Sen. Harry Reid appears to be admitting he’s in no position whatsoever to do any advising or consenting on the matter of Supreme Court nominations, if his assertion in the matter of Judge Sotomayor is indicative:
I remember watching the TV series “Kung Fu” in my youth and Carradine’s character, Kwai Chang Caine, sparked my interest in the martial arts and asian culture. Those interests remain today regardless of the assessment that Hollywood’s take on the martial arts is – shall we say? – skewed. Carradine’s career played on that early role often throughout his life and I took note whenever he surfaced to act on TV or the movies.
Today, he’s in the public eye again but for a very different and very sad reason. Fox News: Actor David Carradine Dead at 72.
”Kung Fu” and “Kill Bill” actor David Carradine was found dead Thursday in a Bangkok hotel room, his manager told FOX News.
A Thailand newspaper, The Nation, reported the 72-year-old actor was found hanging.
Chuck Binder, Carradine’s manager, said the actor was staying in the Thai capital while shooting a movie. When a producer went to his luxury hotel room, he discovered the actor’s body, Binder said, adding that the cause of death is “under investigation.”
Did he hang himself? Was something more sinister going on? When I hear more, I’ll post more.
Newly-elected RPV Chairman Pat Mullins sent out an e-mail this morning with the vote tallies for the ballot at the RPV Convention this past weekend. While the tallies became technically meaningless the moment the candidate(s) with the lower counts moved to nominate their opponents by acclaimation, the tallies themselves can be instructive as to which candidate drew how much support. I approve of the Chairman’s release of that information. From his e-mail, I’m copying the vote tallies. I have calculated the percentages based on these numbers and am including them in parentheses beside each tally:
The official vote tally is listed below. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.
Weighted Vote
Lieutenant Governor- Weighted Total: 10522.69
Bill Bolling: 8799.08 (83.62%)
Patrick Muldoon: 1723.61 (16.38%)Attorney General- Weighted Total: 10521.38
Ken Cuccinelli: 5980.31 (56.84)
John Brownlee: 3861.46 (36.70%)
Foster: 679.61 (6.46%)
State Party Chair- Weighted Total: 10524.01
Pat Mullins: 7346.77 (69.81%)
Bill Stanley: 3177.24 (30.19%)
Bolling and Mullins won their respective races by crushing majorities and that should put the lights out on any argument that they weren’t the clear and obvious choice of the party as a whole.
Ken Cuccinelli’s victory didn’t have that kind of margin but his nearly 57% tally is a clear and commanding one. I’ve already addressed that particular victory here on this blog so there’s no reason to repeat my points. The bottom line is that the 3 nominees for office won clear majorities and enjoy significant support within the RPV.
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