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Why The Washington Post Doesn’t Have A Leg To Stand On Regarding Politico
So the Washington Post is in a pissing match against the winds of change — this time in the form of POLITICO: On Nov. 20, the Erik Wemple Blog reported that “Playbook” author Mike Allen of Politico...
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Sam Rasoul, Islamic Terrorism… And $23,100 In Donations To Republicans?
There is nothing worse than a hit piece that isn’t researched. …and apparently, RPV has ineptly… stupidly… mind-bogglingly fallen into this trap. Here we go with the canned response, as portrayed by...
View ArticleRemember when Pope Francis blasted the free market? Don’t worry, neither does...
It says something about the American press that when a Pope is mistranslated by his own Vatican, it gets first noticed by a blogger reading a British magazine’s website, but that’s for another post…...
View ArticleMartin Luther King Jr on Dissastisfaction
Want to know why Christianity is on the decline in America today? When is the last time you heard a preacher or a priest (or any religious leader) stand tall in the pulpit and courageously, unashamedly...
View ArticleMilbank misses the point about the March for Life: We’re winning
It never ceases to amaze me how people misunderstand the pro-life movement. Dana Milbank’s opinion piece in the Washington Post today, is a perfect example of that fact. Pointing out that, thanks to...
View ArticleNo, Mark Herring did not violate his oath
It’s been less than 48 hours since Attorney General Herring made his views known regarding Virginia’s marriage amendment to the state Constitution, and the bandwith dedicated to the reaction continues...
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Rarely Do I Respond…
…to posts directly with a post, but Chris Saxman’s “relationships trump resumes” comment struck a particular nerve. For one, I get it that we have to build coalitions in order to advance policy, I...
View ArticleWhy doesn’t Obama take on Hollywood’s drug use?
Over the last few days, the coverage of the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman has had me wondering about the double standards we allow in society and in Obama’s administration. Reports of 50 bags of...
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The Jindal Position on Contraception?
Another day, another set of arguments. I must admit if I was in her place, I would not have sent the letter, but then I could never be elected to this most liberal part of Virginia, the tony suburbs...
View ArticleWhat it means to be a Republican
This topic has been on the lips of many, especially since our losses in 2013. Here’s my take on the question of what it means to be a Republican today. As a Republican in Virginia, I have always...
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…Better Yet, Let’s Stop Calling People Twats
In the latest of point-counterpoint between Schoeneman and myself, witness the latest debacle of online with RPV Treasurer Bob FitzSimmonds calling Barbara Comstock… a twat. It was Comstock’s name that...
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On Oscar Sunday, let’s ponder whether Virginia should subsidize film industry
“Oscar Sunday” — as ABC-TV designates tonight, echoing (probably intentionally) “Super Bowl Sunday” — seems to be as good a time as any to ponder Virginia’s relationship with the film industry. The...
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UVa’s Smutty Condom Olympics
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. A recent University of Virginia (UVa) conference highlighting sexual misconduct on college campuses has been undermined or at least subverted by a March 2 school supported...
View ArticleYes, Virginia, Donald Sterling had to go (UPDATED)
UPDATE: Mark Steyn takes the opposite view in the National Post. I like Mark, but he’s completely wrong here: the NBA reserves the right to reject would-be owners it doesn’t like, and to eject current...
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A Sterling Refutation
So let me get this straight. The 80 year old owner of a basketball team – a guy who was set to receive a second lifetime achievement award from the NAACP, with a half-black, half-Mexican floozy...
View ArticleAccepting Gay Marriage in Virginia
The federal court decision last week recognizing the right of same-sex couples to marry in Virginia (and three other states) was not a surprise; it was the 24th such decision in a row by a federal...
View ArticleVBC announces its legislative goals
The Virginia Black Conservatives have just announced their legislative priorities for the 2015 General Assembly session. Restoration of rights for prisoners – make it automatic for those convicted of...
View ArticleUnited States Jacks Up Exit Fee For Those Renouncing Citizenship
Just like the recent rise of business inversions — moving business HQ abroad — the United States has seen an uptick (up 221%) in Americans renouncing their citizenship. The elephant in the room in both...
View ArticleHow Has Liberia’s President Responded to Ebola? By Taking Extra Powers
Last week on October 7, it was reported that Liberia’s President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, asked for more emergency powers to help contain and prevent the current Ebola crisis. Liberia is already under a...
View ArticleVirginian-Pilot cuts reporters – should we gloat?
Our local newspaper, the Virginian-Pilot, continued on their trek of job-cutting by letting go a number of relatively big names in the by-line this month. Some chuckled and some went so far as to...
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