Monthly Archives: May 2006

The Jaded JD: Gettin’ old school

Yes, the two-tiered setup within the Virginia blogosphere is emerging. In one corner, the up and comers. In the other, the old guard bloggers consisting mostly of Chad Dotson, Waldo Jaquith, Norm Leahy, Jay Hughes, Jim Riley, and of course, … Continue reading

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Virginia Virtucon: Don’t call it "Rocky VI"

Rocky’s lookin’ a bit rough around the edges, eh? Nevertheless, I will see Rocky VI! Rocky IV featuring Ivan Drago was, of course, the best of the series… but that has nothing to do with the fact Rocky was beating … Continue reading

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Not Commonwealth Conservative?

Ben Tribbett has a stunning piece of information here. Rarely am I blindsided by what goes on in Virginia politics (or the blogosphere), but this one is a surprise indeed. The first unscrupulous Republican blogger who claims to assume the … Continue reading

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Virginia Virtucon: One word comes to mind

Jim Riley has it right: treason.

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novatownhall blog: The Virginia Blog Carnival

Well done!

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Oscar De La Hoya

Your new WBC champion. Awesome. The comeback is for real!

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Cardinal Arinze on the DaVinci Code

Appropriate words from Cardinal Arinze: ‘Those who blaspheme Christ and get away with it are exploiting the Christian readiness to forgive and to love even those who insult us. There are some other religions which if you insult their founder … Continue reading

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Spark It Up!!!: Harris Miller vs Jim Webb

Kilo on Miller and Webb: Many people have said Miller is the stronger threat to Sen Allen. The last polls showed he is gaining ground. I have noticed when asked questions Webb has replied many times that he cant address … Continue reading

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2006 Blog Summit

June 16-17th. The agenda looks really good too, especially the “Ethics of Politics” part (of which I can think of a few Virginia bloggers who would benefit from such a course). Sign up!

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Pope declares diplomatic war with Communist China

Any doubts the Vatican was not serious about Communist China have now been eradicated: Vatican spokesman, Dr Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said in a statement released yesterday that the episcopal ordinations, ‘without pontifical mandate, are illegitimate’ and contrary to the consciences of … Continue reading

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