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Below The Beltway: Ron Paul: Health Care “Reform” Will Make A Bad Situation Much, Much Worse

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:07:47 -0500

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Star City Harbinger: Is the Roanoke Valley’s economic engine revving up? LiteSteel officially opens Troutville plant

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:53:42 -0500

Cross-posted from The Roanoke Region of Virginia at Blogspot.com: TROUTVILLE, VA – LiteSteel Technologies America LLC on October 29 officially opened its new North American plant. The Roanoke Region plant began production several months ago and is moving toward full production of its signature LiteSteelTM beam (LSB®), a lightweight [...]

Fishersville Mike: Obama and Indiana Jones

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:00 -0500

Almost every time President Obama talks about health care reform, he makes it like a crusade. Like searching for the Holy Grail.
Remember the Indiana Jones movie (with Sean Connery)? Put Obama in that, and every scene he'd be saying "We are closer to the Holy Grail than we've ever" [...]

Red NoVA: HOUSE VOTES 220-215 FOR HEALTH REFORM LEGISLATION

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:40:22 -0500

Over the weekend, the House voted in favor of the Healthcare reform legislation Let’s see how Virginia’s Congressmen voted. I’ve provided the office numbers of Congressmen who voted yes. They have some explaining to do. Rob Wittman: NO Glen Nye: NO Bobby Scott: Yes. Call his office at 202 225 8351 Randy Forbes: NO Tom [...]

Below The Beltway: Chart Of The Day: Marijuana Less Deadly Than Aspirin

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:32:55 -0500

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Virginia Right!: Ann Coulters Take On The 2009 Election – A Must Read

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:31:20 -0500

Finally catching up on some of the reading from last week’s election, I was amused at Ann Coulter’s November 4th post mostly on Virginia’s election, but also the others.

It is worth a read.

A favorite line:

At 49 percent for Republican Chris Christie versus 44 percent for Corzine, the election [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: Governor Elect McDonnell Opposes Public Option for Virginia

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0500

From the Times Dispatch: The morning after the House of Representatives narrowly passed a health-care bill, Virginia Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell said the "public option does not seem to be something that's going to help us in Virginia."...The national debate over health care was one of the topics McDonnell addressed during [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: Bench Press | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:28:00 -0500

From the Times Dispatch: Our cousins in monarchial realms say, "The king is dead, long live the king!" As good republicans, American political groupies prefer, "The election is over, may the next one begin." Here we go....Who will run for governor in 2013? Will the GOP see a contest between [...]

Virginia's 5th District: Pelosi Pets Her 5th District Lapdog

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:22:08 -0500

From the Washington Post: “Moments before the vote, Pelosi and a host of senior Democrats gathered around Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) in the back of the chamber, shaking his hand and slapping him on the back with broad smiles. Elected last year in a solidly conservative district, the son of [...]

snapped shot: The Height of Responsibility

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:53 -0500

Nancy's #1.

Yuri Gripas of REUTERS has unintentionally captured the Democratic side of the healthcare debate in this one photo. The blank, vacuous look of abject mental incapacity. The stark insistence that there is only ONE way to solve this nation's supposed healthcare problems. The rich, white lawyerly type [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29306.html

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:14:00 -0500

From Politico: Within minutes of Saturday’s historic House vote on health care reform, Republicans pronounced the political death of Rep. Thomas Perriello (D-Va.), pointing to the vulnerable freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the bill....And in the aftermath of the politically charged vote, Perriello wasn’t the only Democratic congressman whose [...]

SLANTblog: Fancy Melons

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:07:00 -0500

Fiction by F. T. Rea

“Com’ere Bustah,” the old coot barked gruffly.

Slouched on a bench of stone and wood, the man wore an oversized pea coat and a dark blue knit cap. Most noticeable were his pale swollen ankles, showing between high-water plaid [...]

Virginia Right!: Obama Gives America The Finger

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:54:02 -0500

Obama giver America the finger

Ramming through a Health Care bill he has not even read (no one had time to read it), despite the massive debt it will cause – some say $2.6 Trillion, President Obama just gave America the finger.

He has [...]

~ H O V ~: How Can You Tell Robert Hurt is Running? He’s Gone Teabag Lite

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:41:51 -0500

Brian McNeil, of the Charlottesville Daily Progress, wrote an article about some of the reactions to Tom Perriello’s vote for the health care bill on Saturday. Even better than the article are the comments section, where teabaggers abound with the usual misinformation and hair-on-fire pronouncements with little or no basis [...]

