J’s Notes

The understated emphasis of the greatness of Jay.

Brownlee’s Fundraising

Back on the 15th the John Brownlee for Attorney General campaign put out a press release that his campaign out raised Ken Cuccinelli’s in the quarter. Certainly the overall numbers speak for themselves (Brownlee - Cuccinelli) but looking deeper into Brownlee’s numbers something really stands out.
The largest contribution to the John Brownlee campaign was [...]

RIP Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale

Bennigan’s and Steak & Ale have filed for bankruptcy.  While Bennigan’s is no big loss (expensive box store that serves the same stuff as every other one, though I do feel bad for Butters) I had heard good things about Steak & Ale but haven’t had a chance to go.  Ah well.

Foster’s Announcement About An Announcement

Arlington School Board member Dave Foster has sent out a letter announcing that he will announce his candidacy for Attorney General after the November elections. Whether that announcement will change should Tim Kaine become Veep is anyone’s guess.
The Letter - Page One -Page Two
UPDATE: Belated thanks to Steven for the scan.

Left-Right Ideology

Red State, Blue State has some interesting graphs of the ideology of voters compared to Congressmen and Senators: