"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."
-- U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp
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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Senator Ralph K. Smith
Dear Friends,
In my first post-session report to you, I expressed my disappointment with the budget passed in March. Among my objections were the overly optimistic revenue projections. As William Safire has said, “I’ve been right and I’ve been paranoid, and it’s better to be paranoid.”
Unfortunately, the most [...]
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Marky Mark from his 2001 gubernatorial debate with Mark Earley:
First lie, “I will finish the repeal of the car tax.”
Second lie, “I will not raise taxes.”
Will he be able to beat this record in Saturday’s debate with Jim Gilmore? I wouldn’t bet against it!
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Welcome to Week 48 of RRVF, we continue our special Blockbuster Summer Movie Soundtrack series. This week, we are edging closer to a video achieving enshrinement in Virtucon’s Video Hall of Fame as Huey Lewis and The News go for win number four. Can they win again this week and go on to win one [...]
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There’s a fine line between being creative in persuading others and just being gross.
Having served on the Horn of Africa, I can attest to the fact that individuals tied to terrorism still operate freely in much of the region including places like Somalia, Yemen and other areas. When the US military picks up these operatives, they [...]
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In the final installment of our series of dog days of summer Open Threads dedicated to future election years we look ahead to 2013 and beyond. We’ll find ourselves in yet another Gov. / LG / AG year. Will Bill Bolling finally claim the top prize that year? Will PWC Chairman Corey Stewart take it statewide in a [...]
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“You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done.”
-- President Ronald Reagan from "The Speech" - October 27, 1964
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