Virginia Right!

I arrived in Las Vegas yesterday about 1:30 PM Local time and made my way to the Venetian – the hotel hosting the 5th Annual RightOnline Conference, a group sponsored by Americans for Prosperity. Sheldon Adelson owns the Venetian, which is the largest hotel in the world. Adelson, you may know, is the wealthy gentleman [...]

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Former US Senator Rick Santorum announced a short while ago that he was suspending his campaign for President. During the weekend, his daughter Bella, who has a rare condition, was hospitalized due to her illness. She rebounded and is said to be home and doing well, but it gave the Santorum family pause to consider [...]

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Primaries are about momentum. Once it becomes inevitable, or nearly so, the voters begin lining up behind the winner. And that looks to be what is happening in Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum’s home state. Mitt Romney now leads in Pennsylvania by 5 points – 42% to 37% according to a new PPP poll. The only candidate [...]

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Last night was a pretty big night for Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney. He won the Illinois Primary by a pretty good margin. It seems that Republicans are coming to grips with a Mitt Romney candidacy. Many are still reluctant to “settle” for a New England Moderate. Not that Romney is light years better than [...]

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A Conservative he is not! The Virginia Republican Establishment’s Anointed Candidate Mitt Romney is at it again. According to the Liberal LA Times, which is beginning find more and more reasons to support Romney: “For high-income folks, we are going to cut back on that so we make sure the top 1% keeps paying, paying [...]

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The news for Mitt Romney is getting worse by the day. Rick Santorum has opened up a double digit lead over rival Mitt Romney in Gallup’s latest daily tracking poll. The survey finds Santorum with support from 36 percent of registered Republicans nationally, topping Romney at 26 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) follows [...]

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Is it in the water?  A time warp?  This is the biggest year for Virginia politics since 1841.  Virginia native (born in Winchester!) and resident Rick Santorum was the first resident of the Old Dominion to win a major party caucus – Iowa.  Then Virginia resident Newt Gingrich wins the SC primary, another first for [...]

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Rick Santorum had his biggest night last night picking up wins in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. While doing little to actually pick up delegates, the victory shows that Conservatives – particularly in the Heartland – are not fans of Mitt Romney’s brand of liberal politics. Squishy Republicans are not the answer for many Conservatives. Another [...]

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Former Speaker Newt Gingrich has demonstrated why Mitt Romney cannot beat Barack Obama. The victory in South Carolina last night, a thorough trouncing by Newt over Romney and the rest of the field, gave us a glimpse of what is to come should Romney win the Republican nomination. While the Republican elite will now do [...]

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What can I do to get on the right track I wish they’d take some of these knives off my back (They smile in your face) All the time they want to take your place The back stabbers (back stabbers) Low down… dirty… (What they do!) (They smile in your face)   The O’Jays would [...]

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Reports are in saying Texas Governor Rick Perry will end his bid for President. Will endorse Newt Gingrich according to reports.

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I have made no bones about the fact that I do not believe Mitt Romney is the best man the Republicans could put forth to replace Barack Obama. Romney is a New England Republican, which in my book makes him a Liberal. A RINO if you prefer. But a Big Government proponent with a strong [...]

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It looks like as expected, former MA Governor Mitt Romney won the NH primary.  But the story is the solid second place that Ron Paul placed.  CNN has projected Paul second.  Former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman came in third.  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich and former PA Senator Rick Santorum are fighting for fourth. I [...]

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I’m no attorney but I do know how to find and read the laws of Virginia. Various reports have stated that the signatures turned in by Newt Gingrich included at least 2,000 that were invalidated because there was no address given with the signature. If this were a Virginia Statewide office, that would be correct. [...]

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Newt Gingrich was eliminated from the possibility of having his name on the Virginia Republican Presidential Primary ballot for 2012. Virginia requires at least 10,000 signatures which must include 400 from each Congressional District. Mitt Romney and Ron Paul remain as the only candidates whose name will appear on the ballot in the Republican Presidential [...]

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Should all of us interested in true transparency in politics let this go by because it helps my candidate (For those readers of my blog from Mars, that is Ron Paul)?  Igot to speak up. Several of the GOP candidates will not be on the Virginia ballot.  Paul and former Massachusetts Governor Romney are confirmed [...]

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Well, it’s down to three. Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. The rest of the Republicans, Rick Santorum, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann and now Rick Perry will not be participating in the Virginia Republican Presidential Primary in 2012. All failed to turn in the required signatures to comply with Virginia Electoral laws. From the Republican Party [...]

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If you are familiar with Georgia State politics, then you know the name Tom Murphy. Murphy served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Georgia for 28 years, from 1974 to 2002. He was described often as the most powerful man in Georgia. His time as Speaker saw five governors come and go – [...]

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I wrote on this some time ago:  How Newt Gingrich is actually resident of Virginia.  When he set up his campaign, Georgia is his base of operations but he is legally a resident of Virginia.This ought to cause some soul searching among Virginia GOPers.  But it begs the question: Who might be Speaker Gingrich’s running [...]

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