Monthly Archives: January 2007

Virginia Virtucon: Gilmore Files for President

Big news from Team Gilmore, as Virginia offers yet another of her sons for the Presidency of the United States. From Jim Riley: Former VA Gov. Jim Gilmore has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission establishing the “Jim Gilmore … Continue reading

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America Was Meant to Be Free, Not Secular

Great article from Dennis Prager of Orthodoxy Today: As the greatest foreign observer of America, the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville, noted in his Democracy in America, ‘Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame … Continue reading

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Why Saddam Is No Martyr

No one knows this better than the Iraqis. (H/T to The Ward View)

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Idiocy Abounds (On Chickenhawks)

Once more into the breach with the chickenhawk argument . Once again anti-war liberals, and take notes: If we are concerned about a shortage of manual labor in America, does that mean one should quit their current line of employment … Continue reading

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The right-wing liberal: Where did the $10 billion go?

D.J. McGuire is beating the drum on Governor Kaine: Where did the $10 billion go? True, finding methods to ensure transportation spending need not spiral out of control is worthy, which is why I myself love the subdivision subsidy sunset. … Continue reading

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CatHouse Chat: The First Virginia Blog Carnival of 2007!

Romeokat has the First Virginia Blog Carnival of 2007 up and running!chronicles of riddick dark fury the online

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OTB: 15-month enlistment?

James Joyner over at Outside The Beltway talks about the merits and pitfalls of a 15-month enlistment, specifically targeted towards those either in college or the recently graduated. Another segment of society that would profit from (or detractors might argue, … Continue reading

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UK Independent: Scientists Map Dark Matter

This is an incredible achievement: One of the most important discoveries to emerge from the study is that dark matter appears to form an invisible scaffold or skeleton around which the visible universe has formed. Although cosmologists have theorised that … Continue reading

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The Ward View: Four Webblings and an INFERNO!

Heh. Failed candidate for Attorney General Donald McEachin and Greg Galligan (the Mark Warner look-alike) are of particular interest: McEachin seeks revenge against Senator Lambert for endorsing George Allen in the wake of Jim Webb’s vitriolic campaign, and Galligan is … Continue reading

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"I wish I had invented a lawnmower"

Kalashnikov on his invention of the AK-47. Excellent article here detailing the history of the world’s deadliest weapon.

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