Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 6. Also, congratulations to Sue Langley on her reelection as Fairfax County Democratic Committee chair last night! :) Finally, check out the video of Rachel Maddow comparing the coverage George Wallace got in 1968 and the coverage Donald Trump's getting now.)
- North Korea’s claim of hydrogen bomb test draws world condemnation ("But experts note that the yield from the latest test appeared to be similar to North Korea's three previous atomic tests.")
- Obama wipes away tears as he calls for new gun measures (Powerful, emotional...and of course the right wingnuts go bonkers.)
- President Obama’s gun reforms are sensible — but long overdue ("More fundamental reform must be accomplished by federal and state lawmakers.")
- Republicans’ do-nothingness on guns ("In the face of President Obama’s common-sense executive actions, Republicans retreat." And launch crazed, hyperbolic attacks on Obama, of course.)
- O'Reilly Challenges The NRA To "Be Reasonable" And Accept Universal Background Checks For Gun Purchases (Hell, apparently, has frozen over.)
- Ted Cruz Thinks Donald Trump Is Too Soft on Immigration ("Yes, the Texas senator is moving to Trump’s right. And that has the GOP losing its mind." I've been saying for a long time that Cruz is even more extreme and nastier than Trump.)
- Obama's royal pain ("The U.S.-Saudi partnership may be bending toward a breaking point." We should get off of oil ASAP and tell the Saudis to screw themselves.)
- The founding fathers would’ve hated the Bundy siege({"Cliven and co. are fond of invoking the Constitution during their armed run-ins with the law. Only one problem...")
- Trump says Cruz’s birthplace could be ‘a big problem’ for GOP (Hilarious and idiotic, but hard to feel sorry for "Calgary Cruz" after what Republicans did to President Obama, who actually WAS born in the U.S., unlike Cruz.)
- Christie: Rubio can’t ‘slime his way to the White House’ (We'll see...)
- The Hear-Nothing Gun Crowd
- Why This Is the Most Unpredictable GOP Race in 50 Years
- Schapiro: You can't have a party if you don't invite anyone (Republicans' "insistence that the primary be open only to professed Republicans could significantly diminish turnout. And that is an obstacle to attracting new voters, who are a potential remedy to the party’s ills, many of which are attributed to its narrow conservative base.")
- Virginia congressmen react to Obama’s executive actions on guns
- President Obama to further discuss gun control Thursday in Fairfax ("He will join CNN’s Anderson Cooper Thursday for an exclusive one-hour live town hall on gun control at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, in hopes of mounting a final pitch to the public.")
- Obama unveils plan to cut gun violence; Virginia lawmakers respond
- Va. Sen. Creigh Deeds sues the state, others for $6 million in son’s suicide
- Editorial: Of juries, justice and no-parole purgatory in Virginia
- McAuliffe, in Havana, says Obama ‘should come and will come visit Cuba’ ("Virginia’s governor wraps up a three-day trade trip to Havana, says he will urge Congress to end trade embargo.")
- Editorial: Governor's missed opportunity on Cuba (Cuba's human rights record sucks, but so does the human rights record of many other countries the U.S. does business with, unfortunately. So sure, we should stand up for human rights everywhere, not just in Cuba.)
- Editorial: McAuliffe goes to Cuba (In included this one simply to demonstrate how far right the "Republican Times-Dispatch" is.)
- Challengers emerge for Congressmen Bob Goodlatte, Morgan Griffith
- Is this the year for a crackdown on high-rate loans? (Let's hope; I'll believe it when I see it.)
- Donald Trump to speak at Liberty University on Jan. 18 (Freak show of a candidate, freak show of a "college" -- perfect match!)
- Third Republican announces for Hurt's seat in U.S. House
- Virginia Beach council does not approve Oceanfront fitness park
- Virginia Beach weighs benefits of buying drones
- D.C. area forecast: Gradual warming trend and a few rain chances through weekend
