What They Said!

In an editorial replete with wonderful vocabulary words like “equivocation,” “insipidity,” and “banalities,” this morning’s Virginian-Pilot nails it, endorsing Creigh Deeds for Governor.
While decrying Deeds’ “chaotic campaign,” the Pilot points to the number one issue in Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia: transportation.
The Pilot aptly describes Republican Bob McDonnell’s transportation plan as
a chain-link [...]

Health Care Headline: Reid Steals Fruit

As the two houses of Congress count the votes and pound out final bills, a story in today’s Virginian-Pilot chronicles how tense the negotiations can get. Patience is wearing thin. Are “patients” factoring into the discussion? Very punny.
We are told of a White House meeting debating a final bill that can meet [...]

What You May Have Missed

All the fuss about the “Balloon Boy” hoax is getting a little, um, nauseating. Here’s the kid story of the week that should have gotten all that attention:

Ten year old Kyle Forbes, a Houston Boy Scout who is autistic, saved the life of his art teacher on Tuesday, performing [...]

There Is No Truth To the Rumor . . .

Every Friday, we take a look around and debunk gossip, bust urban legends, and, we hope, give you a little smile to start your weekend.
There Is No Truth To the Rumor that “balloon boy” Falcon Heene vomiting on two national morning shows is definitive proof that his parents care more about publicity than their child. [...]

Can We Have Health Care Reform Now?

Now that Max Baucus and his Finance Committee fiefdom have had their summer of self-love, can we get on with it, and have health care reform? Apparently, Baucus saw the final vote as an occasion for jokes.  Now that we have paid homage to Olympia Snowe as the Most Important Senator of the Century as [...]

The Ego Has (Crash) Landed Indeed!

Word has it that Rush Limbaugh, the “mouth that boored,” has been dropped from the group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams NFL franchise.  Apparently, the backers of the bid feel they have a better chance of winning without Rush.  What with Commissioner Roger Goodell pointing out that Rush’s polarizing comments have been unhelpful [...]

There is No Truth to the Rumor . . .

Every Friday, we take a look around and debunk gossip, bust urban legends, and, we hope, give you a little smile to start your weekend.
There Is No Truth To the Rumor that Fabio bought Busch Gardens and is planning to turn it into a goose-free zone.
There Is No Truth To the Rumor that Levi Johnston [...]

Bob McDonnell: The Pretty Face of Sex Discrimination

Gotta hand it to Bob McDonnell.  ”Trust” is a powerful ad.
Okay, Bob, you have found seven women, some with impressive credentials, who will vouch that you didn’t commit sex discrimination against them.  Your daughters have accomplished great things.  Even your wife works, apparently.
What’s wrong with this ad?  It’s false.  It’s dishonest.
Karen Fortier [...]

Love Knows No Borders

Elvira Profe, a German who had returned from exile in Siberia, was near starvation when she met Fortunat Mackiewicz, a Pole displaced by Soviet annexation, in chaotic post-World War II Poland.  The two fell in love.  They sought permission to marry, but the local government banished Profe instead.
“Even though they said no, Elvira told me, ‘it doesn’t [...]

There Is No Truth To the Rumor . . .

Every Friday, we take a look around and debunk gossip, bust urban legends, and, we hope, give you a little smile to start your weekend.
There Is No Truth To the Rumor that John Boehner would have blamed President Obama for losing the Olympic bid for Chicago if he hadn’t gone to Copenhagen to campaign for [...]