- Blue Virginia reports that Dennis Findley dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional seat (Frank Wolf's current seat). Dennis is a terrific guy, and I hope that we will see more of him in another capacity!
- Of the folks who are left in that race, I have met Rich Anthony and Jeff Barnett. I like them both, and think either would be great! Rich brings job-creation experience and Jeff brings the experience of 30 years in the military, as well as private-sector work. I'm enjoying watching this race.
- Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day for Public Input on the Loudoun County Budget. You can sign up on-line or over the phone. So, head on over to the Loudoun County Government Center in Leesburg tomorrow and tell my spouse and the rest of the BOS what you think Loudoun's priorities should be!
- Did you know that the school budget is currently 4/5'ths of the entire budget?
Friday, February 26, 2010
Goings on About Town
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Watch the Health Care Summit
Here: http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/live/. They are showing the live feed. Next to the live feed is the name of the current speaker, and a list of industry donations to that speaker.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Links from around the world, and around the block (edited again to add more links)
Everybody's talking about it:
Read comments at your own risk, many of these blogs are not moderated.
ETA: MORE LINKS!!!
Read comments at your own risk, many of these blogs are not moderated.
- Blue Commonwealth including one from Congressional Candidate Rich Anthony
- Blue Virginia (who posted VIDEO!), as well as Rich Anthony's and Stevens' responses.
Here's the video clip: Please note that Del. Marshall is reading from a printed statement which you can see clearly when he picks it up at the end of the clip. He did not misspeak. He said what he meant to say. - Hoyden About Town (an Australian blogger!) and Feminists with Disabilities (same post, two places)
- Kate Harding (a long and well-thought-out post)
- Disability Studies, Temple U. (with a link back here, it's an infinite loop!)
- Feministing
- Not Larry Sabato with his usual brevity.
- Shakespeare's Sister
- Vivian Paige (who I linked to below)
- The Bad Mom's Club
- Too Conservative has a pretty thoughtful post on it
- The Loudoun Independent posted Stevens' response.
- NARAL Pro-Choice VA
- And because I just can't help myself, once again...the videos from Olbermann and Maddow.
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If you have more links, let me know in comments and I'll post them here.ETA: MORE LINKS!!!
Press Release from Stevens Miller*
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stevens Miller (D-Dulles), 703-405-6882, steve@millerhousehold.com
Supervisor Stevens Miller's Response to Bob Marshall's Insults to Women and Their Children with Special Needs
Loudoun, VA USA – February 23, 2010
I condemn and reject as inhumane, inaccurate, and inappropriate the remarks attributed in the press recently to Delegate Bob Marshall (R-13). According to NBC , Marshall said this:
“The number of children who are born subsequent to a first abortion with handicaps has increased dramatically. Why? Because when you abort the first born of any, nature takes its vengeance on the subsequent children.”
“In the Old Testament, the first born of every being, animal and man, was dedicated to the Lord. There’s a special punishment Christians would suggest.”
The cruelty to parents of children with special needs—as well as to those children themselves—of such remarks is shocking. Further, it suggests a dangerous willingness to use legislative power to enact Mr. Marshall's personal views of the meaning of the Christian Bible. That's because he made his outrageous remarks at a press conference opposing state funding for Planned Parenthood, which Marshall falsely states receives half-a-million dollars from Virginia. The actual amount, in the form of Medicaid reimbursements, is $35,000.
All of this arises now because the legislature is considering allocating voluntarily paid monies used to purchase license tags that will say, "Trust Women, Respect Choice," to support Planned Parenthood's health-care mission. Virginia already allocates the voluntarily paid money for "Choose Life" license plates to anti-choice advocates, so this would only balance the options for Virginians to express themselves and support their own positions.
I support the right of every Virginian to practice religion or not, as they each see fit. I also support the right of every woman to make her own choices about reproduction, health-care, and her own body. I will never support any elected official in an attempt to use the power of legislation to enact religious law. This is an alarming trend in the Commonwealth, and must be confronted as what it is: an unconstitutional effort to make selected divine scriptures into Virginia state law.
I will have more to say on this issue soon. Because Del. Marshall and I share several thousand constituents, however, I wanted to make my feelings and views known, so that our citizens will know that not all of their elected officials believe God is punishing them for acting on their rights.
*Disclosure statement: I'm married to Stevens Miller.
"Sideshow Bob": Heard 'round the world
An Australian blogger posted about him.