Virginia Virtucon: Election season in Spotsy: Not dead yet?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:28:04 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Edd Houck is talking about taking a post in the McDonnell Administration. This would turn Spotsylvania County into the de facto eastern front in the battle for the State Senate. Four years ago, Bill Bolling’s promotion to LTG set off a cascade of special elections in eastern Spotsylvania. History could repeat itself. [...]

snapped shot: Thought For The Day

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:25:02 -0500

With the crowing of Pres Obamassiah, the indoctrinatino of our school kids, the passage of larger and larger socialistic bills, the nationalizing of major corporations, the massive confiscation of our wealth.....

Are we now East Germany? Or are we USSR?

Provide your thoughts.

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Anti-BVBL: Was the Attack at Fort Hood Terrorism?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:18:44 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Days have passed since the massacre at Fort Hood where 13 people lost their lives and 30 others were wounded. The Army has issued warnings about jumping to conclusions and has advised all to back off and allow them to do their own investigation. However, typically, politicians were beginning to [...]

Virginia Right!: Anthem BlueCross Debunks Lies In Last Sundays Times Dispatch Op Ed

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:17:22 -0500

The letter to the editor listed below appeared in the Sunday, Nov. 8 edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The letter was submitted to address inaccuracies in Dr. Mark Ryan’s Op/Ed column Health Care: Only the Public Option can Resuscitate Reform that ran Friday, Oct. 30.

Editor, Times-Dispatch:

After reading Dr. Mark Ryan’s [...]

Roanoke Valley Republicans: Congressman Bob Goodlatte On Healthcare

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:15:00 -0500

Below are some thoughts Goodlatte posted about health care prior to Saturday's debate. On a side note, is there another Virginia Congressman that is more blog/new media friendly?

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The Contemporary Conservative: Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials Say - ABC News

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:11:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
From ABC News: U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News....Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan tried to make contact with people linked to [...]

Virginia's 5th District: Fifth District Republicans to Vote on Primary or Convention

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:01:39 -0500

The 5th District Republican Committee will be voting next month on whether to have a convention or primary to determine Tom Perriello’s challenger next fall. The meeting to take place on Saturday December 12th in Appomattox, Virginia will decide on the forum that will be used to select the party’s [...]

Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems: Montgomery, Metro outages suggest more lapses coming - Agencies' sophisticated equipment often requires long-term replacement plan

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:56:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Montgomery County called in outside help when a computer that controls the synchronization of 750 traffic signals failed, and the response came from the company that bought out the company that built the computer 30 years ago.
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StephenBraunlich.com: Shame on Shadegg, or Why Have a Cao?

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:55:22 -0500

Currently, conservatives and libertarians are excoriating Rep. Anh Cao (pronounced like cow with a g) because he voted in favor of the Democrats healthcare bill. Yet there is a stunning silence on the Rep. John Shadegg’s failure to support the Stupak Amendment. Even some Catholics are getting in on the [...]

Star City Harbinger: Turning the ‘cultural corner’ on the abortion debate

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:50:40 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Last minute House health care bill amendments signal 'common ground' on contentious issue Last Friday, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops petitioned Congress at the 11th hour to cure what it called a "money-laundering scheme" for using public funds to pay for abortions. Pelosi's House reacted swiftly and pragmatically allowing floor [...]

United Conservatives: The Wall - Never Forget

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:39:00 -0500

Tyranny cannot tolerate opposition or escape. The Iron Curtain was the symbol of Soviet oppression of Eastern Europe. Children and young adults today cannot comprehend what it was like to live in such a world. Even the countries involved were labeled. Today no one speaks of Eastern Europe. Rather the [...]

Below The Beltway: ABC News: Major Nidal Hasan Tried To Make Contact With al Qaeda

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:34:05 -0500

Yet another piece of the puzzle:

U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.

It is not known whether the intelligence agencies informed [...]

Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems: More Big Cuts Coming for VDOT

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:21:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
VDOT will be forced to cut $600 million from the agency’s current 6-year construction plan, which includes road, rail, and pedestrian projects across the state. Budget shortfalls are leading to the cutbacks in the plan which runs until 2015..More at NBC 29[www.nbc29.com] [...]

