bob mcdonnell

The order from Roberts buys McDonnell only a little time while the Court considers his request for a bond extension.

Our own Dave Webster was a guest yesterday on The John Fredericks Radio Show to discuss the Bob McDonnell appeal proceeding.[read_more] Webster’s coverage, published here on The Bull Elephant, was probably the most in-depth of any in the state. He discussed it in length with…

I attended the McDonnell hearings this morning at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.  As expected, it was a packed courtroom consisting almost entirely of the press (including The Bull Elephant’s representative, me) and an incredibly large number of attorneys who worked on…

They’re baaaaack. But really, have they ever gone away? We are again wading into the dangerous waters of the RPV method of nomination for both president in 2016 and governor in 2017. [read_more]The usual hyperbole and angst has emerged like it always does, a classic…

Boy, when the Washington Post Editorial Board comes after you, they don’t mince words. Today they launched yet another in a series of vicious and unprovoked attacks on the Virginia GOP, this time over a proposal to hold a convention instead of a primary for…

Today in Richmond former First Lady of Virginia Maureen McDonnell was sentenced to serve 12 months and one day.  She will be allowed to remain out of jail while her appeal is pending.  More details to come. More here.    Former First Lady Maureen McDonnell…

RPV Chairman Pat Mullins today issued a sharply worded letter to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics pointing out the apparent violation arising from Sen. Warner’s attempt to persuade Phil Puckett to stay in the Virginia Senate last June to avoid ceding a controlling majority…