He's made it onto Olbermann!
And Maddow!
As Vivian Paige says, "Just in case you think the News Leader made a mistake in the quote, listen yourself" There's audio on her post.
Marshall has tried to walk back his statement, but I think that he may now have lost quite a bit of the support he had gained through backing the Autism insurance bill.
Here's a link to his press release apologizing for "any misimpression" his "poorly chosen words may have created". As others, notably Liss and the great crowd at Shakesville have said before, that's not an apology. An apology is "I'm sorry I said that. I shouldn't have and I was wrong." Instead, he gives us his regret that we understood very well what he clearly said in a prepared statement at a press conference he called.
Our old house is right outside Marshall's district. Marshall has several thousand constituents here in Loudoun County. I really, really hope that in 2011, Delegate Bob Marshall finds himself out of a job. Southern Walk, Brambleton, South Riding...get working on that, won't you?
He's made it onto Olbermann!
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And Maddow!
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
As Vivian Paige says, "Just in case you think the News Leader made a mistake in the quote, listen yourself" There's audio on her post.
Marshall has tried to walk back his statement, but I think that he may now have lost quite a bit of the support he had gained through backing the Autism insurance bill.
Here's a link to his press release apologizing for "any misimpression" his "poorly chosen words may have created". As others, notably Liss and the great crowd at Shakesville have said before, that's not an apology. An apology is "I'm sorry I said that. I shouldn't have and I was wrong." Instead, he gives us his regret that we understood very well what he clearly said in a prepared statement at a press conference he called.
Our old house is right outside Marshall's district. Marshall has several thousand constituents here in Loudoun County. I really, really hope that in 2011, Delegate Bob Marshall finds himself out of a job. Southern Walk, Brambleton, South Riding...get working on that, won't you?
Monday, February 22, 2010
"In lieu of a raise". Edited for clarity
What would you do if your employer said, "in lieu of a raise, I'll pay your portion of contributions to our 401K."
Would you agree to that, on the understanding that it would be continued year after year after year, because you aren't getting an actual pay raise? Remember, a raise is an increase you also get year after year after year.
Would you be upset if, after 10 years, your employer said, "I'm going to stop contributing your portion to the 401K, but I'm not increasing your salary to reflect the raise that contribution was in lieu of, either."
Wouldn't you feel, just a little bit, robbed?
That's how the public employees of Virginia are feeling right now. Because that's exactly HOW it came about that the state and various localities began contributing the employees' portion of their retirement funds. It was in lieu of a raise.
And, revoking that promise is worse than an equivalent pay cut, because the promise wasn't just a contract, it was made into statutory law in the Code of Virginia. If the legislature changes that now, it's only because they are literally changing the rules via their power as lawmakers. No party to a contract could ever unilaterally do that.
I understand that under a fiscal crises, all things get put on to the chopping block, and I'm not going to argue about whether this is a good cut or a bad cut. But let's be honest about what this cut is: it is a broken promise and it is the rolling back of a years-old pay raise.
What does this mean for future workers' agreements? Will workers be willing to accept alternatives to straight pay-raises? Further, why should anyone ever do business in, with, or for Virginia if they do this? Hey, did we say we were gonna pay you for that? Oh, hang on! Sorry! we just wrote a new law that says we don't have to pay you like we said we would. Bye, bye!
Again, this is not to say that this cut is a bad one comparatively - choices need to be made. But we need to be clear about what the cut means and the larger implications.
At the very least, workers need to hear from legislators that they are aware that this is what amounts to a pay-cut - not merely the ending of a promised benefit.
Would you agree to that, on the understanding that it would be continued year after year after year, because you aren't getting an actual pay raise? Remember, a raise is an increase you also get year after year after year.
Would you be upset if, after 10 years, your employer said, "I'm going to stop contributing your portion to the 401K, but I'm not increasing your salary to reflect the raise that contribution was in lieu of, either."
Wouldn't you feel, just a little bit, robbed?
That's how the public employees of Virginia are feeling right now. Because that's exactly HOW it came about that the state and various localities began contributing the employees' portion of their retirement funds. It was in lieu of a raise.
And, revoking that promise is worse than an equivalent pay cut, because the promise wasn't just a contract, it was made into statutory law in the Code of Virginia. If the legislature changes that now, it's only because they are literally changing the rules via their power as lawmakers. No party to a contract could ever unilaterally do that.
