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When I started the Virginia Conservative, I wanted to create a place where I could express my political opinions and serve as a forum for civil dialogue.  Some three-and-a-half years later, I believe that I have achieved much more that I originally set out to do. Maybe you’re visiting my site for the first time [...]

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End this War!

In late 2011, the indie band Golden State released a single entitled “Bombs (The Ron Paul Song)”.  They sold this song on iTunes with the proceeds from the sale going to Ron Paul’s Super PAC.  Although I don’t know how much money they raised, I always welcome the opportunity to support fellow lovers of liberty [...]

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Collect Those Radtke Petitions

This evening, I received a video from Jamie Radtke.  In it, she extols the importance of signature collection to her campaign. Look, time is running short and if you would like to see Jamie Radtke on the June ballot, your opportunity is now.  True, 10,000 valid signatures are a lot.  But with your efforts combined [...]

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Class warfare makes bad economics

Guest post by Daniel Wilson In the name of class warfare politics, President Obama released a budget with $1.7 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade targeting successful earners, including small businesses, corporations and entrepreneurs. These taxes may only apply to individuals and businesses earning more than $200,000 a year, but will adversely affect [...]

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Waving At Traffic

As I mentioned on a recent article on examiner.com, recently Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Ron Paul supporters have taken to the streets, waving pro-liberty, pro-Ron Paul signs on the outskirts of downtown Harrisonburg.  Although the weather has been chilly, I’ve spent time on the corner, publicly cheering on my candidate.  However, prior to these recent [...]

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Is the Mail Dead?

While on my quest for my next job, I received some rather interesting advice from a trained professional.  Write a letter to prospective employers and send it to them in a hand-addressed envelope via the U.S. mail.  The idea makes sense, doesn’t it?  After all, who doesn’t like to get a personalized letter? For quite [...]

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Bloggers’ Day 2012

On Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling invited bloggers from across the state to join him for his annual Bloggers’ Day.  Beginning at 10:15, the all day event gave us an in-depth opportunity to explore the recent activities of the state government as well discuss the upcoming 2012 and 2013 elections.  Carpooling with fellow blogger Rick [...]

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File Your Taxes for Free!

Buried within my email inbox, I discovered a message that is important for many Virginians as we prepare to file our income taxes.  Governor Bob McDonnell wants Virginia residents to know “that the VA Free File program gives more than 2 million low- and moderate-income Virginia taxpayers the opportunity to prepare and electronically file their [...]

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The Inflation Tax

Guest Post by Daniel Wilson The true and classical definition of inflation is an expansion of the supply of money in an economy relative to the total amount of goods and services, resulting in an increase in the general level of prices. Milton Friedman, a Nobel prize-winning economist, described inflation as a monetary phenomenon, noting [...]

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