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Here comes the Judge!!!

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Riley

Judge Chad Dotson that is.  (Ben at NLS is first with the news of Virginia’s conservative blogfather making the jump to the bench.)
Congratulations, Chad!!!

Filed under: Blogging, Virginia General Assembly, Virginia Politics | 2 Comments »

Why Bother Watching the SOTU and Response?

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Riley

Why bother spending an hour or so of your time watching the State of the Union address tonight and the Democrat response?  The White House has already released a list of the policy initiatives contained in the speech here and the response by Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) can be found here.  So instead, spend time [...]

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Webb To Make His “Marx” Tonight

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Riley

 Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) will be delivering the Democrats’ (English language) response to the State of the Union Address tonight (as opposed to their Spanish language response — not subtitles on Webb’s speech, but a completely separate one.)  The WashTimes gives us a bit of a preview:
Mr. Webb yesterday said his speech, which he [...]

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Tokyo Rose Lives On!

Posted on January 23, 2007 by conservativefembot

With the ironic deaths of Gerald Ford and Iva Toguri D’Aquino taking place within months of each other, the name Tokyo Rose has been back in our minds and on our lips.  For those who aren’t familiar with her story, Iva D’Aquino is the only person in U.S. history to be convicted of treason, then pardoned [...]

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