Today former Governor and Senator George Allen announces his bid for Virginia’s Senate seat in 2012. For most of those following the election, the question was not if he would run, but rather when he would run. I’m glad to hear both through this video and his visit during the Americans for Prosperity tour last [...]
Archive for January, 2011
George Allen Returns!
Posted in Political Musings, Virginia Politics, tagged 2012 Senate Race, Americans for Prosperity, George Allen, Republican Nomination on January 24, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Tea Party of Hate?
Posted in Political Musings, tagged Shenandoah Valley Tea Party, Tea Party on January 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to my first of what will be many podcasts. Enjoy! Today’s episode deals with prejudices and ignorance regarding the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party of Hate?
Tucson Rhetoric
Posted in Political Musings, tagged DCCC, Gabrielle Giffords, Rhetoric, Shooting, Steve Israel, Tucson on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Since the tragic events in Tucson on Saturday, political rhetoric continues to flare. Everyone is looking for someone to hold responsible. Some people on the far left fault Sarah Palin, the tea party movement, and private gun ownership for the calamity while some on the far right see it as justice for Representative Giffords’ support [...]
The End of Primaries In Virginia?
Posted in Political Musings, Virginia Politics, tagged DPVA, Mark Obenshain, Primary, RPV on January 6, 2011 | 4 Comments »
With Virginia’s legislative session beginning next week, Delegates and Senators are busy getting all of their affairs in order. If you check the Legislative Information System, you can find a wealth of pre-filed bills and resolutions from General Assembly members across the state. A few moments ago, I received an email from my State Senator, [...]
Worse Than Ignorance
Posted in Political Musings, tagged Political Commentary, Rousseau on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We live in strange times, at least from a political perspective. On one hand, we have a massive federal government that seeks to dominate the states and the citizens regardless of any supposed restrictions set forth by the Constitution. Deficits and spending are recklessly multiplied ensuring the economic slavery of future generations. But on the [...]


Behaving Badly on TV
Posted in Political Musings, tagged Political Commentary, Rhetoric, The Leadership Institute, TV on January 18, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Expanding my reach and audience of this blog has been one of my central focuses these last couple of months. To rehash, in late December I had my first radio spot on The Schilling Show. For readers of The Daily News Record, another of my pieces appears in the opinion section of Monday’s newspaper. But [...]
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