Bacons Rebellion

U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Virginia, holds one of 100 seats in what journalist George Packer rightly calls “The Empty Chamber.”

Well-defined political differences are important, but civility isn’t wimpery. If politics is the art of compromise and of achieving the possible instead of the perfect, then civility could be some of the grease that keeps the machinery intact.

A response to Delegate Ken Plum’s critique of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

There are 34,477 military personnel on active duty who are legal residents of Virginia and thankfully most of Virginia’s counties and independent cities do a good job of mailing out unmarked absentee ballots by the 45th day preceding the election.

Government seems to plod along in the same basic rut. Taxes are collected and the same old programs are funded without much thought as to why. Governor-elect McDonnell needs to take his electoral mandate and move government away from the past and into the future.

The race to become governor of the Commonwealth may be drawing to a close, but for the winner, the journey is only beginning. Whoever is elected governor must see Virginia through an age of uncertainty and address serious issues in transportation, the budget and education.

Congress is about to pass legislation that would allow the Teamsters to hold FedEx hostage. This could have disastrous results both nationwide and in Virginia.

Though entirely symbolic, doing so could still send a strong statement, and Virginia, an increasingly wealthy state would have much to gain from newly respected autonomy.

Removing Jeff Frederick is necessary because we need to get the RPV back on track and position the party to actually be able to help our candidates win this November.

Virginia Republicans are performing political abortions. The cost of an abortion is a dead baby. The cost of these political abortions may be Virginia Republicans’ ability to win elections.