The Roanoke Slant: Berlin Wall, JFK, Reagan, Obama

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:21:00 -0500

Roanoke Times, 11-9-09, Pg 1 & 7: The day the wall came down
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Today is the anniversary of the removal of the Berlin Wall. Obama is not going to Berlin to honor this historic event. Apparently the-Appeaser-in-Chief doesn’t want to honor all those who confronted evil and won the [...]

Blue Commonwealth: Virginia Young Democrats: Election 2009

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:19:36 -0500

The Virginia Young Democrats hired 12 full-time organizers for the critical 2009 Gubernatorial and State Legislative elections. Our organizers had two, simultaneous goals: get large numbers of volunteers incorporated into the campaigns, and identify new members and volunteers as a way to build our membership for future elections.

By The Numbers
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Below The Beltway: Twenty Years Ago Today

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:11:58 -0500

The people of Germany are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the end of the division of their nation:

With prayers, music and pomp, Germany on Monday remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell, sending East Germans flooding [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: Is the Healthcare Bill DOA in Senate? Not so fast...It wasn't suppose to pass the House..

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:08:00 -0500

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From the NY Post: If a government plan is part of the deal, "as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote," Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whose vote Democrats need to overcome a GOP filibusters, told "Fox News Sunday." ...Lieberman [...]

Armchair Generalist: Listen to Massa

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:08:00 -0500

Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY), a former Navy officer and Naval Academy graduate, makes the argument that it's time to conclude the conflict in Afghanistan. [...]

Blue Commonwealth: Live, from New York... SNL's Take on FAUX News Election Coverage

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:56:08 -0500

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Tertium Quids: 220-215: The Tyranny of the Majority

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:51:00 -0500

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I had just returned to Washington, D.C. from Montpelier, James Madison's family home, when it was announced that the House passed ObamaCare late Saturday night.From our Constitution's cradle to its grave in one day. What a journey.Some may have found this development frightening, others anticlimactic, but one thing is certain: [...]

Tertium Quids: The worthies spin their health care votes

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:46:00 -0500

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Lots of statements have dribbled out of the offices of Virginia's House delegation as to why they voted as they did on the health care bill.Some, like Tom Perriello, always wanted to get to "yes," and found a way to do so. Which in his case is deeply amusing, because [...]

Vivian J. Paige: Nye voted no on healthcare

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:37:44 -0500

Number of comments: 13
The emails from Saturday night’s votes are flowing into my inbox. Most of them are congratulatory ones – for Congressman Bobby Scott (D-3rd), Congressman Tom Perriello (D-5th), Congressman Jim Moran (D-8th) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-11th) – thanking them for their support of healthcare reform. Some of them are critical of [...]

Leslie Carbone: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:36:00 -0500

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Right-wing liberal: Say what?!?!?!?!

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:22:01 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Just when I thought politics in Spotsylvania couldn’t get any weirder – or to be more precise, that it would finally calm down – the one man I never thought would ever give the Republican Party an opportunity just pried open the door (Washington Post): McDonnell might try to tip the [...]

Armchair Generalist: Let's Waste A Lot of Money

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:21:00 -0500

One of the more frustrating things for me is how easily the Obama administration continues the Bush administration's homeland security paranoia in the execution of its programs. The proliferation of radiation detectors across the country, along our borders and in our seaports, [...]

hburgnews: New downtown parking study

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:19:48 -0500

Number of comments: 1

It seems like downtown parking is a topic that’s never quite been settled. As WSVA reports, the number of restaurants and shopping options downtown are growing, and the city and Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance are commissioning a study of downtown parking, in order to gather “data and [...]

Below The Beltway: Sarah Palin Spreads False Rumor About “In God We Trust” Being Removed From Coins

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:02:29 -0500

Sarah Palin started off her talk to a Wisconsin pro-life group with this little rhetorical flourish:

In addition to the suggestion that government officials would consider hastening the death of the infirm or handicapped, she began her remarks with a puzzling commentary on the design of newly minted dollar coins.

Noting [...]

From On High: Priorities. Priorities.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:57:00 -0500

In this order:

Nationalize health care.

Crush Wall Street.

The climate.

Get whitey.

Grow government.

Electric cars.

Jobs a low priority for Democrats

Say good things about Muslims.

Protect snail darters.

Cigarettes!

Fat people!

Get Fox [...]

