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

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 announced [...]

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: 3

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
[www.washingtonexaminer.com] [...]

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: 0
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: 0
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: 1

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

Number of comments: 0
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
[hamptonroads.com] [...]

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: 1

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' [...]

Below The Beltway: Joe Lieberman: If Public Option Plan Is In There I Will Not Allow This Bill to Come to Final Vote

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:10:19 -0500

Blue Virginia: Funniest, Most Ridiculous, Dumbest Quotes of the 2009 Campaign

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:06:00 -0500

There were so many funny, ridiculous, or downright dumbest comments made by Virginia statewide candidates, campaign managers, etc. in 2009, it's hard to know where to start. Here are just a few; please feel free to add your own favorites in the comments section. Enjoy!

Terry McAuliffe
Of [...]

Where's Eric Cantor?: A Bridge Too Far

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:01:02 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Here’s the video of Eric Cantor on Bloomberg expressing mild displeasure with references to Hitler and the Holocaust (referenced before). Apparently, Rush Limbaugh went just a little bit too far for Mr. Cantor by claiming that Obama is like Adolf Hitler and that health care reform is similar to Nazism. Everything [...]

Fishersville Mike: Nancy's song

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:49:00 -0500

Last night's work in the House is time to bring back Sourland's greatest hit “All I want to do is Tax you." Nancy Pelosi messed up her part of Congress, now it's Harry Reid's turn. (that's why they're Sourland).
Apologies to Sugarland - Jennifer and Kristian – and their fans.[...]

Yankee Philip: Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on the next big threat.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:47:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
The U.S. Homeland Security secretary,Janet Napolitano, says she is working to prevent a possible wave of anti-Muslim sentiment after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.See the story here

Maybe if she was looking for Real Terrorists in the US, not the imaginary ones, there wouldn't be a' [...]

Below The Beltway: Report: Obama Likely To Send 34,000 Troops To Afghanistan

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:43:44 -0500

It’s less than General McChrystal recommends, but still a substantial increase in the American commitment to a questionable war:

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults [...]

Blue Commonwealth: Motivational Lessons from a Local Party Regular's Perspective

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:40:38 -0500

This is not written to criticize field directors. Some are excellent. Some are not. I know they have a brutally difficult job. They often know very few folks in the areas they are dispatched to. They must live in temporary arrangements (including sofabeds) for long periods of time. They spend [...]

Blue Virginia: Kaine vs. Steele on Health Reform Passage

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:17:00 -0500

"[Republicans] been trying to block this all year. They've said that they want to beat health care reform as a way to break the president, but there's no denying that this was a historic passage last night on an issue that President Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican, started 100 years'" [...]

Blue Virginia: Joe Lieberman Vows to Block Vote on Public Option

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:04:00 -0500

"If the public option plan is in there, as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote because I believe debt can break America and send us into a recession..." - Joe Lieberman

It's one thing for Lieberman to [...]

Below The Beltway: Hasan’s Fellow Mosque Member: “I’m Not Going To Condemn Him For What He Did.”

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:26:59 -0500

The BBC interview a member of the Texas mosque that Major Nidal Malik Hasan attended prior to last week’s attack and came away with a rather shocking statement:

Duane : I’m not going to condemn him for what he did. I don’t know why he did it. I will not, [...]

SWAC Girl: American flag over Ramadi, Iraq ... 9/11/09

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0500

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American flag flies over Ramadi, Iraq, on 9/11/09.

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM
09.1

This flag was flown 11 September 2009 next to the Task Force 2/23 sign on-board Camp Ramadi, Iraq, in direct support of

Operation Iraqi [...]

The Farm Team: Jody Wagner: Thank You

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:22:05 -0500

Dear Friend,

As I told our wonderful supporters gathered in Richmond last night, the greatest part about running for elected office is the people you meet. For fifteen months, I’ve had the good fortune to make countless friends in every corner of the [...]

Bacon's Rebellion: FRINGE ISSUES

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:19:00 -0500

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In comments on Jim Bacon’s 7 November post “ Stupid Growth in Maryland” a frequent commentor makes a common error concerning the fundamental causes of human settlement pattern dysfunction.

