Recently, while working, my thoughts drifted back to the Ron Paul campaign. The meetup group of Greenville, SC often met at a coffee/ice cream shop called Spill The Beans. In the early stages of the primary season, in order to get patrons into the spirit of the event, the shop offered various ice [...]
Archive for August, 2009
A Little Bird Told Me
Posted in Political Musings, Virginia Politics, tagged Bill Howell, Jeff Frederick, Twitter on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tweet! Tweet! That’s the sound of twittering, or so they tell me. Personally, I still don’t understand the value of this service. Most updates I read don’t seem to have any real value. Do you honestly want to read every detail of a person’s life? 8:30 Got up this [...]
The Passing of Senator Kennedy
Posted in Political Musings, tagged Ted Kennedy on August 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Although he was ill for some time now, I would expect the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy still came as quite a shock to many people. Unlike many other commentators, to borrow a quote from Shakespeare’s Marc Antony, I seek not to praise, but to bury him. Now everyone can agree that Senator [...]
A Couple of Feathers
Posted in Political Musings, tagged Politically Correct, The College of William & Mary on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday while browsing Facebook, I ran across the former logo of my Alma Mater, the College of William & Mary. The logo was a green W and M with gold trim accompanied by golden feathers with green tips. I say former logo as it was retired sometime in either 2006 or 2007. [...]
The Return of the Virginia Conservative
Posted in General Thoughts on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good evening everyone and welcome back to my blog, The Virginia Conservative. I know that it has been a bit of time since my last post (two whole weeks!) and I wanted to apologize for the delay. For those who follow my writing, you will know that although I was employed until very [...]
Faith, Freedom, and Free Lunch
Posted in Political Musings, tagged Conservative Politics, Ralph Reed, Faith & Freedom Coalition on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“We believe that the greatness of America lies not in the federal government but in the character of our people.” I wholeheartedly agree. Such is the motto of the newly created Faith & Freedom Coalition. About a week ago I received an email from these folks. The purpose of the message [...]
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