Monthly Archives: November 2005

"Lazy Voters" and Abortion

Did Kilgore’s lack of attention to the abortion question cost him the election? Norman has this to say: “Lazy voters.” I’d be willing to bet that some of those lazy voters would have gone to the polls with glee if … Continue reading

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Winners and losers

I received a phone call at 7:00am from the McDonnell campaign to head down to the registrar’s office to check on the provisional ballots and the vote certification. No worries there, but I am gratified to see Bolling and McDonnell … Continue reading

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Spotsylvania did its part

Kilgore carried Spotsy with nearly 54% of the vote, while Bolling and McDonnell carried comfortable margins of about 60-40. Still tonight’s results are tough to swallow for those of us who worked so hard. Post-mortem comes later tomorrow. Conservatives stayed … Continue reading

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VOTE!

Kilgore, Bolling, McDonnell. Set down what you are doing and take the half hour to vote your values. Go vote! And for those of you in Spotsylvania County, a NO vote on all four tax bond referenda, please. For those … Continue reading

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My Predictions

Here it is: Kilgore by 3. The margin will not be large enough to say mandate, and I’m sure the Dems will point to various inefficiencies in their GOTV efforts. But under the radar, the GOP will turn out and … Continue reading

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Kaine by 9?!

NO WAY. I don’t buy it, not even a little bit. Just got back from our Fredericksburg area HQ, and we are making calls, dropping literature, and in short doing one heck of a job with regards to the ground … Continue reading

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Jarhead

Just got back from seeing this movie. It is, in a word, excellent. All the hype about it being pro-war, anti-war, all things inbetween is a bunch of nonsense. This is a great movie in the spirit of Full Metal … Continue reading

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Good Catholic Stuff

I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault. In my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do; … Continue reading

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A snapshot of Virginia’s governor race

The USA Today says it all in two paragraphs: Warner inherited a large deficit and worked with GOP moderates to raise taxes and save the state’s AAA bond rating. Kaine often notes that Governing magazine this year rated Virginia the … Continue reading

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Cow tipping…

Everyone’s heard a story from a friend. Bunch of people were hanging out, getting drunk, and sure enough someone decided to go out cow tipping, with some story of angering the cow and jumping over a fence before it got … Continue reading

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