Below The Beltway: Pork In PelosiCare: Loan Forgiveness For Vets And A Biofuels Tax

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:40:53 -0500

Number of comments: 1

From On High: Quote of the Day

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:40:00 -0500

From the Telegraph of London:

"I never thought I'd hear myself say it," one Democrat told me. "But Obama makes you feel that at least with Bush you knew where he was on something."

Expect to read more of this as time - and dither - go' [...]

From On High: The Fight Against ObamaCare ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:33:00 -0500

... now moves to the United States Senate where we Virginians have to pin our hopes on Messrs. Warner and Webb to ...

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Never mind. America is doomed. [...]

Star City Harbinger: TAP speaker inspires with redemption story

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:32:16 -0500

Patrice Gaines is a storyteller. She speaks in an eloquent, folksy manner of her life struggles and triumphs, and how people, particularly women, can overcome the bad and flourish in the good. Gaines, a former Washington Post reporter and now author, freelance writer and motivational speaker, shared her story with the [...]

From On High: This Shows How Much You Matter

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0500

This, involving our woefully underperforming senior United States senator, is absolutely laughable.

And yet despicable at the same time:
Those are the wrong pirates, senator
By Darren Todd, writing in the Roanoke Times

I now have a clear understanding of where Sen. Jim Webb stands on the issue [...]

Blue Virginia: The Many Lies of Keith Fimian: Second by Second

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:26:00 -0500

As I watched this video by 11th CD Republican candidate Keith Fimian, I heard lie after lie after lie being spewed out Here's an annotated version, with the time Fimian makes the lie and what the lie is.

0:25 "But good health care and government run health care" [...]

From On High: Pause & Give Thought

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:24:00 -0500

Jeffrey Goldberg, writing in The Atlantic, poses the following regarding the Ft. Hood assassin and what influence his religion has on those who make light of his actions:
Here's a simple test: If Nidal Malik Hasan had been a devout Christian with pronounced anti-abortion views, and had he attacked, [...]

Star City Harbinger: Model Ruth Hunt honored with congressional resolution

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:21:42 -0500

Number of comments: 1
New York Congressman Charles Rangel was among the honored guests September 19 at the Gran Piatto d’Oro in Harlem, New York, for the first of two elegant affairs celebrating the stellar career of model Ruth Hunt. A proclamation was also presented to Ruth by Brooklyn Borough Pres. Marty Markowitz for [...]

Below The Beltway: Report: Major Nidal Hasan Told Colleagues That Infidels Should Die

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:19:43 -0500

Number of comments: 9

More reports of warning signs about Nidal Mailk Hassan:

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the gunman who killed 13 at America’s Fort Hood military base, once gave a lecture to other doctors in which he said non-believers should be beheaded and have boiling oil poured down their throats.

He also told colleagues [...]

From On High: Forget The Big Picture

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:11:00 -0500

The New York Times:

Louisiana Republican Breaks Ranks on Health Bill

Perspective?

39 Democrats Break Ranks on Health Bill

But who cares ... [...]

From On High: All I Can Say Is ...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:04:00 -0500

... really?

Iran Is Said to Ignore Effort to Salvage a Nuclear Deal

There is at least some redeeming value in the fact that the people who are unable to find common ground with the mad mullahs are the same geniuses who criticized Bush for failing to [...]

Armchair Generalist: Preparing for Anthrax Attacks

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:01:00 -0500

About two weeks ago, the Department of Homeland Security released guidance on how first responders should act if (not when) a terrorist attacks a city with aerosolized anthrax.

The proposed guidance recommends protective measures such as personal protective equipment and decontamination and hygiene procedures for [...]

Below The Beltway: How A Computer Virus Can Land You In Jail

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:45 -0500

Number of comments: 1

If this doesn’t make you check your security settings, I don’t know what will:

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.

Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses — the [...]

From On High: Laugher of the Day

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:51:00 -0500

The Roanoke Times editorial team hasn't gotten the news.

The globe is cooling.

See "Inexcusable inaction on climate change."

Based on past history, I give it a few years before the news gets through to these dim bulbs.' [...]

From On High: A Good Point

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:41:00 -0500

Obama chose not to participate in the commemoration and celebration of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

That seems fitting:
Mr. Obama, stay away from this wall
Democrats tried to thwart Reagan's Cold War vision
Washington Times editorial

Some have criticized President Obama for not visiting Berlin to [...]

From On High: I Have a Better Idea

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:33:00 -0500

Why don't you start doing your job and protect the American people from terrorist attack?
Homeland chief warns against anti-Muslim backlash
Associated Press

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Homeland Security secretary says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings' [...]

