Mosquerade
Opposing the mosque at Ground Zero is un-American and we can show the world our cultural superiority by leading by example.
Baptists and Bootleggers
Guest Post from Eric Brescia – 2009 GOP Candidate for 47th District House of Delegates When then-candidate Bob McDonnell announced that he was in favor of privatizing the state-run ABC liquor sales system, I was happy to see one of my own platform planks gaining traction. I wish I could claim that my long-shot campaign [...]
Funny Money
During the recent G-8 summit, after the world leaders agreed on the “easy” stuff such as sanctions on Iran and North Korea, there was a clear divide among the US and the others. With the belief that the US sparked the global recession coupled with the recent bankruptcy of the Greek economy, the call by [...]
Libertarian in the 8th
Matt Mosley is running for US Congress in VA 8th District on the Libertarian Party ticket.
HOT flash
One would think it is inexplicable that Arlington County has already spent $750,000 on a lawsuit against VDOT claiming the new proposed HOT lanes on I-395 are racially discriminatory. Why are HOT lanes, which charge a variable toll based on traffic congestion, racist? Apparently it is because non-white people who live in Stafford and work [...]
Negative wins the Battle
It was eerily reminiscent watching the VA-08 GOP Congressional Primary election results coming in last night. Matthew Berry did well in Arlington and Alexandria but eventually lost ground in Fairfax. Berry had a great campaign that focused on attacking Moran’s corrupt practices, providing real solutions to our current problems, and raising over $150K which to [...]
Pay to Play
It’s no secret that current Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA-08) is the King of Earmarks. A recent Washington Post article states Moran receives more in campaign contributions (i.e. $70,000) from his earmark recipients than any other House member. With the passing of his partner in crime, John Murtha, Moran has no rival when it comes to [...]
Boycott BP
Frankly, I am disgusted with BP and the Federal government’s response to the epic oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. It continues to be a failure on multiple levels and is completely unacceptable. The public at large has very little recourse with the Federal govt. The failures of enforcing current regulations are deep rooted [...]
Taxing Shelters
It takes a true bureaucrat to come up with the idea to charge taxes to charitable and non-profit organizations in an environment of high-employment where the need for their services is higher and individual donations are down concurrently with an economy forcing corporate donations down as well. But of course, that is exactly what some [...]
Tackling the BCS
I love college football despite being a Cavalier (maybe this year the new coach will turn things around). And of course I hate govt intervention, especially into the things I love. Back in 2004, I remember writing Gov. Warner a nasty letter about forcing UVA’s hand into helping VT get into the ACC. And while [...]
Green Collar Jobs
I recently returned from a vacation to Egypt and Jordan where I saw many incredible historical sights and beautiful scenes. As I love to do when travelling abroad, I try to experience the local flair as much as possible. Luckily on this trip, I was able to go “off-the-grid” with a makeshift tour guide who [...]
Greek Tragedy
As passage of the latest encroachment into the lives of everyday Americans was signed last week by President Obama, politicians on the Left are cheering that we are finally catching up to Europe. I have seen many signs proclaiming “Healthcare is a Human Right” which I find strange considering healthcare insurance did not exist 100 [...]
Do Ask Do Tell
Once a decade the US government conducts a census to determine how many representatives each state can send to Congress. The representation is regardless whether a person is a man or a woman, white or black, young or old. A few questions on the 2010 Census are concerning to me: Question #2 asks us to [...]
Tragedy of the Elites
I am noticing in many of my “debates” with supporters of the healthcare bill, when I ask how the bill will be paid for and whether it is unconstitutional, the response I most often get is, “well what about how the Repubicans ran up the debt when they were in power?” or “wasn’t the Patriot [...]
March Madness
Yesterday I joined the protests at the US Capitol to show my discontent with the current bill. Even though NBC claims that only 2,000 people showed up, I’m pretty sure my pictures will show you otherwise. Of course listening to CNN this morning, the only thing they focused on was a handful of protesters who [...]
8th District GOP Rundown
Virginia’s 8th Congressional district is probably one of the safest Democratic seats in the country but the Republicans haven’t given up. So far 7 candidates have expressed interest in the 2010 GOP nomination of which 4 have dropped out of the race. Here’s a run down: Matthew Berry has an impressive resume including clerking at [...]
Blowing Hot Air
The stimulus is finally creating jobs, for the Chinese. As the Obama Administration wants to base a new economy on green jobs which will require new products like solar panels and wind turbines, the expectation was the U.S. would lead the way in innovation in building the green products everyone in the world would want [...]
Ellmore Drops Race
On February 11th, Mark Ellmore sent an email to supporters stating he “will end weeks of speculation and announce his candidacy for Virginia’s 8th District congressional seat”. Less than 3 weeks later, the rumor mill is buzzing that he has dropped out of the race. His website has gone blank and the ArlingtonGOP site states [...]
Criminal Generation
Al Gore finally broke his silence on the recent backlash against Climategate with an op-ed piece in the NY Times. Despite someone I disagree with on many things, I do actually think Al Gore is a smart, motivated and sincere person. In the op-ed, he lightly acknowledges the recent missteps of “flawed overestimates” and “partly [...]
Arlington GOP Endorses Change
After months of discussion and debate, the Arlington County Republican Committee decided last night by a vote of 40-12 to join forces with the Arlington Country Police, Firefighters and Paramedics Unions to endorse a petition to change the Arlington style government to shift more responsibility from an unelected County Manager position to elected Country Board [...]
Driving on Both Sides
One day you’re speaking at CPAC bashing “big government spenders” and the next you’re voting for a counter-productive “jobs” bill. What were we to expect anyway? But Scott Brown wasn’t the only Republican to break the filibuster, Kit Bond of Missouri, Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, and George Voinovich of Ohio also voted [...]
Want Freedom Fries with that?
What would happen in the US if a restaurant chain decided to only cater to a specific population? Perhaps they target Hindu vegetarians or only served Jewish kosher meals, would we expect the government to sue the restaurant chain on our behalf for reverse discrimination? Apparently in the country so many liberals want us to [...]
CPAC Condemned
Just before Bob McDonnell made a surprise visit to CPAC, one of the student activists made a total fool of himself by condemning CPAC for allowing GOProud to co-sponsor the event. Sitting in the crowd I was shocked this actually happened and couldn’t boo this idiot loud enough. This was right before Ron Paul was [...]
US Debt Relief
In tough economic times, people often clamor for help from far away but often what they need is just within their reach. While politicians from around the world are trying to architect a global currency without any commodity backing (i.e. gold, cotton, oil) that will only serve the rich and plunge worldwide economies into a [...]
Happy Prez Day!
Love them or hate them, one thing that is so great about American presidents is how much we are allow to make fun of them. They even give us a day off to buy cheap furniture. So who’s your favorite and least favorite president? Most Favorite: Jefferson Least Favorite: Lyndon B Johnson
Neither Snow Nor Rain
On my way to Union Station this evening after work, I was driving through the Capitol Hill neighborhood and saw a mailwoman with a light on her head struggling through the snow higher than her knees. Given this is one of the worst blizzards in recent history with snow on the ground in 49 of [...]
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