Category: Politics
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Youngkin’s “Bromance” with Petersburg’s Mayor
by Kerry Dougherty They tried. Lord knows they did their best to find fault. But even the leftie Washington Post was forced to hold its nose and admit that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s commitment to his signature program — “Partnership for Petersburg” — is genuine and getting results. For more than a year, Youngkin has been…
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Questions and Doubts (About the Nature of Some Politicians)
by Joe Fitzgerald When I had a meeting set up with (JMU President) Ron Carrier soon after I was elected to (Harrisonburg) City Council in 2000, someone warned me that he would change the time at the last minute just to show he was more important than me. He did, and maybe he was. But…
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Democrats Target Virginia House, Senate Seats
by Jeanine Martin The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) believes there are 17 safe Democrat state Senate seats in the General Assembly. (There are a total of 40 seats in the state Senate.) Democrats need to pick up 4 additional seats to keep their majority. To do that they are putting millions into these races:…
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Cline, Good, Griffith Outvoted in Bid to Secure Border, Stop CR
by Scott Dreyer The federal government’s fiscal year ended September 30, and in what has become a frequent occurrence, the Congress had failed to present a budget for the president’s signature. In the weeks and days before September 30, many politicians, pundits, and average citizens were debating what would happen and what would be best…
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New Yorker Tops Virginian as Dumbest Member of Congress
by Kerry Dougherty In 1974 a story in a Washington DC magazine listed the 10 dumbest members of Congress. Numero uno? Sen. William Scott of Virginia. Scott was infuriated and called a press conference to deny the allegations, drawing attention to the article in an alternative magazine and proving to many that he really was…
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A Progressive Dirty Trick: Tell Republican Voters that the Democrat is a Republican
by the staff of Liberty Unyielding Voting is underway in Virginia’s legislative elections, where early voting started on September 22. To try to win a very close race, progressives are telling Republican voters that the Republican candidate is a Democrat, and the Democratic candidate is a Republican. This is occurring in House District 97, which…
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The Fog of Political Campaigns
by Dick Hall-Sizemore During the campaign season, I often get so frustrated with the pronouncements of candidates that I wish I could publicly pose questions that they would have to answer. The most recent example comes from a story in today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch about the highly competitive House race in the Petersburg area. The incumbent,…
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Which Party?
by Dick Hall-Sizemore I was at the Virginia State Fair this morning. The state Republican Party has this “booth.” It is a good idea. I don’t know if the Democrats have one because I did not walk around the whole area. The Republicans have a good location—right next to the main Commonwealth Pavilion, where there…
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Eternal Betting
by Jon Baliles Two weeks ago, you probably heard the news about the vote promise scam from Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and the casino advocates that they would put 2/3 of the annual casino tax revenue towards early childcare for kids in Southside. This week, you might have heard about the press conference that the…
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Glenn Youngkin. The GOP’s Red Vest Savior?
by Kerry Dougherty To properly judge the level of disillusionment after Wednesday’s GOP debate, get a load of this bright red headline on Drudge Thursday: That teases to a Washington Post opinion piece, “GOP Donors Yearn For a Trump Alternative. They Think They May Have Found One.” According to Post reporter Robert Costa, high-roller Republican…
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LaRock Launches Senate Write-In Campaign
by Jeanine Martin A message from Republican Del. Dave LaRock: “I believe people are tired of Democrats destroying our Country and our communities and trying to run our lives. The people of Senate District 1, me included, deserve to be represented by a reliable conservative, someone who shares their values and can be trusted to…
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Virginia Conservatives Need Political Infrastructure
By Chris Braunlich Governor Glenn Youngkin can take satisfaction from passage of the long-delayed Virginia budget. As my colleague Steve Haner points out, during his term of office Youngkin’s fight to increase the standard deduction will save the average Virginia couple up to $1,265 over three years, provide $900 in tax rebates, and eliminate the…
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“Blessed“ Is the Second RVA Casino Referendum
by Jon Baliles Early voting has begin in Virginia and the Richmond casino advocates have gone all-in with the mayor and City Council to make sure the referendum got back on the ballot and now are betting the house with an absurd amount of money to make sure the referendum passes this time. Jimmy Cloutier…
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Fear and Loathing in Harrisonburg
by Joe Fitzgerald Fifteen months ago, I wrote the following about last year’s Harrisonburg City Council elections: We need people, independent or party, who value pragmatism over ideology. And we need people who know the difference between pragmatism and cynicism, and the difference between opportunity and opportunism. This would be the year for people who…
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Voyeurism Isn’t Good for the Soul (or Politics)
by Shaun Kenney The scandal of the week involving Susanna Gibson is an indictment of our politics. Shame on us all for participating in it. HAMLET Get thee ⟨to⟩ a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? I am myself indifferent honest, but yet I could accuse me of such things that it…