bob mcdonnell

As reported here and elsewhere, numerous Virginia politicians, family friends, and community leaders wrote letters to the federal judge who was to decide Bob McDonnell’s sentence for his conviction on public corruption charges, all testifying to McDonnell’s character. Those letters have now been reprinted in…

The former governor had hoped to escape any incarceration for his conviction on 11 counts of public corruption last September, with his lawyers arguing that a sentence of 3 years of community service would be sufficient.[read_more] In the preliminary portion of McDonnell’s sentencing hearing this…

It’s not a good sign for Bob McDonnell when the prosecutor wants to throw the book at the former Governor not just in terms of getting convictions, but also in how he argues he should be sentenced.[read_more] As we near the point where Bob McDonnell…

In what was supposed to be just a session to debate Medicaid expansion and judges, the General Assembly is preparing to reconvene tomorrow where they will be asked to consider a new appropriations bill, just over two months into the fiscal year. They should reject…

Not a good record for someone who was once so well-regarded by conservatives that he was viewed as a potentially ideologically balancing choice to join the GOP ticket with Mitt Romney.[read_more] First, the reason we’re dealing with potential Medicaid expansion now is because the McDonnell…

My reaction to the McDonnell conviction was, as it was for most, a sickness in my stomach. We are sick because of the loss of such promise and hope. It was squandered. And for what?[read_more] This is sobering. Setting aside real concerns about jury instructions…