 | Deeds v. McDonnell: The First Debate· Krehbiel Commentary · · Saturday, Jul 25, 2009, 7:12 PM · 669 words · from mwapi I thought I’d write a little review of the first debate between Bob McDonnell (R) and Creigh Deeds (D), which hopefully will not sound exactly like the hundred other partisan debate wrap-ups out there. |
| Catherine Crabill and the Erosion of Democracy· Krehbiel Commentary · · Sunday, Jul 19, 2009, 9:24 PM · 407 words I feel compelled to write a little bit about Catherine Crabill (R), who is running for delegate in Virginia’s 99th district against incumbent Albert Pollard (D). Normally you don’t hear much about local delegate races unless you happen to live in the area, but in this case she’s caught the attention of the mighty Huffington Post after her ballot box and bullet box remarks were caught on tape by a tracker. |
| Droves Leave The Frederick Bandwagon · Krehbiel Commentary · · Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009, 9:40 PM · 85 words · Just saw this tidbit on technology industry wizard and RPV Chairman Jeff Frederick tonight: Key Party Switch in Virginia? Shaun Kenney's analysis: NRO Campaign Spot: Loose Twits Sink Shifts. |
| Virginia Third Parties in November · Krehbiel Commentary · · Sunday, Aug 31, 2008, 10:20 PM · 144 words · I was curious to see how many third parties made it onto the ballot here in Virginia, so I went over to the Virginia State Board of Elections. Here are the candidates that will be appearing on the ballot in Virginia for U.S. Senate. |
| NanoPost: Phear RPV Tech · Krehbiel Commentary · · Thursday, Jul 31, 2008, 6:24 PM · 55 words · Jeff Frederick's stellar IT background has brought the exciting world of ASP (c. 1996-2000) to the Republican Party of Virginia's web site: http://rpv.org/news.asp. What could be next? An Access backend? By the way, when are they going to start the competitive bidding for those cool projects they're working on? :) |
| Neeraj Nigam makes ballot in VA 10th [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008, 7:33 PM · 74 words · There is a distinct lack of Third Party representation in the Virginia political blogosphere, so I'm going to start making a point to pass along any relevant third party news I come across. |
| Nader in Richmond and Charlottesville, July 12-13 [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008, 8:30 PM · 265 words · There is a noticable lack of Third Party representation in the Virginia political blogosphere, so I'm making a point to pass along any relevant third party candidate news I come across. |
| Paid Bloggers · Krehbiel Commentary · · Sunday, Jun 29, 2008, 10:54 PM · 176 words · 1 comment · Lowell wrote: Bloggers as Paid Consultants. So, um, was that supposed to dispel the myth that Raising Kaine is a pay-for-play blog? Lowell's post basically says, "Yeah, I've always been pay-for-play, but since I'm telling you about it now, it's okay." |
| Offshore Drilling For Transportation · Krehbiel Commentary · · Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008, 11:04 PM · 285 words · I just saw this come through the ol' aggregator and it almost knocked me right out of my chair: Chris Saxman to introduce off-shore drilling bill. They want to use offshore drilling revenues to fund the Virginia transportation budget. BWAHAHA. That's the Republican solution to the bone-jarring, pothole-filled roads I have to drive over every day?? |
| DPVA Convention · Krehbiel Commentary · · Monday, Jun 16, 2008, 6:36 PM · 95 words · The Virginia Democratic Convention was this past weekend. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, there is absolutely nothing to say about it. If there is any controversy within the DPVA, they are keeping it pretty quiet, which is not very entertaining for the rest of the blogosphere. The only notable report coming out of the convention is that Mark Warner explicitly (kind of) ruled out a vice presidential run. Which doesn't really seem like news considering it would have been pretty foolish of him to throw away a relatively safe Senate pickup for the Democratic Party. |
| Death Penalty, Left vs. Right · Krehbiel Commentary · · Sunday, Jun 15, 2008, 1:01 PM · 153 words · Vivian Paige usually stays above the fray and doesn't speak much about the rest of the blogosphere (she is one of those incredibly rare blogging talents that actually creates material on a consistent basis), so this really stood out to me: Kaine commutes sentence - what say those on the left? |
| Evaluating the 100-Day Plan [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Sunday, Jun 8, 2008, 6:21 PM · 351 words · 2 comments · I was scanning Jeff Frederick's 100 day plan for the Republican Party this past week, and I came across this sentence. |
