More VA gov stuff

New polling shows that Terry McAuliffe has moved ahead in the VA gubernatorial race, which is *sort of* good news. He's up 43-38 over the certified whackjob criminal fart-knocker Ken Cuccinelli. Of course, TM is a pretty lousy candidate himself, but pretty much anyone looks ok in comparisoin to KC.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/05/16/mcauliffe_inches_ahead_in_virginia.html

I still wish Lieutenant Gov Bill Bolling had entered the race as an independent. I can understand his not doing so, because he probably would not win, but he clearly would have been the best candidate in the race. At the very least he could've pulled more votes from The Cooch.

Maybe I should start a Draft Bolling movement if there isn't one already. Who's with me??

You have to be kidding me...

It's times like these when I wonder why Jets fans complain about the circus-like atmosphere surrounding their team. They've got nothing on the Factory of Sadness:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/06/browns-draft-pick-busted-for-dui/

Read to the bottom of the article for the link about the new D-line coach and his alcohol problems. And clothes-wearing problems, too.

Schmucks.

VA AG continues to prove what a scumbag he is

This guy better not be the next governor of my adopted home-state. 

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/04/26/cuccinelli_failed_to_disclose_gift_vacations.html

He's bad news. 

OK, so I was wrong...

No QB in the first round for the Browns. I thought it made more sense to get a cornerback than a linebacker/DE, but Mingo should be good either way.

I think we're off to a decent start.

NFL Draft Prediction

The Browns (my team of destiny...or density...or both) will trade back twenty spots in the first round to grab a second string punter from a small liberal arts school in upstate New York. You heard it here first, folks.

An hour and thirty seven minutes til I'm proven correct. Sigh...

In more seriousness, I do think they'll trade back, though. If they do I think they'll try to get a QB.

Good luck tonight to everyone who follows this thing!

An Analysis of GWB

I feel no need to comment. Charlie just about sums it all up:

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/george-bush-library-opening-042513

The "Avignon Presidency" indeed.

Fun History Stuff

The WashPost had an interesting feature today:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/feature/wp/2013/04/24/presidents-together-7-striking-images/

There is also a recorded conversation at the end between LBJ and Nixon. Kind of a weird, awkward conversation, IMO. It all sounded so disingenuous and forced...probably because of all the dirt each one knew about the other.

Gosh Hates Cleveland...

...as they say.

For those not up on current Cleveland sporting events, my favorite football team (the Browns, for the uninitiated) has had a scandal this past week. New owner Jimmy Haslam had his Flying J business headquarters raided by the feds...

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/04/contracts_emails_spreadsheets.html

The upside, though, of Haslam's alleged fraud could be that yet another Republican will end up behind bars.

Just thought I should look at the bright side :)

Return of the Blogger

I've decided to return to the blogging world and bring back Heroes' Handbook (hereby known as "HH" for brevity purposes). While the focus of the blog had previously been political, I will now branch out a bit into other areas of interest as well. These include education, sports, and popular culture, among other topics, though there will be a strong dose of politics for old time's sake.

I've also had a slight pseudonym change, in case any of you hardcore HH fans were wondering. Whereas before I was known as H. Conway (in a nod to the novel Lost Horizon), I will now go as "Capt. B", which is a reference to a character in my book manuscript that I hope to publish soon.

In any case, it's good to be back. Looking forward to continuing the discussions after a 6 year hiatus!