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Sarah Palin is an unlikely looking attack dog, but she’s off yapping at the heels of Sen. Barack Obama, accusing him of consorting with terrorists (wasn’t Palin’s husband a member of some secessionist party in Alaska?) among other things.As reported in…

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John McCain’s brother was in Virginia over the weekend to help out the campaign. Which campaign is unclear: he called Arlington and Alexandria, both bastions of blue, Communist.Smooth move.Now for the latest polls in Virginia, which have Obama either…

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When the going gets rough, Republicans get downright dirty.By the look of things–especially the polls–things have gotten pretty rough for John McCain and Co. So, it’s time to get out the ol’ Lee Atwater playbook.That means resorting to fear and racis…

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Sorry folks–it was one of the more interesting weeks of the year, but the Curmudgeon was out in a four-day golf tournament, so we didn’t get around to posting anything. (And we didn’t even play golf all that well, either.)We’ll have plenty this week,…

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Arlington, Virginia, where the Curmudgeon resides, is quite the Democratic enclave. Right now, there is no elected office in the entire County that is not held by a Democrat.Arlington’s Democratic Party has set as it’s goal to turn out 80% of the elect…

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As we’ve noted here previously, a growing number of states are allowing so-called “early voting.”The early voting phenomenon will, we predict, soon become a very commented upon aspect of this year’s presidential election. Already, voting has begun in e…

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Awhile back we noted that newcomer Democrat Tom Perriello is giving incumbent Republican Virgil Goode a run for his money down in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District.Yesterday, Virgil voted against the so-called “bailout” plan.A lot of Americans clea…

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Imagine how Republicans would have reacted if Democrats passed a one-time IMMEDIATE tax increase of $1.2 trillion on all owners of stock, i.e., the richest Americans.They’d howl and yowl.Yet today, House Republicans in Congress effectively did the same…

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What with McCain’s campaign all suspended and everything, we’re wondering what Sarah Palin is going to do. Whatever it is, it needs to be something where the media can’t ask her questions.She could go moose hunting–who’s going to risk asking a questio…

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Yesterday, John McCain was supposed to appear on the David Letterman show, but his campaign called two hours before the taping to say that due to the economic crisis, Big John had to hurry back to D.C. and so would be a no-show.But then Letterman disco…

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Fellow Arlingtonians: why wait until November 6 to vote?You can do so now, with Arlington’s version of early voting. Technically, you’ll be voting absentee, but as long as you can attest that you intend to be out of tiny Arlington County on either pers…

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The economy is in peril. The President–who’s fiscal mismanagement has contributed mightily to where we are–has a plan. Congress is arguing over it. Some say it doesn’t go far enough; some say it bails out irresponsible people who should be left to su…

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A Stanford University poll quantifies something we pretty much knew: that a not insignificant percentage of white Democrats are sufficiently racist that they might not vote for Barack Obama.Details are in this article from AP (hat tip to MJ).The poll, …

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It would be interesting if it turned out the owners of this house were atheists.

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Survey USA has Obama up six points over McCain in the Old Dominion, 51%-45%. (A little surprising: in this poll, 14% of blacks favored McCain; could be a small sample size.)(Warner is up 57-34 in the same poll.)Also, ABC/Washington Post has Obama up …

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It’s a continuing theme in the Bush administration: if the rich are hurting, have the Government help them out.If you’re poor, too bad–the “free market” will have to take care of itself.When Bush took office, the wealthy class, flush with capital gain…

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Hey folks–Come on out and show your support for Barack Obama at a family-friendly rally this coming Saturday, Sept. 27. The rally is from 2-5 at Bluemont Park. Bring home-made signs!More details will follow shortly.

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Yesterday, the Virginia Republican Party held a “unity” rally at Edison High School in Alexandria.The point of the sparsely attended rally was to show off GOP support by minorities. So who did the Republicans trot out in their outreach to minorities? W…

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