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Bearing Drift listed as one of The Fix’s best state political blogs
Congrats to everyone over at Bearing Drift for making the The Fix’s list of the best state political blogs. That’s two years running. Great job, guys!
CPAC to McDonnell: No Thanks
Possibly following in the wake of the largest tax increase in Virginia history, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell did not get an invite to CPAC this year. The Virginia Pilot has more: McDonnell is at least the second prominent GOP governor — ...
Tech Posts From Around The Web (3/5/13)
Mashable: Twitter Killing TweetDeck for iPhone and Android – TweetDeck an essential platform for many, providing easy publishing to Twitter and Facebook. Now Twitter is pulling the plug on Facebook integration and killing the iPhone, ...
Is Gov. McDonnell Fighting For A Transportation Bill He Hasn’t Seen Yet?
Willie Deutsch has made an interesting discovery concerning the HB2313, the transportation bill that has caused quite a bit of uproar among Virginians and within the Republican Party in particular. Gov. Bob McDonnell was discussing the bill on ...
Pew Research Indicates The Internet Is Not A Reliable Indicator Of Public Opinion
Well, ok, part of the internet. Twitter in particular: Pew compared traditional public poll results with Twitter sentiment data around eight of the most significant political events over the last year, often finding significantly divergent ...
The $8 Per Gallon American Nightmare
Americans are once again facing challenges of gas inflation. According to oil and gas market analysts, the unfortunate trend will push prices higher. Let’s take a look at the probable and possible impact of high gasoline prices on ...
Cuccinelli Wins: EPA Gives Up On Making Water A Pollutant, Won’t Appeal Ruling
In a big win not just for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli but for Virginia taxpayers (to the tune of $300 million), the EPA has decided it will not appeal a court ruling that prohibited it from regulating stormwater as a pollutant: On ...
Tech Posts From Around The Web (3/4/13)
Politico: Are hashtags a political #wasteoftime? – More thought was probably put into the article than was needed for all of the hashtags it covers. Let hashtags happen. They’re attempts at political bumperstickers in a short ...
The Jeffersoniads Blog Alliance Launces New Website
The Jeffersoniads Blog Alliance Launces New Website Site to curate leading right-of-center political thought from Virginia bloggers Richmond, Va – March 4, 2013 - The Jeffersoniads Blog Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of its new ...