Virginia Right!

I was inspired by the latest Watchers contest. What if we could have a new party in the US?  What would that party look like?  I am not yet ready to leave the GOP but this is a mental exercise. My inspiration was the short-lived but effective Free Soil Party of the last 1840s and [...]

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I am excited that PBS (No, I am not going soft – PBS should be denationalized and privatized!) is going to show a three part (Can I say mini-series?) event through their American Experience brand on The Abolitionists. I have tremendous admiration and respect for the abolitionists and consider William Lloyd Garrison a spiritual mentor [...]

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Henrico, VA - George Allen today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s health care law:   “While disappointed in the Supreme Court’s decision on President Obama’s health care law, I believe it reinforces what is truly at stake during this pivotal election.  This November the American people have an opportunity [...]

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This editorial at bloomberg.com wrote this scary comment on the US veto at the US Security Council.  They called for the US to unilaterally give up their veto – along with the other permanent members!  Here’s some low-lights: This illustrates why the veto for the five permanent members of the Security Council has become an [...]

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It appears the University of North Dakota will give up the fight over its mascot and name – the Fighting Sioux – according to the blog The Sin Bin quoting the AP. This is in spite of the support of one of the Sioux tribes for UND’s use of the nickname: The university won the [...]

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