I understand that under a fiscal crises, all things get put on to the chopping block, and I'm not going to argue about whether this is a good cut or a bad cut. But let's be honest about what this cut is: it is a broken promise and it is the rolling back of a years-old pay raise.
What does this mean for future workers' agreements? Will workers be willing to accept alternatives to straight pay-raises? Further, why should anyone ever do business in, with, or for Virginia if they do this? Hey, did we say we were gonna pay you for that? Oh, hang on! Sorry! we just wrote a new law that says we don't have to pay you like we said we would. Bye, bye!
Again, this is not to say that this cut is a bad one comparatively - choices need to be made. But we need to be clear about what the cut means and the larger implications.
At the very least, workers need to hear from legislators that they are aware that this is what amounts to a pay-cut - not merely the ending of a promised benefit.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
You remember how McDonnell said we shouldn't pay attention to his thesis? (Updated)
How it was written a looooonggggg time ago and he's grown and changed?
Yeah. Not so much.
From his thesis (link to full text) all emphases mine:
And from his conclusions on page 66:
So for the people here who voted for Bob McDonnell, if you bought into the "I've grown and changed" horse puckey, I hope you regret your gullibility and that you will learn from it.
If you didn't buy into it and if you agreed with his thesis, then I'm surprised you're here, reading this blog and I hope that you didn't participate in the "it was a long time ago and he's grown and changed" meme. Because that level of dishonesty is just disgusting.
For those people here, who, like me tried our best to keep him from becoming Governor, I hope we can learn from this too. I spent waaaayyyy too much time talking about his bigotry and misogyny and not nearly enough time focussing on his plan to gut social services. I will do better in the future.
Yeah. Not so much.
From his thesis (link to full text) all emphases mine:
"...Perhaps the most discernible empirical evidence of a changed view of family is the:'Massive shift of nurturing and care-giving tasks away from the family and into the hands of institutions. America is changing from a society in which the family was the basic provider of care and nurture, to a society in which institutions are basic and the family is marginal.'..." (page 3)
"...The modern American experience can be seen as an ideological battle between the forces of democratic capitalism and socialism, with the latter's attempt to 'substitute the power of the state for the rights, responsibilities, and authority of the family.'..." (page 4)
"...The vast majority of American children have been educated in the public school system, in which textbooks and courses of instruction are increasingly oriented to humanist values and a secular philosophy." (page 6)
"The undermining of respect for parental authority in favor of state direction or individual autonomy, and the contemporaneous purging of religious influence in the public schools has impaired the development of healthy family members..." (page 7)
"The foregoing discussion should lead one to reasonably conclude that the American landscape of the traditional family and its moral code is being marred by social permissiveness and government programs." (page9)
"...A central premise of this thesis is that the preservation and strengthening of the traditional family unit by government will, in the long run, substantially eliminate the need for a comprehensive and expensive federal bureaucracy to resolve domestic problems." (pp 9-10)
"...Families are to be the primary caretakers of and providers for each of its members, and extended families must become self-reliant economic units, although they are to seek help from relatives as a first recourse in times of need, with the church as a secondary source..." (page 15)
"...government is enjoined from replacing family functions with agencies of the welfare state, such that dependency and apathy are generated...'the view that unfettered discretion in the use of government power as a force for the social good and as an instantaneous problem solver when private sector solutions are slow in coming, is a delusion and an impediment to true progress.'" (page 16)
And from his conclusions on page 66:
"...5.Continue welfare reform to promote work and eliminate all anti-family provisions, with an ultimate goal of transferring social welfare responsibility to the private sector in local communities.
6.If public benefits are to be paid, utilize the voucher system which maximizes freedom of choice for families and others in the area of housing, education, and medical care."
So for the people here who voted for Bob McDonnell, if you bought into the "I've grown and changed" horse puckey, I hope you regret your gullibility and that you will learn from it.
If you didn't buy into it and if you agreed with his thesis, then I'm surprised you're here, reading this blog and I hope that you didn't participate in the "it was a long time ago and he's grown and changed" meme. Because that level of dishonesty is just disgusting.
For those people here, who, like me tried our best to keep him from becoming Governor, I hope we can learn from this too. I spent waaaayyyy too much time talking about his bigotry and misogyny and not nearly enough time focussing on his plan to gut social services. I will do better in the future.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
$200 MILLION in health care cuts
Oh. My. God
In other words, aside from the huge cuts to schools funding, which is being screamed about elsewhere, McDonnell is trying to balance the budget on the backs of the states most vulnerable, elderly, impoverished, and ill.
