Monthly Archives: December 2005

Barnie Day, after helping to collect his magnum opus on Virginia politics, has laid down his pen in pursuit of better things. Entirely understood. Best wishes.

… and congratulations to Chairman Andrew Lamar of Mary Washington, who was elected state chair of the College Republicans this weekend. Much to the dismay of some. I supported Andrew from my lowly position as Spotsylvania GOP Chairman, both through … Continue reading →

Regime change in Syria? Not if the Israelis have a say in it: At a strategic-dialogue meeting this week among senior officials, Israel laid out for the United States three scenarios if Bashar Assad is toppled: chaos, an Islamist regime … Continue reading →

From the RPV Advance courtesy of WaPo reporter Chris Jenkins: Sen. George Allen rallied fellow Virginia Republicans to his 2006 reelection campaign Saturday, telling them that he would stand for low taxes, energy independence and opposition to ‘activist judges’ on … Continue reading →

Mrs. Kenney and the family went out to Historic Gordonsville today, where we stopped off at the 007 Cafe (James Bond themed, so to speak) and the Exchange Hotel, a Civil War museum where Santa Claus himself was there at … Continue reading →

Bob Sargeant has always been one of my favorite local editorialists (Arch DiPeppie and the late John Goolrick being among them), and he offers an excellent rebuttal for the short-sighted apologists for the whitewashing of Islam: The Golden Age of … Continue reading →

‘We need reminding of our gullibility. But what explains our gullibility and our passivity when we discover that we have been deceived? It seems that we expect no higher standard of honesty from our public institutions. ‘That raises another question: … Continue reading →

Mason Conservative lays the liberal media out: Where was the media coverage that followed John Murtha? Lieberman has an established national presence, where Murtha did not. Murtha was a media creation after he came out for cut and run. Before, … Continue reading →

So it is slowly dawning on me that the General Assembly will be heading into session in a month or so, and the Virginia blogosphere for all intents and purposes is slowing down (e.g. when NLS has to resort to … Continue reading →