by LowellHere are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 8.
- You know Ben Carson is crazy, right? Let’s discuss the craziest things he actually believes ("The GOP leader, ahead of Hillary by 10 points in one poll, has some crackpot beliefs you might want to know about")
- “SNL’s” inexplicable Trump fiasco: Why the Donald’s unprecedented hosting gig deserves all the criticism (Just disgusting by SNL. And NBC. And anyone who had anything to do with this.)
- Trump's sorry night on 'SNL': An overhyped bummer for us all ("Having Trump host 'SNL' is a tacit nod of approval — of his message, his antics and, yes, his campaign to be the Republican presidential nominee. Worst of all, it provided Trump with more dubious evidence of his own preeminence.")
- On The Defensive, Ben Carson Unleashes Litany Of Anti-Obama Conspiracy Theories
- Dr. Ben Carson Plays Defense as Biographical Questions Pile Up
- Schapiro: McAuliffe's even steeper learning curve (Not sure I understand this column; let's say the governor was the world's leading expert on Virginia politics, how would that have changed last Tuesday's election results?)
- McAuliffe says he has a no-cost way to expand Medicaid
- Northam is gearing up for 2017 governor's race (Good, he needs to be.)
- Election results set up Republican decisions on budget committee
- Fairfax County School Board is getting a little bit more conservative ("Voters in one of the nation’s largest school districts elected three Republican-endorsed members.")
- The allegations against Sessoms ("Virginia Beach waited nearly a year to learn the results of the investigation into conflicts of interest on the City Council. The findings announced last week - five misdemeanor summonses against Mayor Will Sessoms - revealed no concerted effort by him to profit personally.")
- U-Va. professor takes steps to measure Tysons’ path to a pedestrian paradise
- D.C. area forecast: Ending the weekend on a bright note; More rain on the way tomorrow night into Tuesday