Mark Warner is to be the keynote speaker at the Democratic Convention. The Times-Dispatch covers it, burying this excellent quotation at the very end:
Gilmore’s campaign spokeswoman, Ana Gamonal, said the choice of Warner “is an honor for him.” But, she added, “it puts to rest the false claim that he is bipartisan. What will he [...]

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…Mrs. Ethel Smith-Harris once saw Jack Abramoff walking down the street in Washington, DC! No really! He almost bumped into her, then he said, “Oh, excuse me” and went on AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. And she went back to teaching school the next day! HOW COULD SHE! She is like radioactive now!!!! Who knows how [...]

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Virginia former-governor cage match! Well, a little more formal than that… It will be at the Homestead, this Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m. Moderator will be columnist David Broder. Credentialed media are invited to attend. The debate is hosted by the Virginia Bar Association.

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No, really! This is Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, from Minnesota’s 6th congressional district. She has been a federal tax attorney, so she understands very well what high taxes mean to families. Here, she is speaking to the Jennifer Byler Institute on Wednesday as it met in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, her speech was very short as she [...]

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More Rep. Eric Cantor for Vice-President talk, this time from the New York Post. It makes a lot of sense. Cantor is all over energy independence - he has this recent post on his blog, “The Drill Nothing Congress.” He’s just saying what many, many Americans are thinking, “Why on earth don’t we _do_ [...]

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Norm posted this video over at Tertium Quids. C’mon, sing along! Barack Obama: Friends.

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Republican Senate Candidate Jim Gilmore listening to Colonel (Ret.) James Hopper of the United States Army Reserve. Col. Hopper recently returned from Iraq, where he was part of the Provincial Reconstruction Team.
Gilmore served in the Army in Germany doing intelligence work, so he is well-positioned to ask the right questions of our current military people [...]

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Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling share the stage with former presidential candidate and Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney (and AG Bob McDonnell) at a fundraiser in Glen Allen, Va. on Thursday night. They had also appeared together with Senate candidate Jim Gilmore and Congressional hopeful Keith Fimian earlier in the day.
More photos at Conservativa.

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The Republican Party of Virginia chose former Gov. Jim Gilmore as its Senate nominee, and elected Del. Jeff Frederick as its new party chairman during its convention May 30-31, 2008. Here is a photo slideshow of the convention highlights.
More photoblogging, and video blogging, from Rick Sincere.

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