Rep. Thelma Drake has raised $1.7 million dollars.
Glenn Carlyle Nye III has only raised $855K.
Drake has a cash-on-hand advantage of $706,867-$349,349 going into the final weeks.
Unless Nancy Pelosi bails Carlyle out with some major soft money from …

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As we approach the final weeks of this campaign, there are a few things to remember besides Barack Obama’s voodoo economics of giving almost everyone a tax cut while paying for everyone’s health care and increasing government spending while…

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If a State Senator can’t follow state law, she shouldn’t continue writing them.
The (State Corporation) commission alleges (Sen. Louise) Lucas violated state security laws by failing to register her company with the agency before selling in…

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It sounds familiar.
“…I will tell you this: I will not raise taxes on the middle-class to pay for these programs.” –Bill Clinton, presidential debate, 10/19/92
and then…
“To middle-class Americans who have paid a great deal over the last 12 years and from whom I ask a contribution tonight…”
–Bill [...]

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Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling offered his support to Gov. Kaine in his time of budgetary need.
“I applaud the Governor for his commitment to bring the budget into balance through spending reductions and not higher taxes. While we can discuss where and how these spending reductions should be made, I am committed to working with [...]

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This one’s a keeper. At a Democratic rally, listen to the ovation Democrats give to this introduction. Do they even listen, or do they just cheer on cue no matter what is said?

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What a difference picking Joe Biden makes!
Pre-Biden, Tim Kaine is Governor of Virginia and insisting on huge spending increases with rosey budget projections that no one believed, except him and his Secretary of Finance, Jody Wagner, who has since quit to run for Lt. Governor.
Thanks to Kaine and Jody Wagner, Virginia’s budget cranked up the [...]

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The Flyers hockey season will begin in Philadelphia with America’s favorite hockey mom dropping the first puck. Flyers owner and McCain supporter Ed Snider proudly announced the news.
“Because of the tremendous amount of publicity she has brou…

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McCain-Palin 2008 announced that John McCain and Sarah Palin will campaign in Virginia on Monday, October 13th. Senator McCain and Govenor Palin will hold a rally in Virginia Beach at 10:00 a.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Following the Vi…

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Kudos to rookie Sen. Ralph Northam, who did what Sen. Yvonne Miller couldn’t, wouldn’t and hasn’t done.
Her job!
Looks like judges will be appointed, since even Democrats tired of Miller’s obstructionist ways which put her polit…

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Ask Glenn Nye a yes or no question, and you may have to ask him 7 times before you get something close to an answer. WAVY-TV 10 had to about the bailout bill.
Seven times, WAVY.com tried to nail down Nye on how he would have voted and seven times Nye refused to answer yes [...]

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When asked about federal government involvement in sports, Obama just told ESPN that he might enact a college football playoff system by Executive Order.
I HATE bowl games. I might have to vote for Obama after all….

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If you had a book coming out January 20th, 2009 called “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,” would you expect to be the moderator of one of the debates?
Gwen Ifill can. She, the author of the upcoming book, is moderati…

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“It’s sad to see Tim Kaine make such a petty and political attack,” said McCain campaign spokeswoman Gail Gitcho . “There’s nothing more unattractive to Virginia voters than a bitter political bridesmaid.” (AP)
Virgi…

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“It’s sad to see Tim Kaine make such a petty and political attack,” said McCain campaign spokeswoman Gail Gitcho . “There’s nothing more unattractive to Virginia voters than a bitter political bridesmaid.” (AP)
Virgi…

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If you had a book coming out January 20th, 2009 called “The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama,” would you expect to be the moderator of one of the debates?
Gwen Ifill can. She, the author of the upcoming book, is moderating the VP debate Thursday night.
If McCain/Palin win, a book about [...]

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Looks like the bailout bill is being made sweeter to attract Republican votes.
a provision to prevent more than 20 million middle-class taxpayers from feeling the bite of the alternative minimum tax, $8 billion in tax relief for those hit by natural disasters in the Midwest, Texas and Louisiana and some $78 billion in renewable energy [...]

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Blogs, news stories, conversations. It’s easy to find. The left is still assaulting Sarah Palin, and now it’s just getting mean.
The article, “A mighty wind blows through Republican convention,” reportedly said Palin was chose…

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I sometimes wondered when this was gonna happen.
ISLE OF WIGHT - A man was apparently shot during a Civil War re-enactment over the weekend in Isle of Wight County.
The 72-year-old man, who was not identified by police, was apparently shot during a re-enactment at Heritage Park. He was flown to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

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According to an email I just received, University of Mary Washington has ceased all sales of their Obama/school seal t shirts.

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