Every West Virginia voter should thank Melody Potter for raising important questions about satellite early voting.  The Republican Party of WV really owes Ms. Potter.  State party leaders never even appointed a committee or form a task force to look at the...

Emails were flying asking West Virginians to contact their Representative when the U. S. House of Representatives considered the Cap and Trade legislation.  The effort was successful and all voted no.  But the bill passed. The action now is in the Senate.  I bet there...

Doug McKinney, Chairman of West Virginia Republican Party, sent a newsletter asking for thoughts on improving the WVGOP.  He asks specific questions.  Since readers of this blog are interested in a two-party system in our State I thought I would share my respond to...

Political observers across the country have been wondering what impact Governor Palin’s unexpected resignation would have on Republicans if she decided to make a bid for the Republican nomination in 2012. I came across this piece on the CNN Political Ticker this...

Is there a more beautiful place than the mountains of Tucker County to campaign? A Friends of Blackwater fund raiser was hosted Friday by Steve White and Chuck Smith two former chairs of the State Democratic Party.  When two Democrats gather these days you can expect...

One of my objectives as a blogger is to put forward “think pieces”.  One caught my attention in The New York Times “Week in Review”.   It provides a history of how both national political parties have come back from bad situations. Those interested in the future of...

Two experiences I had this weekend provided encouragement about West Virginia’s young people and our leaders for the future. As a judge for a Future Farmers of America (FFA) project I meet nine outstanding young people from various parts of our State.  Each were...

Senator Robert C. Byrd still has Corridor H on his agenda.  This is exciting news.  Governor Manchin was in Washington to brief Senator Byrd and his staff on highway needs.  He reported on his telephone visit with Senator Byrd.  “The first thing he wanted to know was...

A brilliant media strategy was executed by Governor Palin on Friday.  She used one of the slowest news days other than Christmas to inform the political world she is changing course.  Time will reveal if her political strategy (if there is one) was as smart. When my...

A reader of our blog contacted me to say I missed a potential gubernatorial candidate in my Coalton report.  Unrecognized by me in the crowd was out-going Morgantown Mayor Ron Justice.  My correspondent says "rumors are swirling that he may be testing the waters as...