| RPV Convention Weekend [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Saturday, May 31, 2008, 12:29 PM · 291 words · Republicans from around the state are invading Richmond this weekend to decide whether Jim Gilmore or Bob Marshall will run against Mark Warner this fall. I will boldy state my preference and say I'm hoping Jim Gilmore wins, because I despise everything Bob Marshall stands for (well, maybe not everything -- but that whole thing where he tries to shove his personal belief system into everyone's lives is rather annoying). The outcome of the convention will also affect which "Bloggers 4" group (Bloggers 4 Jim Gilmore or Bloggers 4 Bob Marshall) gets to gloat about winning the nomination for their guy. It may also in some way help decide once and for all which blogging platform is better: Blogspot or Wordpress. |
| Kurt's Future · Krehbiel Commentary · · Tuesday, Jun 3, 2008, 6:57 PM · 88 words · 1 comment · So first we heard Kurt Michael's contentious Augusta County chairmanship was upheld by the mysterious "Central Committe." Then we heard that Jeff Frederick was elected as RPV Chairman at the convention. Then we heard Scott Sayre was named to Jeff Frederick's new staff. Then we heard Kurt Michael intends to keep his promise of stepping down as chairman "for the good of the party." |
| Jeffersoniad · Krehbiel Commentary · · Thursday, May 29, 2008, 9:09 PM · 50 words · I've been living under a rock, so I'm just now noticing this Jeffersoniad thing. Seems to be a coalition of non-SWAC Virginia Republicans, which is clearly not a bad thing. Also seems to be a vehicle for getting in the pants of Virginia politicians. Or something like that. :) |
| Internet Safety Classes · Krehbiel Commentary · · Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008, 5:22 PM · 83 words · Rescued from my Drafts folder... |
| Obligatory Augusta County Post · Krehbiel Commentary · · Monday, Apr 14, 2008, 11:14 PM · 122 words · You have to admit, those Augusta County Republicans sure know how to liven up the Virginia blogosphere. |
| I Second That · Krehbiel Commentary · · Monday, Mar 17, 2008, 7:30 PM · 86 words · Shaun Kenney will always be in the Virginia blogosphere Hall of Fame because of observant posts like this: What is Worse Than Reading Today's News? |
| Time for a Double-Take · Krehbiel Commentary · · Saturday, Feb 23, 2008, 10:52 AM · 94 words · 1 comment · Thanks to the alertness of Daily Whackjob, I just learned that Ben Tribbet spoke in Manasass on a panel about ethical blogging. I think we all remember where we were when we first read Ben's finest example of ethical blogging: "GILL'S LOGO IS AN ISLAMIC SYMBOL" and his thoughtful analysis, "WOW!!!!!!" (That fifth exclamation point really sold me on the story... I wouldn't have believed him if he'd only used, say, three or four exclamation points.) |
| The Worth Of The Virginia Primary [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Friday, Feb 1, 2008, 7:00 PM · 361 words · 1 comment · Many bloggers here are hoping (a bit desperately, I think) that the Virginia presidential primiaries on February 12 will matter. I'm skeptical. |
| Why Renewing Your Domain Name Matters * [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Sunday, Aug 26, 2007, 6:23 PM · 116 words · 2 comments · Say, I wonder if anything interesting is happening in the Virginia political blogosphere? Guess not. |
| A Dream Fulfilled [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Friday, Dec 29, 2006, 2:11 PM · 96 words · My dreams of getting a mention on The Daily Whackjob have finally come true! (Just for the record, I know I was being redundant, but Mrs. Krehbiel relies on me to summarize the entire content of the blogosphere for her. :) |
| Stosch and O'Bannon Bills [updated]· Krehbiel Commentary · · Wednesday, Jan 9, 2008, 10:14 PM · 135 words Like everyone else in the Virginia blogosphere, I've been getting a bunch of RSS items from Richmond Sunlight this week. Let's see what my illustrious representatives are working on. |
| The Outrage! [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 6:25 PM · 105 words · 1 comment · I can understand why I wasn't invited to the second annual Richmond Blogger's Day. After all, I'm just, oh, a blogger who lives in Richmond. (Well, Henrico County -- but close enough.) In response to this outrageous insult, I pledge not to vote for you, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, and I will not consider changing my mind until such time as I, too, am treated to a free dinner at the Peking Restaurant. |
| That VT Shooting Game [updated] · Krehbiel Commentary · · Thursday, May 17, 2007, 8:17 PM · 141 words · Two quick thoughts on the Virginia Tech shooting game that's been in the news here almost constantly. First, based on the snippet of footage I saw on the local news last night (I have not visited or even looked for the actual site), it is an outrageous affront to the video game industry to call it a "video game." What I saw might have been impressive back in 1979. Even putting aside the emotional blackmail component, the guy should not be paid anything because the game clearly sucks. |
