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.
Republican State Central Committee looks to play kingmaker as it moves closer to voting out current Chairman, Jeff Frederick. In the process fair play and the grassroots are being cast aside.
The economy must be fixed through tax cuts and entitlement reform, this latest stimulus package just adds to our increasing national debt and will lengthen the recovery process.
With the Democrats in Congress set on doing the exact wrong things to turn our ailing national economy around we must focus our attention on fortifying the Virginia economy. That means tax cuts, spending cuts and entitlement reform.
When Virginians recoil in horror from a Southern symbol like Lee-Jackson Day, just as a vampire shrieks at the Cross, they engage in “presentism.” This affliction of the mind pollutes the spirit and poisons the body politic.
