Virginia Right!

Godfather Politics posted the 40 things you must believe in to be a Democrat. These are pretty good!   1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand. 2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity. 3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens [...]

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According to the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx has issued a proclamation saying that Thursday is a “Day of Reason,” lending his name for the second consecutive year to a movement that emphasizes the separation of church and state. The American Humanist Association, a co-sponsor of the day, said on its website, that, “with [...]

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Apparently the Terry McAuliffe Campaign is in the midst of a crisis concerning his failure to release his Tax Returns (especially after every Democrat and left wing media outlet in the nation pummeled Mitt Romney for his returns). With most of Virginia searching for the elusive McAuliffe Tax Returns, I have the location where the [...]

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‘We need to grow the economy—not the government…Government has never been bigger or more out of control. They say there is no problem with waste, fraud, and abuse; they say the problem is you; they say you are not sending them enough money; they say they have wisely spent every penny. So, you must just [...]

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UPDATE: A few minutes after publishing this article, I received a call from Delegate Linghamfelter’s office. His vote was recorded as Yea in error. Lingamfelter had intended to vote against this bill and the error is in the process of being corrected on the official record. As a result of that error, we have “unscratched” [...]

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I have written several times about the restoration of the Appellate Defender’s office in Virginia.  The Indigent Defense Commission had to abolish the office due to budget cuts. Now you can do something about it!  Email your senator if you are in his or her district (especially the Republicans!) or can if a Virginia voter, [...]

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I came across this proposed constitutional amendment that Sandy’s Favorite Democrat, State Senator Chap Petersen, introduced this session of the General Assembly: ARTICLE X TAXATION AND FINANCE Section 1. Taxable property; uniformity; classification and segregation. All property, except as hereinafter provided, shall be taxed. All taxes shall be levied and collected under general laws and [...]

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Every week on Monday morning , the Council and invited guests weigh in at the Watcher’s Forum, short takes on a major issue of the day. This week’s question:What’s your reaction to the Fiscal Cliff Agreement? The Razor:Everyone said Boehner was dealt a bad hand, but I don’t play poker for a reason: I suck [...]

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Speaking on the Senate floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell discussed one of the key obstacles to obtaining an agreement to avoid the approaching fiscal cliff. “I believe the two parties can avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. And in the process, I even believe we can agree on a framework for a bipartisan plan [...]

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This is pretty big. Former Virginia Governor Doug Wilder, the nation’s first elected black governor decided not to extend his endorsement of Barack Obama for his reelection. According to the Times Dispatch: Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, who backed Democrat Barack Obama for president in 2008, did not endorse Obama or Republican Mitt Romney in [...]

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In the following polls, I have graphed the skew – shown in green – and the Obama lead – shown in purple for all of the polls averaged at Real Clear Politics as of this morning. Rasmussen is showing a 1 point Romney lead for their final tally, but they have yet to post the [...]

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Jeesh. What a typical Liberal Timmy Kaine has become. Can you believe he is actually whining because George Allen has decided to spend his own money to fund his campaign? Somehow, and I am not sure of the logic here, Kaine finds that disturbing. In an email to me, he blasted Allen saying: Recently, we [...]

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Word has been spreading that the Obama campaign was pulling out of North Carolina and speculation is that Virginia will not be far behind. It would seem that CNN has made it official. Obama and CNN concede North Carolina to Romney. CNN is moving its classification of the swing state from true “toss up” to “lean Romney.”Four years [...]

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Comparing this post debate poll from WaPo / ABC to the last one they did before the debate 15 days ago, there are some things that jump out at you. The earlier poll sampled 3% more Democrats than Republicans (33% D’s, 30% R’s) a +3 lean towards Democrats and the latest poll samples 9% more Democrats [...]

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Senator Rand Paul not only refused to back down from the “bipartisan” attack of Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lindsey Graham (R[?]-SC) but doubled down on the foreign aid issue: But Paul — a libertarian-minded freshman who often finds himself in the minority of the minority in Senate votes — doesn’t seem too concerned. “They [...]

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Welfare is supposed to be there to give recipients the basic needs support and enough to get by until they can get back on their feet. Unfortunately, that is no longer true. Liberals have been enriching welfare so much fo so long that if you fall on hard times and need a little help to [...]

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I was and am elated when Senator Rand Paul ran these ads in Florida and West Virginia about their senator’s support for foreign aid for Egypt, Libya and Pakistan!  I would not wait:  No aid to any nation except maybe Israel! Well, Senator Manchin didn’t like his ad very much: Manchin said many senators thought [...]

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Folks, if you don’t think you can vote in several states and if you believe the Democrat’s lie that there is no voter fraud, you drank the Kool-Aid. James O’Keefe – the guy that exploded ACORN with the “Pimp” videos is at it again. In this video, several young people admit to Democrats than they [...]

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You knew it would happen, but Tim Kaine is getting desperate. Six years ago George Allen used the word Macaca in a perhaps ill advised way, but he intended no harm. Allen is just a friendly, down to earth guy and he uses humor to communicate on occasion. And that is all he intended, a [...]

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