Monthly Archives: February 2006

Courtesy of Norm, former Governor Jim Gilmore sounds off on the state of the GOP, among other things.

Most everyone has been either involved in one, or seen one occur. The flame war. Two or more bloggers, posters, chat room participants go head to head in virtual combat. Now there’s science as to why: Readers misinterpret the tone … Continue reading →

Courtesy of the Drudge Report (yes, we made national news), from NBC 12, Spotsylvania’s deputies make the news: The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office is under fire this morning for the way they investigate certain prostitution cases. Undercover detectives have reportedly … Continue reading →

Jaded JD has come out of hibernation again, this time to chastise the Virginia Blogosphere with rods and remind us of what decorous conversation should be: Be nicer to each other. Ostracize those who are not nice. There are modern … Continue reading →

I’ve ranted and raved against mifepristone, not just for the obvious effects of inducing abortions, but because the drug simply isn’t safe. Few studies, and the ones that were performed were so small as to be inconclusive, or so politically … Continue reading →

Given all of the hiccups with Blogger over the past two days, you may have thought that some people fell off the face of the earth. Of course, once the Blogger updates were finished, Google’s BlogThis! feature was incompatible… Crisis … Continue reading →

First the fuss over Mohammed, now the fuss over a picture of the Virgin Mary naked (please note the lack of riots and embassy-burning that followed). Of course, the photoshoppers over at Fark have their response: Courtesy of the_gospel_of_thomas over … Continue reading →

Now this is the Delegate Orrock I remember working for! (Y)esterday, Del. Bobby Orrock, R-Caroline — who had his own tax proposals in 2004 — stood on the House floor to denounce the idea that transportation improvements must go hand-in-hand … Continue reading →

Heh, and my brother thought he was going to Atlantic City this weekend.

Old Zach over at Sic Semper Tyrannis has come to a farsighted conclusion: One of these days, Virginia’s voters are going to wake up and look at their tax bills in shock and then they’ll feel the oppressive hand of … Continue reading →