Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Local politicians have spring fever. Virginia has the health care bug, and the Commonwealth’s attorney general says suing the White House holds the cure. Maryland’s leaders prescribe tough medicine to close a statewide budget affliction. And D.C.’s schools chief tries a dose of P.R. therapy, hiring an image consultant for a spring makeover. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
- Tom Sherwood Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
- Paul West Reporter, The Baltimore Sun
- Donna Edwards Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-MD, 4th Congressional District)
- Tom Perriello Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-Va., 5th Congressional District)
Politics Hour Extra###
U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA, 5th Congressional District) says that in order to sell the health care bill to the public, it’s essential for Democrats to bring the discussion “back to the kitchen table.” Perriello defended the bill against criticisms that it is similar to large government entitlement programs of the past and said that it will result in “real savings for the middle class:”
Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA, 5th Congressional District) talks about some of the ugly public reactions that lawmakers experienced after the signing of the health care reform bill. Protesters posted Rep. Perriello’s brother’s address on the web, mistakenly identifying it as the lawmaker’s, and a propane gas line was cut at the home. Rep. Perriello commended Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for denouncing all acts of violence against lawmakers, but said the response from national Republican leadership should have been stronger:
U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD, 4th Congressional District) said that she was “troubled by the breakdown” the Democrats had over abortion during the debate over the health care reform bill, but that she views the passage of the view as the beginning of a decades-long framework toward positive change in the health care system:
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