In the US of A, states are constrained by the federal constitution, however, within that framework states are free to [...]

The Farm Team: Charniele Herring: We Made Our Voices Heard And Now Our Work Continues

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:11:51 -0500

Dear Supporters:

Thank you for all of your work and financial contributions to our campaign. You made a difference. Thanks to you I will return to Richmond. In March, when we started our re-election campaign, I asked some of you how you would describe our [...]

The Farm Team: Kaye Kory: We Are Going To Richmond!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:03:36 -0500

This team worked incredibly hard for many months. I’m thankful for your support and proud and I’m humbled by your trust. But, I do not intend to do this alone. In preparation for the upcoming session, I plan to reach out to all of you again, individually [...]

The Farm Team: Margaret Vanderhye: Thank You

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:57:38 -0500

Dear Ronald & Susan,

Thank you all for the hard work and dedication you devoted to our campaign for my reelection. The energy and enthusiasm you demonstrated and the commitment you showed throughout these past eight months – and the past two years – has sustained me [...]

The Farm Team: Gwen Mason: Thank You

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:50:08 -0500

Dear Friends,

Together, in a difficult district and a difficult year, we accomplished so much. We stood up for the most important investments a community can make: in our schools and our children, in new roads and new jobs, and our economic future as a Commonwealth. I have [...]

Anonymous Is A Woman: Thank You Connolly, Periello, Moran, and Scott

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:43:00 -0500

I spent most of last night watching the C-SPAN debate and the votes for the historic health care bill, which passed with the public option. Lowell, has up an excellent "Cheers and Jeers" post and I agree with his assessments.

Last night, some on Twitter expressed anger at [...]

The Farm Team: Jeanette Rishell: Thank You

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:42:12 -0500

www.JeanetteRishell.com

Dear Susan,
I want to express my deep gratitude to all who shared your time and resources by contributing funds, volunteering on my campaign, offering advice, and casting your vote for me. It was truly a pleasure to meet you and to work with you.

Even though we did [...]

Below The Beltway: Would The Discovery Of Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life Destroy Christianity ?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:18:05 -0500

Number of comments: 5

The Vatican is holding a conference dedicated to examining that very question:

ROME — A little more than a half-mile from the Vatican, in a square called Campo de’ Fiori, stands a large statue of a brooding monk. Few of the shoppers and tourists wandering through the fruit-and-vegetable market below [...]

We will RockDem: Governor Elect Bob McDonnell Faces Challenging Times

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:18:00 -0500

Big win notwithstanding, Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell will start his administration hampered by a slashed state budget, a politically divided legislature and a sour economy.
Less than 24 hours after he was elected Virginia's 71st governor, McDonnell acknowledged that he will face tough economic times when [...]

Sun Versus Wind: Pelosi/ObamaCare Passes House

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:02:27 -0500

The vote was a razor-thin 220-215 (218 was the minimum needed); 39 very bright Democrats voted no, while one lone Republican voted Yea (Joseph Cao-LA, who has virtually no chance of holding onto his seat next fall anyway in his strongly Democrat district). Of course, his vote will mean the [...]

Mason Conservative: Steve Hunt Is Ready!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:35:15 -0500

Steve Hunt's kickoff for state senate was last night at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum. It was fun (you can always count on a positive review from me when you serve pumpkin pie), and Steve is clearly ready to run now, and run on the ideas that got Bob McDonnell, [...]

Below The Beltway: When It Comes To Foreign Policy, We May As Well Call Him George W. Obama

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:24:29 -0500

After one-year the record of the Obama Administration overseas isn’t that much different from his predecessor:

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We will RockDem: Affordable Health Care Act Information

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:24:00 -0500

Affordable Health Care for America Act

Publications

From the Huntington News:

The public option would be available to those who are otherwise uninsured and would not be available to anyone who is already covered by an existing employer’s plan.

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Virginia Virtucon: Virtucon Calls 5th Cong. Dist. 2010 Election

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:23:02 -0500

Number of comments: 2
We don’t know yet who will WIN VA’s 5th Cong. Dist, but after yesterday’s House vote on the Democrat health care bill, we definitely know who will LOSE. U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello can now add the abomination of a health care bill to his support for cap and trade, ensuring that [...]