Fishersville Mike: Blame it on Ida Mae

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:33:00 -0500

In Saturday's House debate, some Democrats mentioned the opposition to Social Security and Medicare when they were being debated. Fair enough.
I checked out Wikipedia and found a small item on Ida Mae Fuller, the first person to receive a monthly Social Security check.
She paid $24.75 in social [...]

Anti-BVBL: Execution of Beltway Sniper on Schedule

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:17:55 -0500

Number of comments: 1

The execution of Beltway sniper John Allen Muhammad is on schedule.

Today should be the last day on earth for John Allen Muhammad if all goes as planned. He is set to die by lethal injection on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. John Muhammad masterminded a killing spree that lasted in the D.C [...]

Blue Virginia: Whipple Clip Dozen: Monday Morning

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:17:00 -0500

Thanks to Tom Whipple for the Monday morning "Clips."

1. MCDONNELL OPPOSES VA. PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH-CARE BILL’S PUBLIC OPTION
2. MCDONNELL DOES THE SUNDAY CIRCUIT
5. HEALTH CARE: HOW VIRGINIA MEMBERS VOTED
6. SOAK THE UNINSURED
7. VOTE BOOSTS CAUSE OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL
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Tim Boyer: Ed Gillespie Assassinates Character of Fellow Republican in WaPo Op-ed

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:17:00 -0500

Ed Gillespie recently took the opportunity to launch a thinly-veiled and unprovoked attack on my friend and fellow patriot Catherine Crabill; Enjoy the self-aggrandizing of Mr. Gillespie, and then read my response below.
For those of you who do not know, he is referring to her in the talking [...]

NOVA Townhall Blog: McDonnell Touts His Conservatism

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:42:39 -0500

McDonnell conducted an excellent interview with Chris Wallace this Sunday. During the course of this interview McDonnell was unapologetic about how his campaign was conservative across the spectrum, in both the fiscal and cultural arenas. It was surprising to see an elected Republican this conservative in public.

The campaigns that McDonnell [...]

Mosquito Blog: Carry me back to ole Virginia....

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:39:00 -0500

"Some Virginians advocate letting the corporations control our essential needs and resources. Are these folks yearning for the good old days when corporations used to lock workers in the factories for the day (who needs stuff like unlocked exit doors with fire signs on them)? While we're at'" [...]

Armchair Generalist: Helping Those at Fort Hood

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:30:00 -0500

From the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America:

In the aftermath of Thursday's tragedy at Fort Hood, our community and our nation continue to mourn for those who lost their lives.

During this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, as well as with their friends and families.

If [...]

Delmarva Dealings: Why The Proposed Wicomico Budget Amendment Is Bad Policy

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:00:00 -0500

On Tuesday, November 10th, the Wicomico County Council will hold a public hearing on County Executive Rick Pollitt’s proposed budget amendment. Nominally, this budget amendment is to correct a revenue shortfall caused by a loss of over $6 million in state aid to the county. In reality, [...]

Delmarva Dealings: Speak Out Against Crime in Salisbury

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500

Attend this evening’s Salisbury City Council meeting. During public comment ask this simple question:

Will you continue to support the rising crime rate or will you take action against crime, starting now?

Let the Barrie Comegys bloc – Gary Comegys, Louise Smith, and Shanie Shields – know that you want change! This [...]

Anti-BVBL: Fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago Nov. 8, 1989.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:59:37 -0500

Perhaps nothing symbolized the Iron Curtain more than the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier that completely surrounded West Germany and separated it from East Germany. Prior to the Berlin Wall’s erection in 1961, many, perhaps millions of East Germans had immigrated to West Germany and thus [...]

TwoConservatives: Obama's lies exposed again.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:37:00 -0500

Let me get this straight. Saturday, Obama says the House bill, as written, meets all his qualifications. One of those qualifications he's been making is that the bill did not fund abortions.

Saturday night, the Stupak Amendment passes. This amendment bans abortion funding from the House bill that Obama [...]

Virginia Virtucon: If Dave Marsden Carpetbags Into The 37th To Run For Senate…

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:15:43 -0500

Number of comments: 2
…according to Bwana at Renaissance Ruminations, Del. Dave Marsden wouldn’t even be able to vote to nominate himself for the special election! Imagine trying to convince people to vote for you when you’re ineligible to even vote for yourself because you didn’t live in the district and couldn’t move into it [...]

