Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 20. And definitely check out the "post-apocalyptic poetry" by Sarah Palin in the video. Yet again, I'm scratching my head at John McCain's bat****-crazy decision to pick this freak to be his running mate in 2008. My god, can you imagine if she had won?!?
- Hot Mess Endorses Dumpster Fire ("On Tuesday night, Sarah Palin stepped foot on stage at an Iowa rally to endorse Donald Trump. What followed was 20-odd minutes of what I can only describe as post-apocalyptic poetry.")
- Who are Trump’s supporters in America? Authoritarians.
- The gospel according to Donald Trump ("The dealmaker’s speech at Liberty University wasn’t exactly Christlike." Nope, the exact opposite in fact.)
- Palin’s endorsement the latest prize as Trump, Cruz battle for conservatives (Freak show!)
- The poisoning of Flint ("Decades of policies based on the premise that government spending is always a problem led us to this.")
- Marco Rubio’s South Carolina gamble: Can the establishment “front-runner” actually win by losing?
- Ted Cruz Invokes ‘Free Stuff’ Dogwhistle (Hey Ted, how about the many-times-greater "free stuff" to the fossil fuel industry and other big, rich corporations?)
- CNN/WMUR Poll: Sanders trouncing Clinton in New Hampshire (This poll seems very outlier-ish. More likely, Sanders is leading in NH by a few points.)
- Schapiro: A story that's getting better for reporters, not for Republicans
- Democratic senator's bill would block oath in GOP presidential primary
- Conservative Caucus unveils plans on abortion, gender identity (You know this isn't going to be good...)
- Attempts to expand Virginians' voting rights are thwarted in General Assembly (Republicans, anti-right-to-vote as always.)
- Bill to reform structured-settlement industry advances in Virginia House ("A House panel approved a measure that aims to prevent companies from preying on people in financial distress.")
- McAuliffe awards millions for affordable housing in Virginia
- Meet the renegade freshman Republican who refuses to play partisan politics ("In Virginia, a new state senator incurs fellow GOP lawmakers’ fury.")
- Virginia has new way to rate its transportation projects (Unless smart growth and environmental impact are a huge part of this score, it is worse than useless.)
- Virginia Beach delegate joins bipartisan effort to allow refinancing of student loan debt
- House committee passes bill on oversight of global warming plan ("A House of Delegates committee passed a bill Tuesday that would give Virginia legislators oversight of the state’s implementation of a sweeping federal energy plan aimed at fighting climate change, despite a state environmental official’s warning that the legislation could cause significant delays." Utterly unhelpful.)
- Editorial: Sen. Garrett stands by the press
- Agriculture secretary won't run to fill 5th District ("Todd Haymore, Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s secretary of agriculture and forestry, announced Tuesday that he will not run for the seat of retiring Rep. Robert Hurt, R-Pittsylvania County.")
- Pipeline foes rally for repeal of surveying law, but face uphill fight
- Attorney: Alleged terrorism plot involving Va. men created by government
- Former Norfolk school board member announces third run for City Council
- Richmond lawmaker proposes regional path to new coliseum
- Kerry Dougherty: More secrets in Portsmouth
- A severe snowstorm threatens the area. How bad will it be? ("Models show that there could be as much as 30 inches of snow but that 12 to 20 inches are more plausible for the storm that is expected to begin Friday late morning or early afternoon.")