The Richmonder: Saturday Night at the Byrd Theatre

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:22:00 -0500

A good crowd turned out to see Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds."

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Yankee Philip: South African Women Set Record for Mass Bikini March

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:14:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
A different way to Healthcare.
Hundreds of bikini clad women descend on Johannesburg to participate in a bid to break the world record for the largest bikini parade and raise breast cancer awareness.

Times LIVE: “We were delighted to see tall, short, boyish, curvy, pear and apple-shaped women all [...]

VB Dems: Back to the Drawing Board for Virginia Beach Dems

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:08:14 -0500

Progressive Virginia Beach Democrats now have no representation in either DC or Richmond. We need to start over from scratch. The question is how.

The DPVA which greatly contributed to the fine mess we're in right now requires Virginia Beach Democrats to elect a chairman of their local committee every two' [...]

Yankee Philip: More Shameless plugging.Two Different links at THE OTHER MCCAIN.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:07:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0

Go Check out theRule 5 Sunday entries here [...]

United Conservatives: Free things that aren't

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:06:00 -0500

Puppies

Elections in Iran

Health Care Reform

ROPE. TREE. CONGRESS. ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.

h/t Hot Air [...]

Coarse Cracked Corn: Over the mountain

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:02:00 -0500

Across Afton Mountain from the Shenandoah Valley we find ourselves in a different political universe. Much of the Valley is strong Republican turf and the congressman from the 6th District, Bob Goodlatte, rarely if ever breaks from his party ranks. Goodlatte, who has a good number of constituents who will [...]

Blacknell.net: For Future Reference

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:01:04 -0500

For future reference, here is the list of Democrats who voted “Aye” on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment.

AL-2 Bright, Bobby; AL- 5 Griffith, Parker; AL-7 Davis, Artur; AR-1 Berry, Robert; AR-2 Snyder, Victor; AR-4 AR-4 Ross, Mike; CA-18 Cardoza, Dennis; CA-20 Costa, Jim; CA-43 Baca, Joe; CO-3 Salazar, John.

GA-2 [...]

Yankee Philip: LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TOM OUT ! ! !

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:54:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Last night at 11:16 PM the United States House of Representatives voted to destroy the American way of life by passing a health care bill that puts more power into the hands of the political hacks in Washington. This bill which passed by only three votes and had one Republican [...]

Below The Beltway: Why Was Major Nadil Malik Hasan Still In The United States Military ?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:45:37 -0500

Number of comments: 9

While it’s becoming fairly clear that last week’s shootings at Fort Hood were not part of a wider terrorist plot, questions are starting to be raised about exactly why the man who carried them out, Major Nadil Malik Hasan, was still a member of the United States Army given [...]

Yankee Philip: Is the 5th District looking for the new Congressman from Charlottesville yet?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:43:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Who voted Yes on Socialized Medicine????

Connolly
Moran
Perriello
Scott

Perriello is in an area that voted Republican. Perriello only squeaked in by a few votes last time. I guess this time next year, he will be unemployed.

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Mason Conservative: Meltdown In the 2nd District

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:41:10 -0500

Rep. Glen Nye got spooked by what happened last Tuesday. There is no other way to explain why this amateur congressman voted against the health care rationing bill yesterday. Liberal blogs are claiming that Nye has finished the betrayal that Creigh Deeds started. The 2nd district came firing back [...]

The Lee Brothers Blog: Democrats suck!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:39:12 -0500

How is that for bi-partisan! Well, neither was the health care bill that passed last night! I have absolutely had it with being somewhat cordial, polite towards the Democrats! They SUCK! And they are simply stupid! I don’t know how else to put it…I look at how they vote and I [...]

Too Conservative: RINO ALERT – Obamacare passes with a single Republican vote!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:33:32 -0500

Number of comments: 10

Last night, the House of Representatives passed their version of Obamacare, on a 220-215 vote. While the bill stands little chance of passing the Senate, there’s a bigger problem we all must deal with:
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A Republican voted for it.