Fred2Blue: Cantor v. Wolf

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:26:38 -0500

The House Republicans anti-health care Klan rally on Thursday was a well attended event. I wasn’t surprised to see Eric Cantor on stage, I was surprised to see Frank Wolf. Rep. Wolf’s not a moderate, but he has to keep up that image in order to get reelected in a [...]

Too Conservative: Beautiful

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:25:22 -0500

From Politico.

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Renaissance Ruminations: Va 37 Spec Elec and My Hunch, Part 2-that Dang Calendar

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:20:34 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Last week I suggested that Tim Kaine would pick a special election date that gives the dems the best chance of winning the seats. Given how things are going, I am picking the date as January 12th. Why? Kaine will pick the longest date to give Dave Marsden as much time as is needed to [...]

VirginiaDem.org: Expedition Granted- National Geographic Channel

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:11:56 -0500

Expedition Granted pits two Young Explorers against one another vying for one grant — here learn about Explorer Trip Jennings. View >> [...]

BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI: Steve Hunt Kickoff Video

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:57:24 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Here are some highlights from the Steve Hunt kickoff. Voters in the 37th Senate District would be hard-pressed to find a better candidate to represent them in the Senate of Virginia.

Who do you support to replace Cooch in the Senate?

Steve Hunt Someone else Marianne Horinko Will Nance

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The Contemporary Conservative: Report: 237 millionaires in Congress - Erika Lovley - POLITICO.com

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:40:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
237 millionaires in Congress, do any of them really speak for us? From Politico: Among the highlights: Two-hundred-and-thirty-seven members of Congress are millionaires. That’s 44 percent of the body – compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall....CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol [...]

Fishersville Mike: Hot tubber on the election

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:38:00 -0500

Thanks to VirginiaDem for posting the wisdom of noted hot tubber Nathan Daschle on Tuesday's elections. Are the thoughts of the Democratic Governor's Association all wet about their two losses in two races?
Read between the lines. In lesson one, show results. Guess Corzine didn't do that.
In' [...]

Yankee Philip: Parents Busted After Tot Tests Positive for Pot and Meth

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:57:00 -0500

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The Contemporary Conservative: Rep Pence's Amazing Speech in Opposition to the Healthcare Bill

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:33:00 -0500

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Armchair Generalist: LEET

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:20:54 -0500

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Isophorone: Exclusive: Tim Kaine to Run for Cuccinelli’s Senate Seat

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:20:00 -0500

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You Won’t Read this Stuff Anywhere Else

In a surprise move, outgoing Governor Tim Kaine [...]

VirginiaDem.org: Democratic Governors Association’s Analysis of 2009 Deeds Defeat

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:37:58 -0500

Note: The following is provided without comment on the analysis and opinions expressed After the elections Tuesday, DGA Executive Director Nathan Daschle wrote a column for POLITICO on what lessons we should – and shouldn’t – learn from this year’s races. Read the column below: Lessons learned from gov. races Spend enough time [...]

BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI: Connolly Vote Open Thread

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:55:55 -0500

Number of comments: 6

So Gerry Connolly voted for Pelosi-ObamaCare, and a lot of eleventh district residents are pretty upset from the looks of the comment sections in several posts. My question is, what are those of you frustrated by this going to do about it? I assume sitting on the couch isn’t in the [...]

Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems: Herndon set to weigh Dulles Rail tax district

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:51:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The Herndon Town Council this week will confront the question of passing a $330 million commercial tax district to pay for Dulles Rail, one of the last major funding hurdles for the massive project.
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More at The Washington Examiner
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Blue Commonwealth: Party of No: Lindsay Graham Declares Health Care Reform DOA

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:38:50 -0500

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Fishersville Mike: Undefeated teams watch

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:18:00 -0500

We still have two undefeated teams, but no more winless squads. The Tampa Bay Bucs went back to their original colors and beat the Packers. Thus, they won't match the 1976 Bucs' winless season.The Colts stayed perfect by edging Houston, and the Saints rallied to [...]

Fishersville Mike: Stuck on Stupak

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:49:00 -0500

Legal Insurrection looks at what Democrats gave up to get their health care victory.
64 Democrats voted in favor of the Stupak Amendment, which greatly expands the ban on federal funding of abortion, and reaches deep to make it difficult for women to obtain private health insurance covering abortion. [...]

