The perils of trying to accommodate both sides
Manchin in the middle
Senator Manchin sees himself as the man in the middle looking for compromise to solve the problems that perplex the country. His view of Washington puts him between the increasingly conservative Republican Party whose strength in the state has been growing and his own Democratic Party which he sees as out of touch with everyday West . . .
Posted in: abortiongun controljoe manchin
Covering/not covering the Trump presidency (with 4/26 update)
Reading the morning Intelligencer
A short reader quiz for regular readers of Wheeling "newspapers"
The government needs a spending bill by the end of the week to prevent a shutdown. The Republicans control both the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to an editorial in this morning's Intelligencer, who should we blame if the government . . .
Manchin, Trump and Breitbart (With 4/24 update)
Background checks?
Which is do you think is more likely to happen?
A. President Trump relocates his tie factory in West Virginia
B. President Trump signs expanded background checks on the public and private sale of guns
I realize that even with Trump's unpredictable record so far, both are longshots. That said, I think a tie . . .
Posted in: breitbartgun controljoe manchin
What have West Virginia's senators been doing lately?
Precipitating a government shutdown?
The Huffington Post warns that the funding for the coal retirees could be a major stumbling point in the passage of a budget:
A permanent funding fix for retired coal miners’ health benefits may be in trouble. And so could the federal government’s operation after the end of next . . .
Posted in: joe manchinshelley moore capito
McKinley meeting and protest today
Federal Building at 3 PM
Representative David McKinley is going to hold a closed meeting with a small group of his constituents (MOVE members) today at 3 PM. This is not a town hall meeting. There will also be a rally gathering at 3 PM outside the Federal Building protesting his lack of town hall meetings.
Posted in: town hall meetings
Appointments to the WV Board of Education
Thinking outside the (litter) box
From the Associated Press:
The West Virginia Board of Education has two new members.
Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday the appointments of Deborah Sullivan and Joseph Wallace to the board.
Sullivan most recently retired as principal of Charleston Catholic High School. Wallace is an attorney from Elkins.
The . . .
Posted in: news-register editorialwv board of education
The hypocrisy continues
Rep. McKinley and our local "newspapers" continue to remain silent on Trump's executive orders
Indy 100 is out with an interesting comparison of the number of Trump executive orders compared to the number of Obama orders for the same time period:
Not surprisingly, there has been silence from certain quarters.
Representative McKinley
Here is one of McKinley's attacks upon Obama's use of such . . .
