Policy

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  As labor force shrinks, disability claims rise

  May 5, 2012

  We may already be a nation of “Julia’s”

• Cantor hatches deal with Hoyer to keep Ex-Im Bank welfare checks flowing

  May 4, 2012

  According to this item in The Hill, Eric Cantor and Steny Hoyer have put together a deal on the controversial Export-Import Bank that “extends the life of [...]

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  Job creation barely keeping up with population growth (Update from Tim Kaine)

  May 4, 2012

  Economic indicators still look bleak, despite modest job growth and unemployment rate dropping to 8.1%.

• Romney visits Portsmouth; talks energy

  May 3, 2012

  Gov. Mitt Romney, presumptive GOP presidential nominee, visited Portsmouth today and spoke a little about energy and President Obama’s policies.

• Enough Right-to-Work fearmongering

  May 3, 2012

  In the past week, I’ve gotten at least a dozen emails from RPV, George Allen’s campaign, Americans for Prosperity and veritable cast of thousands criticizing Tim Kaine, [...]

• Welcome back to Virginia, Mr. President

  May 2, 2012

  Fresh off of visiting yet another battleground state – Afghanistan – the president has chosen Virginia to launch his 2012 re-election bid. While the president was quick in his national address last night to take credit for focusing in on Afghanistan and defeating al Qaeda (I pray he’s right), in my latest offering in the Daily Press, I remind Virginia voters of some things the president should also take credit for.

• Obama brings American football to Afghanistan

  May 1, 2012

  President Obama has never shown much interest in spreading American culture around the world, so we were surprised today to learn that he had flown all the way to Kabul just to introduce the Afghan people to American football.

• Good Bob, Bad Bob — a tale of two Wall Street Journal articles

  May 1, 2012

  Bob McDonnell gets a lot of national press coverage. That’s to be expected, as, despite the bleatings of the RTD’s Jeff Schapiro, McDonnell still stands a fair [...]

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  Tax reform that can benefit every Virginian

  May 1, 2012

  Restructuring Virginia’s tax code can lead to the elimination of state income taxes on the poorest, while providing as much as a 10% tax cut to everyone else. In addition, substantial economic growth can be generated, tens of thousands of additional jobs created and the same level of tax income can be available to state and local governments

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  Obama Skewers Romney: “People meant what they said when they said it”

  April 30, 2012

  “On election day will Americans care more about a president’s decision to allow a raid on Osama Bin Laden 8,000 miles away; or will they care more about how much it’s costing them to fill up their gas tank, and how much food prices have increased as a result of the rising cost of energy?”

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