Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 22. Also, check out the video: "In the #REALROANOKE, we can hate terrorism and LOVE EACH OTHER at the same time!" Exactly. Also, great job by Del. Sam Rasoul (D) for being a big-time leader in fighting back against bigotry, xenophobia, etc.
- John Bel Edwards beats David Vitter to become Louisiana's next governor (Great news, can't wait to see the Washington Post lead headline, in big font, about how Democrats kicked butt last night, just like they had after Republicans won the KY governorship on November 3. Oh wait, there isn't such a headline? From the supposed "liberal media?" I'm shocked! shocked I say!)
- David Vitter won't run for his U.S. Senate seat again (Good riddance to "Diaper Dave," a slimeball and a right winger, great combination! Heh.)
- Louisiana Just Voted to Give a Quarter of a Million People Health Care ("Edwards has pledged to sign an executive order authorizing the expansion of the program on his first day in office." Yep, elections have consequences! Also note that Louisiana will soon have expanded Medicaid, while Virginia will not have. Great, huh?)
- 'The Statue of Liberty Must Be Crying With Shame'
- Clinton moves to end the primary quickly ("As her rivals gasp in Iowa, the front-runner is locking down later states.")
- Carson loses his hold on Iowa’s conservatives ("Worried about security, these voters are shifting toward Ted Cruz." Having just listened to Cruz on E.W. Jackson's crazy conference call the other day, I can definitively say that the guy is a stark raving extremist, theocrat, bigot, etc.)
- Editorial: Don't bar refugees from ISIS violence (Another editorial from the highly conservative Richmond Times-Dispatch.)
- Punch the lying bullies in the nose: Trump, Cruz and GOP know-nothings only win when Democrats cower — or provide an echo ("Here's how to fight war-mongers, bigots and the rest of the right with toughness, smarts and actual reality")
- After 2012, the GOP Set Out to Be More Inclusive. What Happened? (Short answer: inclusiveness and tolerance are NOT where the Republican base's heads are at.)
- Obama: U.S. 'will not relent' in Islamic State campaign (Good, although we also need to address the root causes of groups like Daesh/ISIL, such as failed governance and corruption.)
- Schapiro: Terror attacks ripple through Va. politics ("Brian Schoeneman, defeated this spring for a Republican nomination for a seat on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, drew the ire of conservatives for his post on the GOP blog Bearing Drift in which he complained that Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina are spouting myths about Syrian refugees." True, but Schoeneman also wrote that he would vote for Trump if he's the Republican nominee. Hmmmm.)
- Cole: Virginia needs Medicaid expansion
- Bills rolling in, 2016 Virginia General Assembly nearly here (Most of them are by Republicans, and not surprisingly most of them are really bad.)
- Another tie-up on I-66 ("To ease traffic, Virginia’s governor offers a rational plan, while Republicans stand up for lawbreakers.")
- Hinkle: States play gambling Monopoly (Lotteries are simply regressive taxes; anyone who plays them is just throwing their money down the toilet.)
- Whitbeck Responds to Stimpson, Moulton Attacks (Isn't Republican infighting awesome?)
- 2 accused of race war plot tied to version of Asatru rising in Va. prisons (White, right-wing, certainly-not-Muslim domestic terrorists.)
- Roanoke finds itself at the center of national Syrian refugee debate (Uhhhhh...this article doesn't mention Del. Sam Rasoul (D) but it DOES mention Del. Greg Habeeb (R)? WTF?)
- D.C. area forecast: A chilly Sunday and Monday, then warming toward Thanksgiving