Yes. A Republican. There’s a RINO in the ranks! [...]

Below The Beltway: So This Is How Liberty Dies, With Thunderous Applause

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:29:03 -0500

Number of comments: 6

Last night, the Democrats celebrated the passage of PelosiCare:

Sound familiar ?

Similar [...]

United Conservatives: Warrior Song

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:29:00 -0500

"Stand next to me you'll never stand alone"

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Tertium Quids: About "inclusion"

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:24:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
Recall for a moment this bromide from Ed Gillespie regarding the McDonnell campaign's inclusiveness:Run inclusive campaigns. When The Post reported on what is now the most famous graduate thesis in America and Democrats attacked McDonnell as "anti-working-women," a broad grass-roots network of "Women for McDonnell" was in place to respond [...]

United Conservatives: 8th of November 173DABN

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:16:00 -0500

On the 8th of November the angels were crying.

ON the 6th of November 2009 the angels were crying. [...]

Virginia's 5th District: Boyd Finally Makes It Official

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:12:17 -0500

After weeks of running an unofficial campaign Ken Boyd finally made his campaign official. I wonder if he will be doing anything different now that he is “actually” campaigning as opposed to his non-campaign he has been running for the last month and a half. According to an article in [...]

Below The Beltway: Elie Weisel Condemns Use Of Holocaust Imagery By Health Care Protesters

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:07:25 -0500

Number of comments: 2

The above photo is one of many that was spotted at the “House Call” rally hosted by Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann last week on the eve of the health care reform vote in the House of Representatives.

Elie Weisel is among those [...]

Fishersville Mike: Senator Byrd watch

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:04:00 -0500

As the health care bill moves to the Senate, who's the most important Senator? West Virginia's Robert C. Byrd.
Democrats need 60 votes for some parts of the bill. Will Byrd be healthy enough?
If they want to try reconciliation and get parts through with just 51 votes, [...]

What IS Right for Virginia: Perriello Supports Health Care Legislation To Reduce Costs, Expand Coverage, and Preserve Patient Choice

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:01:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Tom Perriello voted in support of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, to make health care affordable for the middle class, provide security for seniors, and reduce the federal deficit. He released the following statement:

Whether for or against health care reform, [...]

Tertium Quids: How They Voted on Health Care

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:47:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
Here's the roll call on the House version, of the health care bill. How did Virginia's worthies vote?Yes:ConnollyMoranPerrielloScottNo:BoucherCantorForbesGoodlatteNyeWittmanWolfSo...Tom Perriello voted "yes." Very interesting. I'm thinking this will make him a "one-term wonder."' [...]

Below The Beltway: Democrats Support Separation Of Church And State, Except When They Don’t

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:45:42 -0500

Number of comments: 3

One of the most unusual moments during yesterday’s health care debate came when the House Democrats decided to tout support from an explicitly religious institution:

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops delivered a critical endorsement to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday by signing off on late-night agreement to [...]

Tertium Quids: Signs of a Split

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

Number of comments: 0
According to the congealing conventional wisdom River City, and its most reliable barometer, Jeff Schapiro, there may be a split in Virginia's top three Republicans:It wasn't lost on many that McDonnell the other day referred to his as the "McDonnell-Bolling administration."Perhaps it was the innocent oversight of a fatigued victor.' [...]

Fishersville Mike: Health care reform timeline

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:27:00 -0500

2009 - Barely passes in House.
2011 - Defunded in new GOP-led House
2013 - Repealed with bill signed by new GOP president. Then we do it right. [...]

Republitarian: On the brain…

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:26:30 -0500

I woke up this morning and somehow starting singing this and cannot stop…..

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Below The Beltway: Report: Fort Hood Shooting Not Part Of Wider Plot

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:23:49 -0500

Well, this at least seems to be some good news:

WASHINGTON — After two days of inquiry into the mass shooting at Fort Hood, investigators have tentatively concluded that it was not part of a terrorist plot.

Rather, they have come to believe that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist [...]

