Forbes introduces stem-cell bill
Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA04) continues to lead on controversial issues facing Americans. Last week, he re-introduced his “New Manhattan Project”,…
Frederick did not “mistweet”; fed bad information
So, is it worse for a sitting party leader to blow up a potential coup because of incompetence or simply…
NRCC blasts Glenn Nye
In what is sure to be a common theme over the next couple years, the National Republican Congressional Committee unloaded…
Virginia Election 2009: Will right to work dominate the discussion?
An interesting theme is beginning to emerge in the early stage of the 2009 campaign: Virginia as a “right to…
Did a mis-tweet cost Virginia Republicans the Senate?
Democratic State Senators Ralph Northam and John Miller are part of the Virginia “Commonwealth Caucus”, a group of four Senators…
A filtered smoking ban passes
AP is reporting that some measures of the smoking ban have been removed from the bill and that it moved…
Republicans blow-off “Chairman” Kaine
Gov. Tim Kaine changed the date of a meeting on short-notice with congressional representatives and then wonderd why Republicans didn’t…
Podcast: Commonwealth Conservatives #1
It’s a new show! With a sign of respect to the still king of conservative blogging in Virginia, Judge Chad…
VPOD #50: Rusty McGuire, candidate, House of Delegates
In this week’s Virginia Politics On-Demand, I interview Rusty McGuire, a Republican who is seeking the nomination in the 55th…
Guest Post: Obama administration looking familiar
By Jim Hoyt One of my favorite TV bits is occasionally on Saturday Night Live during the “Weekend Update” segment,…