July 24, 2017
The Republican Party is a mess in Virginia. As Republicans, we have always been good at finding those things that divide us, magnifying those divisions, and sitting around in a circular firing squad while weak and unqualified Democrats clean our clocks on election day. Will Ralph Northam be the next clueless Democrat to sneak into […]
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July 24, 2017
Entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare are driven by demographics and longevity factors, which we can do little about. All those babies born after WW II are now reaching retirement age. Some 10,000 turn 65 each day and this continues for the next 16-17 years. Means testing and significant structural changes to the programs […]
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July 22, 2017
I was so proud of now Rep. Tom Garrett of Virginia when he dared stand up to a powerful state senator: My column was entitled WOW! Garrett’s Got Guts. Well, now the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan got a taste of the Garrett Guts. Here’s the Breitbart story and a few highlights: Rep. Tom […]
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July 17, 2017
I decided after seeing and reading this article (here’s the follow up article) in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on public housing that I had to contend for the faith – the libertarian faith that is – anew: Richmond public housing agency weighing ‘bold move’ to boost financial stability I was hoping the “bold move” was to […]
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July 17, 2017
Promises to repeal and replace the A.C.A ( ObamaCare) is clearly in trouble and whatever emerges from this mess will be a far cry from the solemn pledges Republicans have made for the last 8 years. Stop the presses—politicians lying. It is however a tad disingenuous to put it entirely on the backs of republicans […]
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July 15, 2017
I just found out the other day that the Virginia Bar Association – the first organization for lawyers in the Commonwealth of Virginia, that VBA, has a debate between (should be among as I will state further below) two of the candidates for governor – the former lobbyist GOP hopeful Ed Gillespie and the medical […]
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July 10, 2017
On July 6 at 10 am in downtown Richmond, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Cliff Hyra, the Mechanicsville IP lawyer, kicked off his campaign. I was intrigued by the A. Barton Hinkle article in both the Times-Dispatch and here at Reason. Hinkle suggests that Hyra could have a huge impact on the race. Still, Hyra is performing […]
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July 10, 2017
I can’t seem to win for losing in this election. I write one article trying to help Ed Gillespie a bit but has a lot of info on Libertarian Cliff Hyra (who I admire very much) and I get attacked by Hyra supporters! And my post yesterday on Senator Jill Vogel gets these two comments […]
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July 8, 2017
I had a very thrilling conversation with state senator and Lieutenant Governor candidate Jill Vogel and she agreed with me about the need for indigent defense reform – a statewide public defender system. I explained to her that the crazy quilt of jurisdictions verges of unequal justice under law. Yes Jill gets it! She understood […]
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July 8, 2017
Looks like the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Portsmouth will close its doors and apparently sell the building: The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame stopped waiting for its turnstile count to increase. Not enough people came to see the exhibits in Portsmouth. They will relocate to where folks already congregate. The VSHOF closed […]
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July 7, 2017
I was impressed with what I read about the Libertarian Cliff Hyra kickoff for Governor. From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: Libertarian Cliff Hyra formally kicked off his campaign for governor Thursday, saying he would work to exempt the first $60,000 of household income from state income taxes, legalize marijuana and pardon people imprisoned solely for using […]
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July 3, 2017
The Libertarian Party reports a third state representative has defected to the LP. CONCORD, N.H. – Rep. Brandon Phinney (Strafford 24), formerly a member of the Republican Party, announced today on the State House steps he is changing his party affiliation to Libertarian. Phinney is not the first state representative to switch parties – one […]
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July 3, 2017
I am thankful for this comment from Hanover County Libertarians for Hyra and I have reached out to him/her. I hope he/she will contact me. Mr. Sanders: I counted 16 people in the room. Half of them didn’t live in the 12th District so Senator Sioban Dunnavant wasted her time driving to Beaverdam which is […]
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June 28, 2017
I was at (invited again by its president Bob Keeler – he has been very gracious to me) the Patrick Henry Tea Party for its regular fourth Tuesday meeting (They will not meet again until September, BTW) and I was pleased to catch the end of the presentation by Russ Wright, chair of the Hanover […]
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June 28, 2017
What is art? Is a Crucifix in urine art? I do not think so. In fact, I find it offensive to call it art. What is a Conservative? Is a big government lobbyist like Ed Gillespie a Conservative? I do not think so. In fact, I find it offensive to call him a Conservative. A […]
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June 28, 2017
The Christian Taliban “God Squad” have managed to chase more Republicans away from the idea of Conventions as opposed to primaries as the way we select our nominees. Just who are these Christian Taliban “God Squad” folks? They are a small but vocal minority of the Republican Party who fancy themselves as the only “true” […]
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June 28, 2017
One of the most vocal complaints so far in the Senates discussion on Health Care reform has been the proposal to turn the Medicaid program back to the states in the form of a Block Grant program. It is a very smart proposal, contrary to the screams you hear from the predictable corners. Countless […]
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June 28, 2017
Listening to the members of Congress and certainly some in the media discuss the array of impacts that would come from the proposal being contemplated in the U.S Senate leaves one to ask the question….have these folks ever really studied the topic ? Do they grasp the very simple economic constructs that drive health care […]
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June 23, 2017
Bob Shannon sent this to the Virginia Right blog: A HEARTFELT PLEA TO THE MECHANICSVILLE T.E.A PARTY I would like to preface the following comments by first acknowledging the wonderful men and women who not only helped start the Mechanicsville T.E.A Party ,but has kept it going for the last 7 years. There are so […]
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