Virginia now has a state legislature that would be more at home in Albany than in Richmond.
Virginia’s Special Session: Political Theater
Given the opportunity to meet in the summer, the lawmakers have so far filed 108 bills and resolutions. These include measures that make it more difficult to obtain a concealed carry permit and easier to be paroled from prison. Yippee!
Masks Outdoors? That’s A Hard No.
Suddenly Biden, a man who’s spent his entire adult working in comfy air-conditioned taxpayer-funded offices, believes it’s good public policy for roofers, lifeguards, letter carriers, game wardens and other outdoor workers to be wearing face masks in stifling temperatures.
Uncertainty Shrouds College Move-in Day this Year
Against the backdrop of a stubbornly persistent COVID-19 epidemic, college kids are heading back to campus. Virginia’s colleges and universities soon will find out if all the students who paid deposits do, in fact, plan to attend this fall.
Northam’s “Anti-Asian, Anti-Immigrant” School Initiative
More than 1,500 parents, students and alumni of the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology have petitioned Governor Ralph Northam to halt the “secretive and bigoted, anti-Asian, anti-immigrant effort” to substitute race-based admissions for the meritocratic admissions criteria now in place.
HE SAID, SHE SAID: Mind If I Measure Your Head?
Hang on ladies, they've found another way for us to feel inadequate.
Is your waistline smaller than your head?
Substandard Schooling For All!
Ah, equity. That was the reason given in Virginia Beach last spring for the brilliant no-grades policy that resulted in kids checking out completely and embarking on a six-month rumspringa.
No Surprise. It’s Kamala Harris.
After all, in mid-March - before he’d even locked up the nomination - Biden promised to pick a vice president with ovaries.
Portland Punks Will Re-Elect Trump, Mayor Worries
You can be sure footage of the vile, foul-mouthed demonstrators, burning Bibles and flags and screaming obscenities at police officers, will feature prominently in GOP ads this fall.
That Hundred Dollar Dilemma
One of my colleagues assured me that this isn't just my bad luck. This happens to everyone and simply proves his theory that mechanical devices can actually tell how much money you have in the bank.
Let-Em-Out-Of-Jail Policy Ends In Tragedy
As it turned out, predictions of mass deaths in correctional facilities were wrong.
How To Lessen the November 3 Polling Train Wreck
If the state and the major political parties do not spend substantial time educating voters about how voting rules have changed, and what has not changed, the lines and delays on November 3 will be incredible.
Taxaginia Reappears As Special Session Looms
It must be a reflex. Waken or startle a Democrat and they shout, “raise taxes!”
Bashing The Beach
The piece was headlined “A Trip To Virginia Beach Showed Why We Aren’t Beating This Virus,” but a more accurate header would have been “Rich Elitist Visits Beautiful Virginia Beach And Spends Entire Trip Counting Masks.”
HE SAID, SHE SAID: There's No Hiding In A Swimsuit
Don't be so glum about that flouncy little accessory on your bathing-suit bottoms, Kerry. Count your blessings. Designers, physicists and structural engineers are working overtime to find ways to make women look better in swimsuits.
About That Shiny New Contact Tracing App…
“Good apps that utilize bluetooth and other wireless technology are notoriously difficult to develop. What appears to be a slap-dash project like this is guaranteed to have bugs.”
Trust the USPS With The Next Election?
Every one of us who has gotten misdelivered mail - which I venture to say is 100% of Americans - or who has witnessed extraordinary delays should gulp when politicians start yapping about turning over the next election to this dysfunctional agency.
Remember Summer Camp?
I'd packed exactly 14 pairs of underpants. In a puzzling development, they all came back unworn. They still smelled of Downy. But my son sure didn't.