Virginia Right!

I am pleased to report that HB 1430, the Right to Farm or Bonita bill did pass its subcommittee Monday evening after a spirited rally (I was there and I await photos!) where say 60 folks were present at the Bell Tower with pitchfork buttons, nice posters and birthday party regalia (Mrs. Bonita was fined [...]

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The Boneta Bill Passes Subcommittee -Will be debated in full Committee this Wednesday at 8:30AM- **Click here to sign up to receive updates on HB 1430 as it is debated in the full Agriculture, Chesapeake, & Natural Resources Committee** Friends- Yesterday was truly a day that I will remember as a highlight of my legislative career. I didn’t get [...]

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The Hill reports: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) credited Tea Party activists with refocusing GOP attention on an expanding federal government, calling the grassroots movement a “surge protector.” Speaking at an event in San Diego, Calif., on Monday, Cantor said that Tea Party voters propelled Republicans to majority status in the House last year, [...]

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This must be devastating news to Pelosi and Obama. They seemed so sure the Tea Party represented the far right fringe of the Republican Party. They really wanted them to be. They really needed them to be right wing bigots.

How horrible for them to find out that just under half of these people they insulted are Democrats and Independents.

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