UPDATE: The Charleston Gazette’s Squawk Box Blog reports that an amendment was added to H.B. 4016 to to prohibit former legislators and executive branch officials and staffers from lobbying for one year after leaving public office.
The ranks of West Virginia coalfield Democrats speaking out about the environmental assault on the coal industry is growing rapidly.
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There has been a lot of speculation about who will emerge as the Democratic and Republican candidates to oppose Congressman Nick Rahall. The race already features several candidates including Democrat Ralph Rodighiero and Republicans Lee Bias, Conrad Lucas, and Marty Gearheart.
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The news that Larry Puccio, former chief of staff to Governor Joe Manchin, is very close to signing a contract to lobby for Penn National Gaming during the 2010 legislative session calls into question the ethics of Governor Joe Manchin and his administration.
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State Senator Brooks McCabe is the newest name in a long list of possible Democratic candidates for Governor in 2012. The rumor was confirmed by Charleston lawyer Tom Heywood.
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West Virginia Red first reported last week about Congressman Rahall and the Democrat National Committee (DNC) hosting a political event on the property of Health Right, a 501 (c)(3) registered non-profit. West Virginia Citizen Action Group posted a video of the event which includes Congressman Rahall’s speech on health care.
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From press release…
Organizing for America Event for Rahall Violated Federal Law
Democrat National Committee Hosts Political Event at Charleston Non-Profit
Charleston, WV – The Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee says that an event for Congressman Nick Rahall hosted by President Obama’s Organizing for America at a non-profit in Charleston violates federal law and the Internal Revenue Code.
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West Virginia Blue is once again attacking fellow Democrats who speak up for the coal industry and conservative causes. The radical opinion writers at the Charleston Gazette and West Virginia Blue don’t like it when conservative Democrats take a stand on an issue like coal.
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There has been much speculation on the political ambitions of Governor Joe Manchin upon completing his final term as governor.
West Virginia politicos and Charleston insiders often speak about the possibility of Manchin replacing Senator Byrd in Washington.
These conversations often bring up questions about who would be appointed to complete an open Byrd seat and if Manchin would resign and seek the seat himself if a vacancy occurred before the end of his term as governor.
The speculation about possible replacements grew more intriguing last week with the announcement that Nick Casey had been nominated to the federal bench for the Northern District of West Virginia.
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If you read the paper yesterday and suddenly became lightheaded, don’t worry its not a head injury, you read it correctly, Nick Casey is in line to become a federal judge.
And yes, it’s him. Nick Casey – the biggest political crony in the state of West Virginia.
How could this happen? I’m sure you asked yourself that same question when Mike Garrison became WVU President and when Heather Bresch received that MBA from WVU.
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From press release…
Democrat Leader and Lobbyist Nomination Goes Against Obama Pledge
Nomination Violates Obama Campaign Commitment Regarding LobbyistsCharleston, WV – The Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee is criticizing the nomination of Nick Casey by Senators Byrd and Rockefeller on the basis that Casey is a registered lobbyist in the State of West Virginia. Casey has been nominated for a lifetime appointment to fill a vacancy on the federal bench in the Northern District of West Virginia.
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The West Virginia Conservative Foundation is hosting a rally for coal and a protest against big government today at the West Virginia State Capitol at 12:00 p.m.
This event is open to the public and supporters of West Virginia’s coal mining families and are proud of our coal mining heritage.
Coal is under attack and now is the time to send the politicians and government bureaucrats in Washington a message.
The voters of the Third Congressional District are finally able to see the true colors of Congressman Nick Rahall.
The Beckley Register-Herald is reporting that Congressman Nick Rahall is defending the actions taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this week in denying 79 mountaintop mining permits throughout Appalachia, which includes 23 in West Virginia.
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With the hospitalization of Senator Robert Byrd on Tuesday the number of Senate Democrats available to vote on a cloture motion in the U.S. Senate fell to fifty eight. As you may or may not know, the Senate needs 60 votes to end debate on any piece of legislation before it can be put up for a final vote. This vote is called a cloture motion and requires sixty votes to end debate.
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