It’s no secret that outgoing Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is seriously eyeing a 2020 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. But he’s also looking at two alternatives: farming and brewing.
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— Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) October 6, 2017
“I think my future has two avenues: I’m going to start a craft brewery and I’m going to start a hops farm in Virginia,” he told Virginia Craft Beer magazine.
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— Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) August 8, 2017
During his term, McAuliffe was a sort of king of brewery openings, which nearly tripled in his four years in office. He also grows hops at the governor’s mansion in Richmond. …
• Missouri Rep. Billy Long, taking his regular American Airlines flight 3758 home to Springfield, carrying Sen. Al Franken’s book Giant of the Senate, which he had been reading before the sex scandal broke. “Getting some strange looks reading it on the plane,” he said. …
• Senate Democratic leaders are not pushing to replace Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, whose term ended in 2007. The reason, say sources: She’s fighting for and winning battles to regulate Internet politics. …
• Just in time for Christmas, this year’s political gag gift is “Toilet Donald,” a ceramic doll of the president in the bathroom and tweeting. “Make your mantle great again!” reads the box, which includes a Trumpian boast, “Best. Gift. Ever.” …
• President and first lady Melania Trump are keeping with tradition and hosting several White House holiday parties leading up to Christmas. …
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
