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Category Archives: Virginia Politics
Barack Obama (In His Own Words)
Share“So let’s work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions by reducing unintended pregnancies, and making adoption more available, and providing care and support for women who do carry their child to term. Let’s honor the conscience of … Continue reading
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Governor Abuser Fees *Loves* Chucky Schumer’s Money…
ShareThe Washington Examiner is reporting that former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine raked in $1.65 million in the last quarter of 2011, besting Allen’s $1.1 million haul by about $500K. As for cash on hand, Kaine has $3.3 million to Allen’s … Continue reading
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Change The Radio Station, Get a Ticket?
ShareThat’s what one proposed piece of legislation in this year’s General Assembly would accomplish. From the Free Lance-Star: Usually the legislature sees bills focusing on limits to texting while driving, or talking on the cell phone while driving. But “texting, putting … Continue reading
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The New Yorker: To What Ends Incarceration?
ShareGreat article in the New Yorker regarding America’s prisons and the sense of “timeless time” that pervades: That’s why no one who has been inside a prison, if only for a day, can ever forget the feeling. Time stops. A … Continue reading
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Has Kaine Given Up On Virginia?
ShareLooks that way… Given the wide margins the GOP has carried Virginia since Obama’s 2008 romp, it appears as if the former DNC chairman is being more coy than candidate. It almost begs the question “why run?” — if Kaine’s … Continue reading
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The Feast Day of St. Thomas More
Share “Most would understand the phrase that the mind of More was like a diamond that a tyrant threw away into a ditch, because he could not break it.” — G.K. Chesterton Today is the feast day of St. Thomas … Continue reading
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Don’t Be A Sucker (or How to Divide a Polity in 10 Years or Less)
ShareIt’s always fascinated me how people can do or say the most heinous things to someone else just by objectifying them. Of course, when its you who becomes the target of such oppression, we’re always quick to scream about injustice. … Continue reading
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Political Wire: Kaine Really Does Matter
ShareI kid you not: Landing (Tim) Kaine — a top-tier recruit who has wavered on the idea of running — would be the sort of foundational building block that Senate Democrats could build around. You’ve gotta be kidding me? Tim … Continue reading
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“Death to the Machines!”
ShareI was introduced to the movie Metropolis by a very close friend of mine, and I have to admit the 1927 Fritz Lang classic has become one of my favorite movies of all time. The script was written by Thea … Continue reading
Maybe Archbishop Gomez Should Visit Prince William?
ShareArchbishop Gomez offers the following insights on the Catholic approach to immigration reform: The American bishops support a comprehensive reform of our immigration policies that secures our borders and gives undocumented immigrants the chance to earn permanent residency and eventual … Continue reading
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