Virginia Right!

Ok, it’s time for the “average Joe’s & Jane’s” to take a stand. There seems to be an overabundance of so much misinformation about our wonderful Hanover Schools and someone needs to speak up and tell the truth. Several of the local newspapers featured thoughts from a small group of people like Mr. Ragan Philips. [...]

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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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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: How would you change the role teachers unions play in public education? The Noisy Room: Overlooking the fact that a US Federal Department of Education is [...]

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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 steps would you take to revitalize America’s economy? The Independent Sentinel: We need to restore confidence in our government and limiting its reach will go [...]

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The three part series on the SOLs by my fellow blogger Tom White has been read by many Virginians.  People are outraged!  Here’s what to do: The SOLs are made up by the State Board of Education (SBOE).  They can rewrite them.  The Board of Education website does not have an easy way to contact [...]

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This is the third and final chapter on the Virginia SOL’s and the heavy handed left wing agenda driven propaganda put out by the Virginia Department of Education. Read Part I here. Read Part II here. Read Part III here. Conclusion: Who is to blame for this? Ultimately, we all are. For becoming complacent and [...]

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Part 2 of a 3 Part Series: Read Part I here. Read Part II here. Read Part III here. This is part II of a three part expose’  on the Virginia Department of Education’s attempt to push Islam while purging Christianity and even Capitalism from our children’s classrooms. In Part I of this story we [...]

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Brent Budowsky writes this ironically humorous article in The Hill supporting Harry Reid.  Budowsky suggests that Theodore Roosevelt would support Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) since he is actually out there in the arena fighting for the right: Roosevelt continued: The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred [...]

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I was inspired by this comment in a New York Post article about the absurd idea that the funding of opponents of the Ground Zero Mosque should be investigated: She [Pelosi] famously discounted the Tea Party as an “astroturf” movement, directed by the Republican Party. She couldn’t process the idea of a genuine grass-roots revolt [...]

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There is an interesting race in Colorado.  The Senate primary is June 22 and it pits tea party insurgent Ken Buck versus Lt. Gov. Jane Norton.  Normally Norton would be the prohibitive favorite but in the tea party year of 2010, it is Buck with a double digit lead.  I am conflicted here a bit.  [...]

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David Harsayi at the Denver Post says it well.  Click HERE for the article from Real Clear Politics. Some highlights: Let’s start with Angle, who believes it would be prudent — get this — to start defunding the Department of Education. The Department of Education! You must be aware that the vast majority of Americans [...]

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Nevada was one of Ron Paul’s best states.  He came in a distant but definite second over McCain, Huckabee, etc (Romney won) in the Nevada caucuses to elect delegates to the state convention.  And at that convention, the Paulites took over that convention!  The Las Vegas Sun reported they seemed to have the majority of the [...]

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According to the CBO (the Cold Beer Office), a war with Iraq will provide jobs for weapons manufacturers and soldiers, provide affordable Health Care and Housing for our lowest income workers – the military, and once and for all put an end to Global Warming caused by numerous diplomatic missions shuttling back and forth to issue meaningless threats to Iran.

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And here are a few quotes from the opposition party after the President’s speech to school kids:

“The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students. And the president should be doing more about education than saying, ‘Lights, camera, action.’”

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