The Richmonder: "Macaca" and "Thesis-gate" revisited

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

This is a repost of an analysis I published on September 5, 2009, under the title "The difference between 'Macaca' and McDonnell's 'Thesis Scandal'":A handful of conservative blogs are trumpeting the news that the recent discovery and publication of Bob McDonnell's masters thesis doesn't seem to be hurting him in' [...]

VB Dems: Nye Finishes Where Deeds Left Off

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:17:14 -0500

While Creigh Deeds could only talk about health care reform and the climate change bill, Congressman Glenn Nye could act. And act he did, voting against both landmark bills.

This is like watching the baton passed from one runner to the final leg in a relay race as they battle [...]

SWAC Girl: 237 millionaires in Congress ... 44% of reps

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

Number of comments: 0
Only 1% of the general population in America is made up of millionaires ... but in Congress that percentage is 44% or 237 representatives who are millionaires.

Has public office become too expensive for the everyday citizen?

Politico reports:
As Washington reels from the news of 10.2 [...]

Virginia's 5th District: Purge Perriello

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:37 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Last night at 11:16 PM the United States House of Representatives voted to destroy the American way of life by passing a health care bill that puts more power into the hands of the political hacks in Washington. This bill which passed by only three votes and had one Republican [...]

Star City Harbinger: Perriello says ‘yes’; Boucher says ‘no’

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:49:05 -0500

Freshman Representative Tom Perriello's vote can only be described as an act of political courage According to the New York Times which posted the vote tally this morning, Freshman Representative Tom Perriello voted in favor of last night's landmark health care reform. Uber-conservative Democrat from far Southwest Virginia Rick Boucher stood with [...]

Augusta Conservative: Pelosi Health Care Bill Passes the House!

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:48:00 -0500

According to the Associated Press, at 11:15 pm last evening, the Health Care Reform bill submitted to the House of Representatives by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi narrowly passed on a vote of 220-215. Every Republican save one a freshman from New Orleans [...]

Blue Virginia: Cheers and Jeers from Last Night's Vote

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:44:00 -0500

This was an historic moment in U.S. history last night, and it is worth savoring (despite the abysmal Stupak ant-choice amendment, which needs to be stripped out in "conference"). Also, a few cheers and jeers for the Virginia delegation are in order.

Cheers
Tom Perriello (5th CD): It [...]

From On High: Here's To Our Congressmen

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:42:00 -0500

Well, except for you poor schmucks over in the 5th Congressional District, who will have to put up with Tom Perriello for several more months.

Democrat Tom Perriello voted in favor of ObamaCare last night, in the middle of the night, while you slept.

Don't forget it come' [...]

Below The Beltway: Health Care “Reform” Passes House; Battle Moves To The Senate

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:40:00 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Last night as much of the nation either slept or watched college football, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, the latest version of health care reform:

WASHINGTON — Handing President Obama a hard-fought victory, the House narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system on Saturday [...]

Blue Virginia: Whipple Clip Dozen: Sunday Morning

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:36:00 -0500

Thanks to Del. Bob Brink (D-48) for the Sunday morning "Whipple Clips." I'm providing a "baker's dozen" today, to go with your bagels and/or donuts. Enjoy! :)

1. WEAKENED VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS SEEK STRATEGY FOR COMEBACK
2. REPUBLICANS STILL HARD-PRESSED FOR MINORITY SUPPORT
3. OBSTACLES AWAIT MCDONNELL [...]

From On High: Odd

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:35:00 -0500

I don't remember reading this header to a Roanoke Times editorial back when Tim Kaine was elected governor:

Virginia voted for gridlock on Tuesday

Something must have been different about Tuesday's election result.

Hmmm. What could it have been?' [...]

From On High: Good News

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:33:00 -0500

The condition of that Muslim who killed all those innocent people at Ft. Hood on Thursday has improved.

Assemble the firing squad and prop his fat ass against the wall.

We'll have plenty of time to decide whether his shouting "Allahuh Akbar!" while he was executing those' [...]

Star City Harbinger: House passes historic health care bill

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:30:28 -0500

39 Conservative Democrats defect; 1 GOP convert from Louisiana House Democrats on a largely party line vote approved HR 3962--Affordable Health Care for America Act--220-215. Almost 40 conservative or Blue Dog Democrats joined a new unanimous Republican front against the bill. One Republican from a district which includes New Orleans--Rep. Anh [...]

