Virginia News Headlines: Friday Morning

by: lowkell

Fri Jul 27, 2012 at 06:21:35 AM EDT

*Romney tries to steer around Olympics gaffe in Britain (As usual, the corporate media gets the story only partly right; Romney made a number of gaffes, not just about the Olympics.)
*Romney's Central Foreign Policy Attack Against Obama Unravels (In contrast, Talking Points Memo nails it!)
*Romney Olympic success required federal payout (Ha! Apparently Romney didn't "build that" on his own, but with help from the government. Fascinating.)
*Civic groups to Va.: Allow voter forms (Bottom line: Republicans do everything they can to prevent people from voting. Democrats do everything they can to help people vote. Hmmm...which one believes in democracy?)
*Quick hits: Dems bill Allen, vets defend Kaine, Bolling blasts regs, GOP recruits women
*U.S. Chamber ad hits Kaine's governor record (Again, remember, the national Chamber of Commerce is no more than an arm of the Republican Party. Plus, calling a guy who cut taxes and billions in spending while governor of Virginia a fan of "big government" is beyond laughable.)
*John Thune to open Springfield office for Romney campaign
*Va. senators buck Obama on offshore drilling (To put it mildly, oil drilling off Virginia's coast is not wise. Unless, of course, you enjoyed the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.)
*A regional merger worth discussing
*Taxpayers on hook for $1b in Tysons upgrades
*Pittsylvania board chairman: Statements not meant to offend
*Episcopal Diocese of Va. to consecrate first female bishop
*Congressman Hurt Says Okay to Debates (This should be amusing!)
*Forbes urges McDonnell to drop I-95 toll idea
*Redskins sites narrowed to four; team GM seems open to non-city location
*Nationals share best record in MLB
with Yankees after routing Brewers ("Sixth win in row moves club to 20 games over .500 for first time since baseball returned to Washington.")