These also reflect funds that, in many cases, the federal government MATCHES. So for every dollar cut from the state, we lose two, and sometimes three times that amount.
That's mean, Governor McDonnell. Mean in both the cruel sense and the stingy sense. Others have called the Governor out on his not even having the courage to publicly discuss his budget, so I won't talk about it more here.
Normally, I'm a "okay! Let's roll up our sleeves and get 'er done!" sort of person, but this is looking a bit like the Hydra. Everytime we think we can keep providing services despite cuts, we see more cuts. And more. And more. Well, we've got a CSB meeting tomorrow evening. Maybe we'll come up with something.
Speaking of, the deadline to apply for Community Services Board vacancies is February 26. Come serve with me on the CSB!
The health cuts would reduce mental-health treatment beds by 232, take 5 percent in funds from community service boards that offer substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, and freeze enrollment for a program that provides insurance to low-income children...
...They include reducing Medicaid eligibility for those in long-term care, such as nursing homes, which could affect 2,000 Virginians.
Robert Vaughn, staff director for the House Appropriations Committee, said McDonnell has suggested reducing eligibility for Medicaid programs -- state- and federal-funded programs for low-income and disabled people managed by the state. Virginia already has some of the toughest eligibility requirements in the nation.
In other words, aside from the huge cuts to schools funding, which is being screamed about elsewhere, McDonnell is trying to balance the budget on the backs of the states most vulnerable, elderly, impoverished, and ill.
These also reflect funds that, in many cases, the federal government MATCHES. So for every dollar cut from the state, we lose two, and sometimes three times that amount.
That's mean, Governor McDonnell. Mean in both the cruel sense and the stingy sense. Others have called the Governor out on his not even having the courage to publicly discuss his budget, so I won't talk about it more here.
Normally, I'm a "okay! Let's roll up our sleeves and get 'er done!" sort of person, but this is looking a bit like the Hydra. Everytime we think we can keep providing services despite cuts, we see more cuts. And more. And more. Well, we've got a CSB meeting tomorrow evening. Maybe we'll come up with something.
Speaking of, the deadline to apply for Community Services Board vacancies is February 26. Come serve with me on the CSB!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Read this. Just read it.
Kate Harding on Kevin Smith
But don't read the comments, the hatred aimed at fat people is just appalling. Which led me to Twitter while grumpy. Never a good idea.
We're not going to have a discussion here about whether or not you're entitled to your full seat on the airplane. Airlines have made the seats so that NO ONE fits them comfortably. I'm 4'11" and I get my knees banged by the seat in front of me. I've had very tall men sit next to me and have been squished by their legs because they have no place to put them and airlines don't try to charge tall people for two seats. Flying sucks for everyone. It is not the fault of fat people.
Bonus read! Melissa McEwan on watching the Olympics
But don't read the comments, the hatred aimed at fat people is just appalling. Which led me to Twitter while grumpy. Never a good idea.
We're not going to have a discussion here about whether or not you're entitled to your full seat on the airplane. Airlines have made the seats so that NO ONE fits them comfortably. I'm 4'11" and I get my knees banged by the seat in front of me. I've had very tall men sit next to me and have been squished by their legs because they have no place to put them and airlines don't try to charge tall people for two seats. Flying sucks for everyone. It is not the fault of fat people.
Bonus read! Melissa McEwan on watching the Olympics
From the inbox
Time for our region's Democrats and open minded people to get organized!
Networking Reception
February 24th, 2010 at 6:30 p.m.
For this evening networking reception, DAD is excited to feature:
Terry McAuliffe
Please join DAD for this exciting event!
This is the chance to hear
Terry McAuliffe
talk about the future of the Democratic Agenda in Virginia.
Location:
Home of Cesar del Aguila
Fort Nightly Square
126 Fortnightly Blvd
Herndon, VA 20170
Cost:
$50 - Supporter
$100 - Patron
$250 - Sponsor
$500 - Host
(Special rate for Young Democrats: $25)
Directions: From Toll Road, head north on
Elden Street, drive through five stop lights, the next street: turn left on Center Street, Turn Left
into Fort Nightly Square. There is plenty of parking available on Center
Street, Fortnightly Blvd and Grace Street.
