"That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise."
-- President Abraham Lincoln - 1864
"The supply-side claim is not a claim. It is empirically true and historically convincing that with lower rates of taxation on labor and capital, the factors of production, you'll get a bigger economy."
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In a fight between Jim Webb and Ollie North, who would win? Oh, that's right, we already know the answer to that question.
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Redskins InsiderFormer Sen. Fred Thompson’s wife Jeri, who was born in Jan. 1967 and just turned 40 this year, could become America’s first Generation X First Lady. Simply mind boggling to think that the First Lady may have been hanging out at the mall after seeing a Molly Ringwald movie.
Anyone else feeling suddenly older now?
UPDATE: You [...]
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Good article on Gov. Gilmore in today’s Politico. Check it out.
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The next two weekends will see campaign kick-offs for two Virtucon-endorsed candidates for PWC BOCS. First up, this Saturday afternoon (4/14), Coles Dist. Supervisor and PWC Vice Chairman Marty Nohe will be holding his kick-off from 1-3 p.m. at the Elks Lodge on Minnieville Road. The following weekend, PWC Chairman Corey Stewart will hold his [...]
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He isn’t even in the race (yet) and Fred Thompson has vaulted past John McCain into second place in the latest poll.
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani leads the crowded field of announced and potential contenders with support from 29% of probable Republican primary voters surveyed, followed by Thompson with 15% and McCain with [...]
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Yet another primary challenge to a sitting Republican senator is underway, this time it is Sen. Marty Williams (1st Dist.) who will face Tricia Stall who has served as Executive Director for the Hampton Roads Taxpayer Coalition. Keep an eye on this one.
UPDATE: Mason Conservative has up Stall’s press release. Very impressive background. In fact, [...]
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The usual chatter about former Gov. Marky Mark making a political comeback is out and about again following a talk with some biased left-wing professor’s class at UVA.
Marky Mark is certainly welcome to try, but he’ll quickly discover that hindsight is 20/20 and with a clear view of his record as governor now available, people might finally [...]
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If you ever lamented the old RPV web site as being somewhat stale, take a look at what Shaun Kenney has done for it. You don’t get any fresher than this with Shaun bringing his blogging background to the forefront on this site. He and Matt Wells have made the RPV web site a daily [...]
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-- President Ronald Reagan from "The Speech" - October 27, 1964
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