia on March 6th. “”Recent events have underscored that our system is deficient,” he said in a statement. &#8…

Cuccinelli Proposing Emergency Ballot Legislation

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is moving forward with proposing emergency  legislation to open access to the Virginia ballot to the other Republican Presidential candidates in addition to [...]

2012 Predictions

As is our annual tradition, Bearing Drift takes a look into our crystal ball to see into the future and the coming year in politics.

My dad’s encounter with Willie Mays in Virginia

Just a quick detour from our normal political fare here and a moment of personal privilege. I just wanted to share this great story from my dad, [...]

11 rules your kids need to know for life

As we prepare to enter a new year, it’s a good time to review the eleven rules your kids need to know for life by educator Charles Sykes from his book, “Dumbing Down Our Kids.” They apply to adults, too….Rule 1: Life is not fair – get used to it!Ru…

A memo to conservatives

The Washington Examiner’s Mark Tapscott has a bit of wisdom for conservatives of all stripes, who may find themselves a bit cranky with House Republicans: …we conservatives [...]

On the air with George Allen, Shaun Kenney and Rick Sincere (Updated)

On this podcast edition of “The Score” radio show… Charlottesville Electoral Board chairman Rick Sincere walks us through a weed patch that until a few days ago [...]

Delegate Bob Marshall Opposes Republican Loyalty Oath

The Virginia State Board of elections said on Wednesday that the Republican party can require primary voters to sign a loyalty oath, pledging to support the republican candidate for President in November. If a voter refuses to sign the oath, he will no…

Is there a ‘secretive’ group manipulating the General Assembly?

Earlier this week, the Washington Post‘s Richmond correspondent, Anita Kumar, wrote an article that seems designed to frighten readers about shadowy conspiracies enveloping Virginia’s legislative process. Pointing [...]