Colgan-FitzSimmonds Side-By-Side

First, the incumbent, Sen. Colgan:
State Senator Charles J. Colgan, D. Prince William County announced that he will seek the Democratic Party nomination in June and seek his 9th term as a member of the Virginia State Senate. Colgan was first elected to the Senate in 1975 and took office on January 8, 1976. Prior to [...]

What’s Your Theme Song?

Your Theme Song is Beautiful Day by U2

“Sky falls, you feel like
It’s a beautiful day
Don’t let it get away”
You see the beauty in life, especially in ordinary everyday moments.  And if you’re feeling down, even that seems a little beautiful too.

What’s Your Theme Song?
Also, check out the “How Republican Are You?” Quiz.

Gilmore Addresses Club for Growth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
GILMORE SAYS NATION MUST RETURN TO REAGAN-LIKE PHILOSOPHY OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT, LOW TAXES
     PALM BEACH–Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore, a likely candidate for President, told the winter conference of the Club for Growth today, “For our nation to create jobs and grow economic opportunity for working families, America needs to return to a [...]

Webb – Wrong Again

Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) had his hat handed to him with his first major foreign policy blunder in the Senate.  We’ve previously chronicled, both here and on The A-Team during the campaign, Webb’s spectacularly wrong prognostications on U.S. foreign policy from the Soviet Union to China to Kuwait.  Now, he serves up his latest with regard [...]

Will the real fiscal conservative please stand up?

Giuliani thinks Cuomo would be better on taxes than Pataki?  Ouch.

Romney uses the Left’s class warfare arguments to attack Steve Forbes?  Double ouch.

And it certainly isn’t John “My Turn” McCain, either.

Stick A Fork In McCain

He’s done.  The Double-Talk Express has broken down, run out of gas and is headed for the junk yard.
Even though these claims all come from Democrats, conservatives and Republicans hear a ring of truth in all this.
(H/T Reason and Revelation)

Virtucon Non-Endorsements

Behind the scenes, the various contributors to Virginia Virtucon have been discussing the ‘08 GOP presidential hopefuls.  Most of the current crop has left us cold, although there are a few who we could get behind, one or two even enthusiastically.
As a result, we have decided that we will begin rolling out a series of [...]

Webb Doesn’t Understand War?

“Anyone who tells you we can set a timetable for withdrawal doesn’t understand war,” he says. “And anyone who says that nothing can be done to speed a secure peace doesn’t understand America.”
Then-candidate Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) 9/24/2006 in Time magazine.
“Nay.”
Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo) 3/27/2007 on striking from the supplemental spending bill language setting [...]

Who Died and Made James Dobson the Arbiter of “Good Christians”?

Whatever credibility that Dr. James Dobson may have ever had is in the toilet.
Focus on the Family founder James Dobson appeared to throw cold water on a possible presidential bid by former Sen. Fred Thompson while praising former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who is also weighing a presidential run, in a phone interview Tuesday.
“Everyone knows [...]

Worst Boss of the Year Award Goes To…

The envelope please…
(Drum roll………)
The “Worst Boss of the Year” award for 2007 goes to…
(Drum roll………)
Sen. Jim “Thinskin” Webb (D-WashPo)!!!

Yes, Sen. Thinskin, you are this year’s Worst Boss of the Year!!!  No one has come close nor do we expect anyone to reach the heights that you have in recent days, so we are just foregoing [...]

Sen. “ThinSkin” On Suicide Watch?

First the gun – “I didn’t give that gun to him” incident.
 Now it appears the “back Jim Webb at all cost” troops are stirring against him.  N.D. Plum calls Sen. “Thinskin” disloyal on NotLarrySabato.  Not Larry himself calls the Sen. irresponsible in a comment of the post. 
 Wow!  That was quick.  Not even 6 months into his term [...]

More Webb-O Irony

Yesterday, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison introduced S. 1001, a bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.  So far, 41 senators have signed on as cosponsors of the bill including Democrats Max Baucus (MT), Jon Tester (MT), and Ben Nelson (NE).  No Jim Webb.  I guess the people of the District of [...]

Report From the Jim Gilmore Fundraiser

     I was pleased to attend the first Gilmore for President fundraiser this evening at the Richmond Marriott. I’m very happy to say that there were over 100 folks in attendance, and it was announced that the event has raised over $200,000. Governor Gilmore gave an outstanding speech on his reasons for entering the race, [...]

Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before…

Gene Hackman in the 1987 film ”No Way Out” from the scene where he hangs his aide out to dry for something he (Hackman) did:
“Scott has been a loyal and valuable friend.  I let that friendship cloud my judgement.  My actions have been inexcusable.
“Scott. Give me the gun.
“This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, [...]

Separated at Birth?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Heaven’s Gate Cult Leader Marshall Applewhite