About that sequester…
One of the amber-encased pieces of conventional wisdom regarding the sequester is that the Administration has no room to maneuver on what spending it can reduce.…
Read articleDHS: Never Mind The Terrorists – Beware Of Wet Mittens!
Our vaunted Department of Homeland Security, mocked for once having had color-coded terrorist alert levels, is now issuing warnings to stretch before you shovel snow and…
Read articleBill Whittle outlines the way forward for conservatives
An excellent and practical video. It’s well worth the hour you’ll spend watching it, and for those of us who have been extremely discouraged by the…
Read articlePlease vote Yes on Question 1 in Virginia
Amidst the whirl and rush about the candidates, there is a critical ballot initiative up in Virginia tomorrow. Question 1 would enshrine in the state constitution…
Read articleLoudoun BOCS Once Again Shows Up PWC
WMAL reports this morning that the Loudoun Board of County Supervisors will vote tonight on whether to launch an investigation to determine if long-time Supervisor Eugene…
Read articleExcellent supply-side analysis from John B. Taylor on the weak recovery
John B. Taylor – an economist at Stanford University – provides a vital supply-side explanation for the weakness in the post-Great Recession recovery since 2009. On…
Read articleBreaking Government’s Power Vaccuum
A guest post by Charles Cooper. Previously released at Freedom Forge Press. In America, government is a system. It is a system whose object is to…
Read articleGOP Prez. Candidates Side-By-Side Competitiveness Plans
Continuing Virtucon’s series of side-by-side comparisons of GOP candidates’ stances on the key issues using their own words from their websites, we now turn to the…
Read articleVA House Dems Have Some Good Ideas On Government Reform
Several news outlets are reporting today on a series of government reform ideas being put forward by House Democrat leaders in the Virginia General Assembly. Chief…
Read article. . . and they call it austerity
I have written before on how Greece continues to do “austerity” in a bass-ackwards, counterproductive, and useless manner. Sadly, they are still at it. Check out…
Read articleAbout last night . . .
No bones about it, last night’s New York result was a defeat for the Republicans – period. Had Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-gadfly Jack Davis won 20% of the vote…
Read articleThe rubber’s about to hit the road in New York
It’s time for the New York state legislature to take up the state budget: usually a comedy of errors, waste, and graft that makes New Yorkers…
Read articleScott Walker is Right…
…and he explains how recent history shows that both public workers and the taxpayers will benefit from the collective bargaining reform for government-employed workers. First, Walker…
Read articleOn Wisconsin!
When most Americans think about hotbeds of political drama, Wisconsin normally doesn’t register. History says something different: Wisconsin was the birthplace of the modern Republican Party,…
Read articleChristie throws down the gauntlet to House Republicans
So House Republicans trying to work their way through entitlement reform are hearing from Teabrewers, party activists . . . and the Governor of New Jersey…
Read articleThe Deficit Commission votes down the Co-Chairmen’s proposal . . .
. . . and after some consideration, I’ve decided that’s a good thing. After the initial release of the first draft won so much applause, I…
Read articleNew “Don’t Tread On Me” Virginia License Plate
If I didn’t already have my Jamestown license plate (and feelings towards snakes akin to those of Indiana Jones), I’d consider getting this.
Read articleVDOT audit finds nearly $1 billion stuck in the pipeline
Yes, that’s billion . . . with a “b” (Richmond Times-Dispatch): The Virginia Department of Transportation left more than $900 million in maintenance funds unspent over…
Read article“It will make national news”
That’s how Transportation Secretary Sean Connaughton described the upcoming report on VDOT – and he didn’t mean it in a good way (WTOP via Tertium Quids):…
Read articleMcDonnell Finalizes Changes to VITA Contract
Governor McDonnell Announces Successful Revision of Virginia Information Technologies Agency Contract with Northrop Grumman –Agreement Finalizes Outstanding Financial, Performance and Operational Issues; Creates Rapid Response Teams…
Read articleMcDonnell Restructures VITA; Appoints Del. Sam Nixon As New Chief
Governor McDonnell Appoints Delegate Sam Nixon to Head Virginia Information Technology Agency As Chief Information Officer, Nixon Will Report Directly to Governor through Secretary of Technology…
Read articleSenator Coburn brings down the hammer
David Freddoso (DC Examiner) called this “the equivalent of ‘I shall avenge unto the fourth generation and salt your family’s plot of land with your blood’”:…
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