by LowellHere are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 27. Also, gotta love anti-gay extremists Del. "Sideshow Bob" Marshall and Del. Dave LaRock voting against a bill "Commending religious liberty and freedom from political persecution." The vote was 95-2 in favor.
- Oregon occupation leaders arrested after shots fired; 1 man killed (Time for some loooong jail sentences for these terrorist thugs.)
- Trump campaign says he will ‘definitely’ skip Thursday’s Fox debate (Donald Trump is a master at trolling, basically. Except in this case he's not trolling a website, he's trolling the Republican Party! LOL)
- Democrats would be insane to nominate Bernie Sanders (Dana Milbank: "Liberals are right to be frustated with the dreary Hillary Clinton. But if they want to win, they’ll have to nominate her.")
- Planned Parenthood has been absolved. The GOP should give up its crusade. ("Time for the evidence-free political charade to end.")
- Vindication for Planned Parenthood
- Robert Gates: Republicans' grasp of national security is at a child's level (A really, really stupid child at that. For instance, the Republicans' repeated idiocy about how we have fewer ships in the Navy than we did in the 1920s or whatever. Of course, each ship today is more powerful than that entire Navy, but whatever...)
- Republicans point fingers: Who let Trump get this far? ("With less than a week to go before Iowa, the GOP's blame game has already begun.")
- Congressional Democrats see advantage in Trump's success ("They also expect to benefit if Ted Cruz is the GOP nominee.")
- Constant humiliation won’t stop them: No end to the GOP’s anti-Planned Parenthood crusade — even though it always backfires ("Still no evidence Planned Parenthood committed any crimes, but Republicans are too invested at this point to quit")
- GOP burns to the ground: Donald Trump, Sarah Palin and the self-immolation of the Republican establishment ("They're against Trump now, but conservative elites have been kindling this wildfire for the better part of a decade")
- The Tide is Turning for Planned Parenthood ("The makers of the undercover videos are besieged by lawsuits and, now, criminal indictments." Good!)
- Editorial: In McDonnell case, court can define corruption ("There should be without question a line to be drawn here, and this is the Supreme Court’s opportunity to draw it. If McDonnell is the politician who ends up as the sacrificial lamb in a ruling that identifies corruption for what it actually is, it should rank as perhaps the most telling legacy of his administration.")
- GOP bill gives parents state funds for private or home schooling use (Terrible idea.)
- Virginia House Republicans announce latest plan to oust McAuliffe judge pick
- Roush invited for interview as GOP lays out new plan for Supreme Court pick ("Virginia Supreme Court Justice Jane Marum Roush will get a chance to publicly state her case ahead of a possible vote in the legislature this week that could lead to her ouster.")
- Senate Republican budget leaders uneasy with scope of governor's spending proposals
- Editorial: State Police officer's bizarre tirade demands discipline
- Jackie must turn over documents, judge says in alleged UVa rape case
- GOP-led Virginia House panel rejects Democratic attempts to raise minimum wage (Disgraceful by Republicans...as always.)
- va. transgender student’s case could have national implications ("A transgender teen’s fight to use the boy’s bathroom could shape how schools deal with transgender rights.")
- The high court says some serving life-without-parole sentences must get a review. In Virginia, that might require a fight.
- Editorial: It's time for Burfoot to go
- Changes to Forbes' congressional district felt by Chesapeake Republicans
- Virginia Beach Deputy City Manager Dave Hansen selected as new city manager
- A new baseball stadium is striking out in Richmond ("The Flying Squirrels may be moving on.")
- As commuters struggle back to work, storm’s aftermath still chokes rail lines, streets
- Del. Greg Habeeb, Sen. John Edwards file natural gas pipeline-related bills ("Bills seeking to strengthen oversight of interstate natural gas pipelines are going to be making their way through the General Assembly.")
- Botetourt County approves wind farm permit unanimously
- Cooler today and tomorrow, then gradually milder with major weekend melting