Republitarian: Time to move on….

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:32:03 -0500

The election is over and it is time to move on.

We will be having a short devotional every day in order to enhance the spiritual lives of all the readers who love Jesus.

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snapped shot: Let The Games Begin

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:20:00 -0500

Let the 2012 Presidential campaigning begin.... (sigh!)

I know Obama is the worst Socialist President ever in the history of Socialist nations, but, he hasn't even had a full year to show how much lower he can take this country. I mean, at least wait till after the new year' [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: Healthcare passed in the thick of Night, when no one was watching - the Lie of Transparency Promised by this Administration and Congress

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:55:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
From the AP:…The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority…. Republicans were nearly unanimous in opposing the plan that would expand coverage to tens of millions of Americans who lack it and place tough [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: Breaking Campaign Promises at Record Speed - Hypocrisy of the Ruling Class

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:48:00 -0500

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From the Gouverneur Times: Mr. Bill Owens (now Congressman Owens)assured voters that he felt the public option had no place in the health care reform bill...indicated during his campaign that he was firmly opposed to cutting Medicare benefits, taxing health care benefits, and increased taxes on the middle class ...Mr. [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: Worried more about their Legacy than America, 220 Democrats Vote to Ruin our Country by spending 1.05 Trillion instead of effecting real reform

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:37:00 -0500

Number of comments: 2
From the Washington Post:…After months of acrimonious partisanship, Democrats closed ranks on a 220-215 vote that included 39 defections, mostly from the party's conservative ranks. …Democrats have sought for decades to provide universal health care, but not since the 1965 passage of Medicare and Medicaid has a chamber of Congress [...]

Anti-BVBL: No Sex with Demons?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:15:58 -0500

Number of comments: 6

Now I have your attention: Tell me it isn’t so. Goblin infused M & Ms? The devil lurking inside my KitKat? A demonic trinity praying over unsuspecting Halloween revelers? Vampire gummy bears? Witches drinking blood and howling at the moon (I BEG your pardon!)? Curses sent to the innocents through tricks [...]

Fishersville Mike: Whose arm will hurt the worst?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:57:00 -0500

Which Democrat faces the most pressure to get 60 votes on health care reform?
1. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut?
2. Robert Byrd, West Virginia?
3. Blanche Lincoln, Arkansas?
Virginia's Warner and Webb probably can watch from the sidelines for a while as those three become the focus of the battle.[...]

United Conservatives: Ignoring facts isn't sensitive; it is suicidal

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:38:00 -0500

EDITORIAL: Too scared to recognize terrorism

The United States is engaged in a global struggle with violent adherents to an extremist Islamic creed. It does not besmirch the Muslim faith - or the vast majority of American Muslims - to admit that fact.

The politically correct tendency to [...]

Virginia Intelligent Transportation Systems: First things first for new governor

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:30:00 -0500

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No issue is more pressing than our declining highway and rail infrastructure. McDonnell has vowed to construct new roads and bridges without raising taxes.
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More at Virginian-Pilot
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Virginia Politics: McDonnell on CNN

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:56:46 -0500

Virginia Gov-elect Bob McDonnell said this morning that he hasn’t read the entire health care bill narrowly passed out of the House of Representatives last night but that the “public option does not seem to be something that’s gonna help us in Virginia.”

“I think there [are] legitimate issues of [...]

Below The Beltway: Why ObamaCare Won’t Work

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:54:33 -0500

Number of comments: 6

Harvard Economist, and former head of the Council of Economic Advisers, Martin Feldstein uncovers the fundamental logical flaw behind the public option health care reform plans:

A key feature of the House and Senate health bills would prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to anyone with preexisting conditions. The new [...]

On The Right: Krystal Ball tries to explain why the public option is good, while bringing up every point that makes it bad

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:47:52 -0500

Krystal Ball, the somewhat unintelligent college graduate from King George, Virginia, who thinks she can be in Congress because she is a mommy, tried to explain on her campaign blog why the public option for health care is so great and why she supports it. Though since she must have [...]

Blue Virginia: Bob McDonnell on CNN: No Public Option, "Opt In" or "Opt Out"

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:40:00 -0500

Bob McDonnell's certainly a smooth and a talented politician, but is he really willing to move away from conservative ideological purity to a "bipartisan," "moderate" style as governor of Virginia? It seems that this is what Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, et al. are counting on, but I'm not really [...]