3rd Annual FDR Dinner with Senator Creigh Deeds

The third annual Franklin D. Roosevelt Dinner took place at Hampton Sydney College Monday night, and this dinner was sponsored by the Hampton Sydney Young Democrats. Senator Creigh Deeds (D) was the guest. Creigh is a Senator from Bath County and he is seeking the Democratic Nomination for Governor in 2009. Creigh talked to the audience about his plans for transportation. Deeds said that a rail system is something that should be considered in the near future, and believes that it can provide a cross state system of transportation. He also believes that some new roads will need to be built and that we must a take a look at improving our infrastructure for our roads and bridges.



2009 is the perfect year to run for Governor according to Senator Deeds because the next Governor will sign the redistricting legislation. Deeds spearheaded the effort for bipartisan redistricting this past session, and while his bill to create a bi-partisian redistricting council passed in the Senate, it imediatly failed in the House of Delegates. Deeds says as Govenor he will have the ability to amend the bill to improve the redistricting process for years to come.



Also k-12 education will be a big priority for Senator Deeds, he wants to continue what Govenor Kaine started and continue to provide Pre-K education for all children in Virginia. Deeds told the audience that millions of dollars are spent on children in grades k-3 that have failed and are repeating a grade, and Pre-K education could work. He says North Carolina made those vast improvements by investing the money into there education system and Virginia needs to follow suit.


Although Senator Deeds will more than likley face Delegate Brian Moran for the Democratic Nomination, Deeds is considered the front runner. He has rural appeal in the South and he has a good following in Northern Virginia. He is a moderate candidate that will draw support from bothsides of the isle. Not many candidates can say that they recieved the nomination of the NRA and the National Abortion League, but Creigh can.

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The Court House Gang bids a Special Farewell

After 41 years at Longwood University, Dr. James Crowl is retiring to spend more time with family and children. I could only imagine how tough it is to say goodbye to the place you have called home for 41 years. Just think of all the lives that have been touched in those 41 years. A special thanks to you Dr. Crowl for the passion that you brought to the classroom, and for inspiring your students to be more knowledgeable and passionate about History. Longwood U and the Department of History will not be the same without you. Good luck in Pennsylvania.

~Cam Patterson~
The Court House Gang 2009

Rev. Wright please do Obama a favor and shut up !!!

If Rev. Wright is the friend that he says he is to Barack and Michelle Obama then he will just sit down and shut his mouth until Nov. 7th. Rev. Wrights might not hurt Obama in the Democratic Primary, but he is defiantly giving the Republican Party some ammo for the General Election. This is a issue that should have been done with a week ago and now Rev. Wrights appearance on the Bill Moyers Show, The NAACP Detroit Conference, and at the National Press Club has refueled the circus show that is Jeremiah Wright. I have been playing Wrights Press Club Q&A session over and over again because he truly is a funny and entertaining guy to watch. He's like that long winded preacher who doesn't know when to sit down so he continues to go on and on. Although I personally don't find any fault with Rev. Wrights comments and I don't view him as anti-semetic, some moderates within the Democratic Party and some Independent voters will find those comments insulting and decided to move there vote to McCain. So Rev. please do us a favor and go back to Chicago and lay low until after the General Election please!!!

Sorensen Institute

Hello Folks,
Thanks for stoppin by and checking out my blog, Spring semester here at Longwood is coming to a close and it has indeed been a wonderful semester for me. I get to close out the semester with the wonderful news about being accepted to the Sorensen Institute Summer College Political Leaders Program. I'm very excited to learn about local and state politics and even more excited to learn about public policy. I will def be keeping you updated with the latest happenings from Sorensen!!!

~Cam Patterson~