| Noteworthy items on the Internets...
* Morgantown and Bridgeport have new daily flights to Washington, Dulles.
* I like this bill proposed by Wyoming County State Senator Billy Wayne Bailey. If enough states sign on, it could change how we elect the President.
* Delegate Doug Reynolds, D-Cabell gives his take on the beginning of the 2008 legislative session.
* Tom Searls reports Manchin, Capito file; Bailey hopes to succeed Ireland. Mr. Searls managed to add his own inaccuracy just before quoting Capito's.
Capito, the daughter of the state's only three-term governor, announced she will stand for a fourth two-year term in the U.S. House.
"I am proud to be West Virginia's voice at the other side of the political table," she said in an announcement. "I will continue to work with Republicans and Democrats alike to create opportunities for our state, and most important I will always place the needs of West Virginians first."
So far, one Democrat, South Charleston lawyer Thornton Cooper, has filed to run against Capito. State Sen. John Unger, D-Berkeley, is expected to file and has the backing of the national Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Capito is a member of the House committees on Financial Services and Transportation and Infrastructure. She previously served on the congressional Page Board, but quit the post when she said House leadership was not keeping members informed of happenings in the scandal-plagued program.
Capito is vying for a fifth term as a Bush-Republican. She's in the middle of her 4th term of placing the needs of the Pres. George Bush ahead of the needs of West Virginians.
Capito arrived with Bush, she should leave with him. |