Fishersville Mike: Fishersville Mike Joyous as Right Advances

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:29:00 -0500

Come January, I'll be living in a state with a Republican as governor - something I've only done for 10 of my 47 years. How about this crew - Spiro Agnew in Maryland, Carroll Campbell in South Carolina, Arch Moore in West Virginia and George Allen and Jim Gilmore in [...]

From On High: Sorry, Lady ...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:25:00 -0500

... but we conservatives have learned our lesson. We'll not be bringing up social issues ever again.

You, who thinks we should get into the gay rights thing again, should take your liberal friends' advice and do the same.

We are, as instructed, going to be [...]

From On High: Gun Control Bureaucracy Doomed?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:23:00 -0500

It's worth noting, in passing, that while America races toward government control of all aspects of our lives, the Canadians, having toyed with the same notion, now flee for their lives:
Gun registry rejected
Langley Times editorial

The first step in getting rid of the boondoggle known as the' [...]

Virginia Right!: AARP Endorses Health Care Bill That Robs Medicare – Here Is An Alternative

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:12:16 -0500

The AARP just opted to side with Nancy Pelosi and take billions of dollars in Medicare money away from Seniors and use this money for younger people instead. If you are an AARP member, the organization just stuck a knife in your back.

Recently, 60,000 AARP [...]

From On High: Moving the Goalposts

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:11:00 -0500

Can they be considered experts if they keep changing their expert predictions?

This (in "What recovery? Unemployment shoots past 10 percent") does not give one warm-n-fuzzies:
Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only [...]

From On High: A President Detached From His People

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:08:00 -0500

Much is still being made of that brief remark made by President Obama when he learned of the massacre that had taken place on the Ft. Hood Army base on Thursday. The one in which he expressed condolences right after giving a shout-out to someone nobody's ever heard of and' [...]

SWAC Girl: Health care protest: Did Gerry Connolly throw Susan Allen out of his office?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 0
Greg at Black Velvet Bruce Li posted about Democrat Rep. Gerry Connolly's antics last week when he tried to have a constituent thrown out of his office because she wanted him to vote against the nationalized health care bill.

Rumor on the street has it one of those [...]

Great Blue Heron: Go Ahead, Jump

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:55:15 -0500

Number of comments: 1
Here’s Glenn Nye’s campaign website on health care before the election: The American health care system offers the best care available in the world, the best trained doctors and highest quality technology. We must make that system accessible and affordable so all Americans can enjoy good medical care. We need [...]

From On High: Please. No More Stimulus.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:55:00 -0500

It's bankrupting the country, sending the dollar into the toilet, and building inflation pressures the likes of which we haven't seen in decades.

Oh, and it failed to achieve that which Dear Leader promised:

At what point does our child president admit that his' [...]

From On High: Quote of the Day

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:49:00 -0500

Say what?

"It’s time to start asking ourselves whether our famous American freedom—in both its liberal and conservative formulations—is not actually a subtle form of dehumanizing tyranny."

Freedom is tyranny.

George Orwell had fun with that formulation exactly sixty years ago.

I thought he'd' [...]

From On High: The Globe Cools. But No Matter.

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:43:00 -0500

Like anyone in Washington cares about the facts:

UAH Global Temperature for October down significantly

Despite the related trend, expect Congress to pass anti-global warming legislation any day now

Idiots? Machiavellis? You decide. [...]

From On High: I Think We Know The Answer

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:33:00 -0500

Michelle Malkin asks the question we've heard all too often on other circumstances:

Why do we have to read British papers to get Ft. Hood jihadist news?!

The London Telegraph has the bombshell report on Ft. Hood jihadist Nidal Hassan’s ties to the September 11 terrorists.
[...]

From On High: For The Record

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:54:00 -0500

I'm (shamelessly) adapting the blog disclaimer offered up by Ink Scrawl for my own use here.

From this point forward, let it be known:
Blog Disclaimer, Comments and E-Mail Policy

This is a personal blog. The views and opinions expressed here represent my own and not those' [...]