Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 24. Also see President Obama's weekly address, this week on protecting the environment "for generations to come."
- The Myth of Putin’s Strategic Genius ("The West should see Russia’s intervention in Syria as a desperate gamble, not a brilliant gambit.")
- Hurricane Patricia roars into Mexico -- then quickly crumbles
- The Benghazi committee stumbles into irrelevance ("The Blumenthal focus shows that, after 17 months of probing Clinton, the Benghazi committee hasn’t come up with much." Another right-wing media echo chamber faux-"scandal" bites the dust, but not before taking up huge amounts of money and the nation's time.)
- This is exactly why Donald Trump is right about George W. Bush and 9/11
- Hillary Clinton Calls Republican's Impeachment Pledge 'Pathetic'
- Holocaust experts shame Netanyahu: “He is as bad a historian as he is a politician” (He also helped instigate the anger and violence that ultimately led to Yitzhak Rabin's murder. I can't tell you how much I despise this guy.)
- At Regent University, Jeb Bush discussed cuts to his campaign (It should be an automatic disqualifier for a presidential candidate to sit down with hatemonger, conspiracy theorist, and all-around extremist Pat Robertson. As for Bush's pathetic spin on his bumbling, stumbling campaign, it's just pathetic.)
- Jeb Bush hunkers down with family to assess his candidacy
- Iowa Poll: Carson surges to 9-point lead; Trump slides (Carson's even crazier than Trump, and that's terrifying.)
- Clinton Goes to Iowa Democrats' Dinner With Newfound Energy
- A day with Dave Brat ("So what does Brat stand for other than the politics of resentment and bromides about limiting government power and spending? It’s hard to tell from the sometimes bizarre statements he makes.")
- Big Money Rolls into Va. Senate Race With Big Consequences
- At Alexandria rally, Clinton urges backers to vote in Va. legislative elections
- For Virginia’s House of Delegates, continued (And now the really dumb endorsements by Lee Hockstader begin. Tag Greason and Danny Vargas? Seriously? And the Post is supposed to be a "liberal" newspaper? Hahahahahahaha.)
- Virginia transportation chief makes pitch for I-66 HOT lanes ("Aubrey Layne answers readers’s questions about tolls and the plan’s potential side effects.")
- Many Virginia voters won't have choice on Election Day (True to an extent with the House of Delegates and State Senate, but many others DO have a choice and should exercise their right to vote. Also, there are very important local offices, for County Board, School Board, etc.)
- Mountain Valley Pipeline submits formal application to FERC (Bottom line: building new fossil fuel infrastructuer is the exact wrong way to go.)
- Pamunkey Indians wanted to open Virginia’s first casino, letter shows
- Judge postpones ruling on speeding Va. timeline for disability reforms
- Analyzing an attack mailer in the 93rd
- Attack on Edwards is wrong on Clean Power Plan's impact ("Virginians should ignore scare tactics from front groups like AFP and focus on what can be gained by the energy transformation already under way and make the most of it.")
- Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Richmond top list for most gay marriages in Virginia
- Sturtevant launches gun-focused TV ad to counter Bloomberg group
- Arlington tosses tickets for violations caught by school bus cameras
- D.C. area forecast: Increasing clouds today, a few showers tonight into early Sunday
