Debate-watchers have many options.
Yesterday the world met Hank the Cat a feline prospect for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Virginia Democrat Jim Webb, who is retiring after one term. Fox 5 landed the in-person interview with the cat and his owner, er, campaign manager.
Tim Kaine and George Allen take warning: There’s a new candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Virginia Democrat Jim Webb, and if our experience with Internet trends is any guidance, this new arrival on the political scene could be a real scene-stealer. A cat.
Senator Jim Webb, who won his seat in a big pickup for Democrats during the 2006 midterm elections, will not seek re-election in 2012, reports the Washington Times.
Mike Allen reports this morning that former Virginia governor and Senator George Allen “plans to tell supporters within a week” that he’ll be campaigning for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jim Webb. Webb defeated Allen in 2006 by a razor-thin margin, but questions have recently been raised about whether he will even run for re-election in 2012 due to a lack of fundraising. If Webb does decide to run, the race is predicted by many to be one of the most vigorous in the nation, especially as President Obama will look to hang on to the Old Dominion’s support.
>> Virginia Sen. Jim Webb has to work this week, too. [Politico] >> An 84-year-old Washington area woman won a Wii bowling tournament. [Examiner] >> “Presents, hugs, fun with daddy, tasty holiday treats, plus Post photog Gerald Martineau! Abominable.” [City Desk] >> The spirit of Christmas, revealed. [AP via WaPo] Photo by cyaneyed…
Via PreservationNation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has started a campaign to save the original Tomb of the Unknowns, or Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as it’s commonly called, at Arlington National Cemetery. Who would want to mess with the tomb? According to the National Trust, it’s the folks who run Arlington National Cemetery themselves, as well as Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) — perhaps one of the senate’s most famous military veterans and fathers…
Bloggers across this fair nation thought they couldn’t get a bigger gift from a Virginia senate race than they did last year, after the epic and appalling Macacaness of Sen. George Allen’s eventual defeat to Sen. Jim Webb. But via Wonkette, it would seem we could all have been wrong. Rumors are flying that Pat “Homosexuality is Not Only Immoral, but Filthy” Buchanan is considering a run at the seat being vacated by Sen. John…
Even though the U.S. Senate is known as the best retirement home in America — great healthcare, plenty of daily activities, and people continue to pay attention to you for some reason — Virginia Sen. John Warner announced today that come next year, he’s out. And while his announcement is big news, even bigger is the fight that’s about to come to replace him. Consider the circumstances. The commonwealth is a political toss-up these days….
As the full Senate readies to debate and vote on legislation that would grant the District a voting seat in the House of Representatives, voting rights activists are focusing on two key senators — Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). According to people close to the lobbying effort, the legislation has garnered enough votes for a simple majority, but is still short of the votes needed to prevent a filibuster. And while…
