Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 7.
- Hillary Clinton: How I’d Rein In Wall Street("Rather than pursuing the kind of high-stakes speculation that devastated our economy before, Wall Street should focus on building an economy that creates good-paying jobs, rising incomes and sound investments so that more families can achieve the security of a middle-class life.")
- Obama warns terror threat has evolved, vows to destroy ISIS
- Even ExxonMobil says climate change is real. So why won’t the GOP? (Because they're completely insane?)
- President Obama’s Tough, Calming Talk on Terrorism ("The president properly sought to reassure Americans on counterterrorism, but warned against sacrificing the nation’s values out of fear.")
- Obama's Honesty on ISIS Is Better Than Conservatives' Reckless Delusions
- A Plea for Patience and National Unity ("Mr. Obama tried to make the case that his administration was ahead of the problem the Islamic State poses, and not playing catch-up.")
- Paul Krugman: The Not-So-Bad Economy ("Unfortunately, the U.S. ended up doing a fair bit of austerity too, partly driven by conservative state governments, partly imposed by Republicans in Congress via blackmail over the federal debt ceiling. But the Obama administration at least tried to limit the damage.")
- Marco Rubio’s “bomb control” nonsense: Getting the logic of gun control precisely backwards ("Marco Rubio wants to know why liberals are soft on bombs, inadvertently making a case for stricter gun control." Rubio is hard right AND an idiot. Great combo.)
- George Will, shameless lackey for the 1 percent: Inside his latest ploy to abandon the working class ("In his newest column for the Washington Post, Will is singing the merits of conservative tax reform. Yeah, right." The question is why the Amazon, Nee Kaplan Prints this crap.)
- Democrats might give Big Oil a big win in Congress (Sure, how about oil exports in exchange for a hefty national carbon tax and/or mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standard of 100% clean power within 10 years?)
- Clinton condemns Liberty University head's call to 'end those Muslims' (Just like his father, Jerry Falwell, Jr. is evil.)
- CBS' Face The Nation Lets GOP Frontrunner Donald Trump Push New, Anti-Muslim 9/11 Conspiracy Theory ("Trump Falsely Claims Non-Existent Wives Of Hijackers Left U.S. Prior To Attacks, Calls For Surveillance Of Muslim-Americans")
- Venezuela elections: socialists dealt a blow as opposition wins landslide (Good!)
- Bernie Sanders urges carbon tax and deeper emissions cuts in climate plan (Let's shoot for 100% clean electricity within 10 years, as Al Gore called for in 2008.)
- A win-win on health care in Virginia ("Uninsured people, hospitals and even Virginia itself would benefit if a new tax goes through." Agreed!)
- McAuliffe to propose millions in grants for regions that team up
- Carter Announces His Brain is Cancer-Free (Great news for the best ex-president ever!)
- Editorial: Small praise for a small improvement (We need to compensate for any lost revenue.)
- Virginia AG, bar to announce legal assist for needy veterans
- Bill would requires detailed euthanasia reporting from PETA, others
- Should state -- not just local school boards -- have power to approve charter schools?
- Lawmakers urge Gov. McAuliffe to keep Jens Soering in state prison
- Outlet mall in Hanover moving forward: opening now planned for holiday 2017
- Pearl Harbor vet remembers the attack of Dec. 7, 1941
- Fairfax music teacher lauded for her ‘electrifying’ methods ("Angela Ammerman, 31, is admired for her energy and dedication to her students.")
- D.C. area forecast: A pleasant, partly cloudy day, edging warmer by week’s end