Monthly Archives: February 2008

OTB: Ron Paul Flatlines

This is a shame because (and I’m not afraid to mention this) I have several strong sympathies with the Ron Paul movement. That Paul still hasn’t been able to break out of 5-6% is symptomatic of a number of reasons. … Continue reading

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WaPo: Green, Monk Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

ABOUT FREAKIN’ TIME! While both of these gentlemen deserve it, Art Monk has waited eight long years. Outstanding news to temper all the front office talk.

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Barticles: Castle Laws and HB710

Bart Hinkle sounds off on opposition to HB710 pending in the Virginia General Assembly this year. As quoted when the issue was brought to the fore in 2007: The obvious problem with applying the duty to retreat to the homeowner … Continue reading

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McCain: Prisoner of War

Whether you support McCain for President or not, Democrat or Republican, this is probably one of the most gripping POW accounts I have ever read, courtesy of the U.S. News and World Report. (h/t to Mason Conservative)

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SMB: Welcome Home Kearsarge!

Scott’s Morning Brew welcomes home the USS Kearsarge and our very own Jim Hoeft from deployment. Thank you guys for all you do!

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OTB: Curing McCain Derangement Syndrome

James Joyner over at OTB has his thoughts. My immediate thoughts are as follows: Why is it that everyone benefiting from the Bush/Cheney era is aligning with Mitt Romney? And why is it that all the Reagan supply siders, the … Continue reading

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MoveOn endorses Obama

So sayeth The Hill. Given the irony that MoveOn.org was built to defend the Clintons during the 1998 impeachment process, this is just too delicious. It should also tell you something about Obama’s strength amongst the rank-and-file progressives, and the … Continue reading

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Weakened House GOP regains purpose

So sayeth the Washington Times about the Virginia House of Delegates. It’s pretty clear that Virginia’s House GOP leadership isn’t willing to let the House Democrats spear them on unrecorded subcommittee votes, just to let them get away with unrecorded … Continue reading

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The Cost of Unfunded Mandates

This from the Sun Gazette focuses mostly on homestead exemptions being discussed at the Virginia General Assembly, but the kicker in the article is here: In a letter to all 140 members of the legislature, the Chamber and the Virginia … Continue reading

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Your Three Minutes of Civilization

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