Dulles Area Democrats mission is to be a hub of information, coordinator, organizer, and supporter of the Democratic Party at the local, state and national levels within our region. We are open to bringing together the diversity of thoughts and interests within the progressive spectrum. The goal is to build a community of united Democrats in the Dulles region to have an impact on local and state politics.
We hold monthly breakfast meetings with guest speakers, build an online community to inform and cultivate the Democratic Party, and support other Democratic related activities. Please come out and support this very important community development effort.
Please
RSVP:
Allison Dickert
allisondickert@gmail.com
or
571-213-8578
www.DullesAreaDemocrats.org
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Dulles Area Democrats PO Box 10 Herndon VA 20170
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Where I come from
I come from a neighborhood in Brooklyn that probably has the highest concentration of gay and lesbian parents of any place in this country.
My best friends had gay parents, my 5th grade teacher was a gay parent...so coming here it was kind of a shock to find out that there are people who think that gay people shouldn't get married, shouldn't have kids, shouldn't teach school.
Now, the folks I grew up with are just plain folks. Living their lives. Going to the grocery store. Wiping their (grand)children's noses, and kissing their scraped knees, and making peanut butter & jelly sandwiches on 7 grain bread (just kidding about that, they make almond butter and jelly sandwiches on 7 grain bread).
In no way are the parents of my friends ever confrontational about their lives, they just live them. They are people...who happen to be gay and lesbian...living lives exactly like those of the straight folks next door.
And it seems, from comments on John Stevens's blog, that just having a conversation about it is disrespectful of the commenters' reading of the Bible.
Well, okay, not one person who didn't want to talk about it showed up. Which is fine. We had a great discussion anyway, and I'll post a link to the video when it gets posted. (To start, here's a podcast of Anna Holmes's sermon from Sunday morning's services.)
But I'm going to say this here, now. My friends' parents, my fifth grade teacher, my cousin...they have a right to live their lives. They should be allowed to get married. They should be allowed to adopt children, together with their spouses. They should never have to worry that if one of them gets sick, the other won't be allowed to visit her spouse in the hospital. They should not have to worry that if one of them dies, the other won't be able to stay in their house. This is not about religion, this is about basic justice. This is about human dignity.
My best friends had gay parents, my 5th grade teacher was a gay parent...so coming here it was kind of a shock to find out that there are people who think that gay people shouldn't get married, shouldn't have kids, shouldn't teach school.
Now, the folks I grew up with are just plain folks. Living their lives. Going to the grocery store. Wiping their (grand)children's noses, and kissing their scraped knees, and making peanut butter & jelly sandwiches on 7 grain bread (just kidding about that, they make almond butter and jelly sandwiches on 7 grain bread).
In no way are the parents of my friends ever confrontational about their lives, they just live them. They are people...who happen to be gay and lesbian...living lives exactly like those of the straight folks next door.
And it seems, from comments on John Stevens's blog, that just having a conversation about it is disrespectful of the commenters' reading of the Bible.
Well, okay, not one person who didn't want to talk about it showed up. Which is fine. We had a great discussion anyway, and I'll post a link to the video when it gets posted. (To start, here's a podcast of Anna Holmes's sermon from Sunday morning's services.)
But I'm going to say this here, now. My friends' parents, my fifth grade teacher, my cousin...they have a right to live their lives. They should be allowed to get married. They should be allowed to adopt children, together with their spouses. They should never have to worry that if one of them gets sick, the other won't be allowed to visit her spouse in the hospital. They should not have to worry that if one of them dies, the other won't be able to stay in their house. This is not about religion, this is about basic justice. This is about human dignity.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Good Advice on turning off Buzz
BETTER ADVICE: From CNet. Go there. Do what they say.
SKM at Shakesville has good advice for gmail users. Check to see if you've been automatically signed up for buzz (as I was), by scrolling down to the bottom of your gmail screen, and looking at the small print "view" listings. Does it say, "Turn off Buzz"? Then you are signed in. Click on it. It will then say "Turn on Buzz".
So, automatically turning on Buzz? Defaulting to public on most options? Not cool, Google. Not. Cool.
So, automatically turning on Buzz? Defaulting to public on most options? Not cool, Google. Not. Cool.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Yes! Yes! What she said!
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Elected Federal Democrats: please give us a real health insurance bill. Take out every amendment suggested by a Republican who subsequently voted against the crap bill you're trying to foist on to us, and give us real reform. I want single payer. That is what I want. Failing that, I want a strong public option. Stop "negotiating" with the Republicans. Bipartisanism only works if the other side is negotiating in good faith. They're not. They admit it.
