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My latest op-ed appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. The Republican primary for U.S. Senate is barely registering with voters outside of those who already follow politics closely. That makes for a pretty steep hill for anyone other than George Allen to climb. Jamie Radtke has begun airing radio ads, which may garner her a few … Continue reading »

Guest post by David Beemer LTJG Thorne going public on national TV while on active duty 20 years ago doesn’t disqualify him to sit on the bench today. I actually believe fighting for what you think is right, regardless of the consequences, is exactly the quality we should all aspire to. Society changes slowly. For … Continue reading »

I’ve gotten some emails from folks who said they couldn’t leave a comment on my blog because it was asking for some kind of log-in. Until one user sent me a screen capture, I didn’t know what they were talking about. Unbeknownst to me, the fine folks here at WordPress.com, where this blog is hosted, … Continue reading »

Have to admit that I’m not too happy with the title of my latest op-ed, which appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Wednesday. Not because it isn’t true, but because it is. All of it. Bob Marshall calls himself “Virginia’s chief homophobe.” And he and his merry band over at the “Family” Foundation managed to derail the … Continue reading »

There’s an old saying, “You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.” Sometimes, folks lose sight of this when making a pitch. Case in point: Virginia FREE. I spent Thursday and Friday last week at the Virginia Society of CPAs Leaders’ Summit. We had a number of speakers over the course of the two … Continue reading »

I can still wear a red carnation. Sunday is Mother’s Day. Naturally, my thoughts this week turned to my mother, and prompted my latest op-ed, title above, which appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. The picture I keep in my mind is the one shown here, which accompanied the column in the print edition. I still … Continue reading »

Recently, Robert Hurt made comments on the two-year anniversary of the passage of “Obamacare” otherwise known as the health care reform law or ACA. “It has been just two years since President Obama signed his health care bill into law and with each passing day it becomes clearer that the President’s health care law is … Continue reading »

Virginia Attorney General – and 2013 gubernatorial candidate – Ken Cuccinelli appeared on Bill O’Reilly’s show last night. This came on the heels of O’Reilly having called out the AG a couple of nights before, as he has “reported” on the story of the beating of two Virginian-Pilot reporters. The exchange got testy at times, … Continue reading »

Never thought I’d live long enough to see this. What a wonderful belated birthday present! Video is below the fold.

Guest post by John Fredericks At the expense of being classified by Bill O’Reilly as “pin-head,” the normally astute Fox News talk show icon really got this one wrong. And now he won’t own up to his own editorial malfeasance. O’Reilly’s attempt to spin a yarn about how Virginian-Pilot Editor-in-Chief Denis Finley is part of … Continue reading »

On Robert Hurt’s official website, details of visits he has made to the district are available to read. That’s a good thing. What’s not so good is that Hurt does not hold meetings planned so a community can attend, so called “Town Hall” meetings. You might remember our previous representative, Tom Perriello attended in excess … Continue reading »