Unconstitutional

The Virginia State Supreme Court today rules that the Regional Transportation Authorities created last year by the General Assembly are unconstitutional.  Head over to Bearing Drift for audio from Gov. Timmy! and an interview with LG Bolling on this huge development. Following is the statement issued by Bolling:
STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BOLLING ON SUPREME COURT’S [...]

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Friday Night Video Fights – Week 31

Week 31 of Virginia Virtucon’s Friday Night Video Fights is upon us! Last week, Peter Gabriel unseated Phil Collins to become our new champ. Will Peter prove to be more than a one week wonder? You’ll decide!!!
Let’s get ready to rumble…..
In this corner, the champion. The former frontman of Genesis who has gone on to [...]

Just How Radically Liberal Is Obama?

So, just how radically liberal is Sen. Barack Obama?
So radical that as an Illinois state senator he voted THREE times against the “Born Alive Infant Protection Act” (a fourth time he cast one of his infamous “Present” votes) and then used his chairmanship of the Illinois State Senate’s Health & Human Services Committee to even prevent the [...]

More NYT Nonsense About McCain

Last week, it was a shoddy story about lobbyists and sex that was quickly debunked.  This week, the NY Times is going after John McCain for having been born in the Panama Canal Zone, questioning whether that makes him ineligible to become President of the United States based upon the requirement that one be a [...]

The Hero of Chappaquiddick

The “Hero of Chappaquiddick” speaks on why he supports amnesty for those sneaking across the Rio Grande.

AG Bob McDonnell on the Passing of Bill Buckley

Today we mourn the passing of William F. Buckley, Jr.
For those who view conservatism as the animating philosophy in their lives, William F. Buckley was their tireless advocate and champion.
For those who suffered under communism and fascism, William F. Buckley was the consistent and uncompromising voice of freedom.
William F. Buckley was the intellectual father of [...]

Congress Asks DOJ To Investigate Clemens

Reps. Tom Davis and Henry Waxman have sent the Justice Dept. a letter asking for a further investigation of Roger Clemens over whether he told the truth during the recent congressional hearing on steroid use.

This Has “Terminator” Written All Over It

Automated killer robots ‘threat to humanity’: expert
Increasingly autonomous, gun-totting robots developed for warfare could easily fall into the hands of terrorists and may one day unleash a robot arms race, a top expert on artificial intelligence told AFP.
“They pose a threat to humanity,” said University of Sheffield professor Noel Sharkey ahead of a keynote address [...]

William F. Buckley

The Washington Post is reporting that William F. Buckley died this morning at the age of 82. Mr. Buckley was an intellectual giant who contributed much not only to the development of modern conservative thought but also to the tone of congeniality and civility that is all too often lacking in American politics today.
UPDATE:
Statement of [...]

Is The WashTimes Going Squishy?

The new editor of the WashTimes seems to be looking to make the paper more “P.C.”  Ugh.  Why is it that new people come in places, whether it is a newspaper editor or a supermarket deli manager, and decide that whatever successful formula they currently have needs to be changed?
Seriously now.  “Illegal Immigrant” is going [...]

CBS. Tonight. 10 p.m. BE THERE!

One of the best shows on TV, “Jericho,” is on tonight at 10 p.m. on your local CBS affiliate.  The producers have made the show easy to get into for new viewers by putting a recap at the start of each show, bringing you up to speed on what happened last season and so far [...]

Advertising on Virtucon

As one of the more popular sites in the Virginia conservative blogosphere, our readership is a popular target audience for advertisers and we have been approached by some inquiring about purchasing banner ad space here.  While we are resistant to such a change, we thought that we’d share with you some of the potential advertisers [...]

Catch Up With “Jericho”

Now you can catch up on one of the best shows on TV today, “Jericho.”  Monday nights at 10 p.m. on the SciFi Channel you can catch rebroadcasts of episodes from the first season.  New, season two episodes air on Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. on CBS.

Obama Admits He’s All Talk And No Action

Keep this in mind –
“The reason I came to national attention was a speech in which I spoke of my love of this country.” Sen. Barack Obama
That’s right.  No accomplishments.  No specific proposals or detailed policies.  A speech.  A speech in 2004 to the Democrat-ick National Convention in Boston while he was a first-time candidate [...]