You have the majority. Act like it.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Ashburn/Broadlands readers:
If you're going to the Giant/Chipotle shopping center, use the entrance by Chipotle or the one by the gas station. The one by Home Depot is a mess. Only one lane is plowed, and it's causing gridlock.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Loudoun County Public Schools CLOSED until Tuesday, 2/16.
As per Hatrick's announcement on the LCPS homepage.
I think they should use President's Day as a make-up day, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen.
I think they should use President's Day as a make-up day, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen.
Be careful out there
Rte 28 in Loudoun County is clear and very driveable.
606, Waxpool, Loudoun County Parkway, and other secondary roads are icy, slushy, and unevenly plowed.
Remember to clear the snow off the top of your car, I saw a phenomenal number of people driving around with 2 to 3 feet of snow on their car roofs.
Long follow distances.
Safety first!
606, Waxpool, Loudoun County Parkway, and other secondary roads are icy, slushy, and unevenly plowed.
Remember to clear the snow off the top of your car, I saw a phenomenal number of people driving around with 2 to 3 feet of snow on their car roofs.
Long follow distances.
Safety first!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Great LCDC Meeting Last Night!
- LCDC has a facebook page!
- We had a brief visit from Bill and Tracee from ENDependence. They're really happy with us for being aware of accessibility issues.
- Jeff Barnett and Dennis Findley both spoke (Rich Anthony was at our December meeting). I love that we have such a great set of candidates to run against Frank Wolf this year. My intention is stay neutral in this primary, because they all have strengths I think we can use in Congress. The thing I like best about all of them? They follow the five rules of campaign speaking:
- Tell everyone who you are.
- Tell them what you're running for.
- Tell them why you're running.
- Ask them to help you.
- Tell them who you are.
- We had a visit from a guest speaker who forgot that this was not a group concerned about an unduly speedy gov't takeover of healthcare, we're a group who wanted Single Payer Healthcare - yesterday. Steve, thank you for joining us! I hope we weren't too rough on you! Please tell everyone back on the Hill that we want Medicare for Everybody NOW.
- I asked everybody to call or canvass for Eileen Filler-Corn.
- Several new members joined us, and several lapsed members returned!
- We got updates from the chairs of the various committees
- We got times and places for district and full committee meetings (I'll post them here, too!
- We were reminded of various volunteering, and civic involvement opportunities
- Stevens asked the membership to join us next Sunday at the UUs of Sterling for the Standing on the Side of Love forum. More on this later.
- And I got several people signed up to join the Membership Committee! YAY!
I will be posting campaign updates from all candidates as they send them to me.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Elections Have Consequences
The VA House of Delegates passed a bill requiring mandatory ultrasounds for women who are seeking abortions. Want to know how your delegate voted?
Loudoun's delegation voted unanimously in favor. I'll list them: Greason, LeMunyon, Marshall, May, and Rust.
H/T NARAL Pro-choice Virginia.
Loudoun's delegation voted unanimously in favor. I'll list them: Greason, LeMunyon, Marshall, May, and Rust.
H/T NARAL Pro-choice Virginia.
Goings on About Town
LCDC meeting tomorrow night (Thursday, Feb 4, 6:30 PM) at the Loudoun County Gov't Ctr Board Room. Some exciting stuff going on! I hope I'll see you there! I'll be greeting folks at the front door with nametags and sign-up sheets and stuff.
Canvass and phone-bank for Eileen Filler-Corn!
Weekdays: Data and Phone calling all day; Canvassing starts at 3:30pm
Saturdays: 10am-9pm
Sundays: 12pm-9pm
(BTW, my friend Danny Friedman is her Campaign Manager! You can follow him on Twitter!)
If you've got any events or PSAs you'd like me to post, either email me or put it in the comments.
Canvass and phone-bank for Eileen Filler-Corn!
Weekdays: Data and Phone calling all day; Canvassing starts at 3:30pm
Saturdays: 10am-9pm
Sundays: 12pm-9pm
(BTW, my friend Danny Friedman is her Campaign Manager! You can follow him on Twitter!)
If you've got any events or PSAs you'd like me to post, either email me or put it in the comments.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Weeping
Abortion should be legal. No strings attached. No hoops to jump through. It should just be legal.
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