Virginia Right!

Monmouth University just released a poll that over-sampled Democrats 33% to 27% and shows Obama leading by only 1%. Rasmussen and Gallup are presently showing Romney leading by 1 and 2 points respectively. Real Clear Politics has Obama ahead by 2.5 points but they are still adding in 3 polls prior to Paul Ryan being selected [...]

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The Council has spoken, the votes have been cast, and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match up. The big event, the one that sucked all the oxygen out of the room was Mitt Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan as his running mate. This week’s winner, Bookworm Room’s Other than all that, [...]

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While the Democrats feverishly work to make up stuff about Paul Ryan, most do not believe their over-hyped ”sky is falling” screams. They have gone to the well far too often to cry wolf – or race card as suits their needs. But the Ryan pick by Mitt Roment has already closed the race to dead even in [...]

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“Three years ago, President Obama warned of politicians trying to ‘scare the heck out of folks’ with ‘bogeymen’ in an effort to maintain the status quo. With the economy in a slump and unemployment at a five-month high, the Obama campaign and its allies have resorted to the same shameful attacks they used to decry. [...]

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By most measures, Paul Ryan is a great pick for Mitt Romney’s VP running mate. There are few in Washington that truly comprehend the US Budget and none of them are elected. This pick will give the Romney Campaign an opportunity to sidestep the distractions from the Obama Campaign and keep the message focused on [...]

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AULA Praises Paul Ryan Pick as “Unambiguous Defender” of the Need for a Pro-life Vision for America WASHINGTON, D.C.(8/11/2012) – Americans United for Life Action President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called the selection of Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan for the GOP Vice Presidential spot “a bold choice of an unambiguous defender of the need for a [...]

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Boston, MA – Governor Jeb Bush today made the following statement on the selection of Congressman Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s Vice Presidential running mate:   “I applaud Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate. Congressman Ryan’s command of economic policy and the federal budget will prove invaluable as Governor Romney fights [...]

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Boston, MA – Congressman Paul Ryan today delivered the following remarks in Norfolk, Virginia after Mitt Romney selected him to be his Vice Presidential running mate:   Thank you Governor Romney, Ann.  I am deeply honored and excited to join you as your running mate.   Mitt Romney is a leader with the skills, the background and [...]

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MITT ROMNEY DELIVERS REMARKS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA   Boston, MA – Mitt Romney today delivered the following remarks in Norfolk, Virginia after he selected Paul Ryan to be his Vice Presidential running mate:   Ladies and gentlemen:   It’s great to be back in Virginia and here in Norfolk. Your city’s beauty is only matched by [...]

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It would appear that the Mainstream Media as well as other outlets are all calling the Vice Presidential Pick of Mitt Romney ‘bold’.   The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza: “A Decidedly Bold Stroke…” “The news that Mitt Romney has chosen Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee today in Norfolk, Virginia amounts to a decidedly [...]

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Looks like the Drudge Report is saying former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is now the number one choice for Vice President! Here’s a MSM report on the Drudge report – a few highlights: The Drudge Report, the conservative website, reports Thursday night that there is a new frontrunner to be Mitt Romney’s running mate: Condoleezza [...]

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This is a delicious article about one of my heroes, Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and our own governor, Bob McDonnell, who I admire very much.  Here’s a highlight or two: “We’re not going to start implementing Obamacare,” Jindal said during a conference call with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. “We’re committed to working to elect [...]

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I could have written about the latest climate change scandal (looks like bad behavior by climate change supporters but the jury is still out), or a defense of affirmative action in college admissions (while I believe in aggressive RECRUITMENT of minorities I do not favor race in college admissions or anywhere else absent exigent circumstances), [...]

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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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Once upon a time, when Reagan was ending a most successful Presidency, there was a political activist who had the itch for running for office.  This activist did not realize how sexy local government is and wanted to run for House of Delegates or state Senate.  Elwood Earl “Sandy” Sanders, Jr., was an attorney in [...]

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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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Former UN Ambassador John Bolton, who should have run for President and who I have suggested as Ron Paul’s running mate, says much of the same things about Europe I have been saying (perhaps in a more scholarly way!) in this article in the Washington Times! Very little media attention, however, is focused on a [...]

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I strongly support the candidacy of Cong. Ron Paul for President in 2012. However, I acknowledge that he has one issue that troubles me and many others:  Iran and related issues.  As he was quoted in Gary Bauer’s End of Day report on November 7, 2011: When it comes to foreign policy, Ron Paul’s views [...]

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With almost all the precincts reporting, Gov. Bobby Jindal has won an overwhelming victory in the first primary (Louisiana elects their state and local officials through a two primary system – if one candidate gets 50% plus one vote in the first primary, that person is elected and only the second primary will occur in [...]

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