An Ohio private college will soon get five million dollars of our tax dollars to train WV workers and push a rightwing agenda
And the WV Trump Party is just getting started
From the front page of yesterday’s Charleston Gazette-Mail:
W.Va. board OKs $5M for Ohio Catholic school, conservative agenda
The story, by G-M reporter Mike Tony, documents the awarding of $5 million of WV taxpayer money to the College of Steubenville’s College of St. Joseph the Worker:
West . . .
What have West Virginia’s senators been doing lately?
That is, beyond demonstrating their loyalty to Donald Trump
Manchin at the Army-Navy game
Yes, “loyalties” is a good word:
In case you’re wondering where Joe Manchin’s loyalties lie:
— Protect Kamala Harris (@DisavowTrump20) December 15, 2024
Look at who is in Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy game yesterday. pic.twitter.com/gvh9ymZFb8
Who else was there?
Daniel Penny, the . . .
If the history of how American democracy ended gets written, I hope Joe Manchin gets his proper due
Earlier today on a key vote:
Joe Manchin has so much responsibility for the collapse of the Democratic Party in the last four years. He weaponized his key vote in ways that made the party appear chaotic, feckless, and unable to govern. Other things went wrong, but he is key to the party’s collapse. pic.twitter.com/bCCw5FyD73
— James . . .
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Welcome to West Virginia
Where the ruling party believes that getting less than half of the votes cast is considered a “mandate”
From the WV GOP:
RELEASE: Red Wave Delivers Clear Republican Mandate https://t.co/V2DkD2MAI9
— WVGOP (@WVGOP) November 12, 2024
And here is the elected Republican representative from Congressional District 2 sparing no hyperboles:
This is the greatest political comeback story in the history of our country. The American . . .
Posted in: 2024 electionmike stuartriley moorewvgop
Judges and cabinet picks
Senator Capito's busy week
Judges
Earlier this week, West Virginia Senator Capito thought that the Senate ought to be dealing with more important matters than confirming judges:
The American people were heard loud and clear on Election Day.
They want their government to work for THEM.
It’s sad to see that in the final weeks of a Democrat Senate majority, . . .
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What’s West Virginia’s Trump Party been doing lately?
And have they emptied their pitcher of Kool-Aid, yet?
Governor-elect Patrick Morrisey
Yes, Patrick, we may soon learn how following RFK Jr’s advice on health will make everyone healthier:
Make West Virginia and America Healthy Again! Enjoyed spending some time today with @RobertKennedyJr. #MAHA Today, I start my journey to get back into shape again. #Morrisey #WVGovernor . . .
Following the money: Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Donald Trump, and the 2024 presidential election
From time to time (especially when I been writing about campaign politics), I’ve looked into who is contributing money to our WV senators, Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. For Republican Capito, I’ve found that the list of major donors has remained relatively consistent with fossil fuel interests dominating followed by a smattering of . . .
