Video Visit to the Albemarle County Fair
On Friday night I went to the Albemarle County Fair. The weather was near-perfect -- pleasant temperatures, low humidity, and no rain or wind to dampen the festivities. Read more...
Rick Sincere News and Thoughts, September 2nd 2010, 11:22pm
Hollowness of the right's freedom-rhetoric
The right wing of the Republican Party has found asserting the cause of freedom and raising the specter of big government has become has become a useful rhetorical device to oppose and even block reform legislation by our elected representatives to make life better for the American people. If the “freedom talk” were truly based upon libertarian principles then an interesting debate might ensue but sadly it is quite hollow. These same conservatives promote state power to wage... Read more...
Sisyphus, September 2nd 2010, 11:15pm
Welcome home, Kat
I'm in Jerusalem, the city of God Most High. I cannot tell you the emotion, the joy, the awe I feel! Blessed are You, oh Lord my God! Truly Your glory is over all the earth. I praise You with all my strength, and rejoice in God my Savior! Read more...
CatHouse Chat, September 2nd 2010, 11:14pm
Eat a good breakfast (or not)
This story about the Duke law student who fainted during oral argument in the Fourth Circuit reminds me of court appearances when I wished I had eaten less for breakfast. Read more...
SW Virginia law blog, September 2nd 2010, 11:14pm
On twenty years with Crohn's disease
In 1990, I was about to get married, and I knew there was something wrong with me, but didn't know what. I went to see old Dr. Shaffer, who referred me to a gastroenterologist, who figured out that I have Crohn's disease, and who has been my good friend and doctor for twenty years. The Crohn's diagnosis was more than confirmed in November 1996 or thereabouts when a Bristol surgeon removed eighteen inches of bad guts, that were tormenting me. Read more...
SW Virginia law blog, September 2nd 2010, 11:14pm
BBQ & Beans with Del. Dickie Bell
Barbeque and Beans Delegate Dickie Bell along with Special Guest The Honorable George Allen Former Governor of Virginia & United State Senator (R-VA) invite you to join them for an evening of Read more...
SWAC Girl, September 2nd 2010, 11:14pm
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
United Conservatives of Virginia, September 2nd 2010, 11:14pm
More Reader Feedback
It’s always such a treat when “enlightened” leftists drop by to comment after seeing or reading something about me and have their comments immediately snapped up by the comment filters that do their best to keep BVBL somewhat family-friendly. Every once in a while it might be worth it to share with readers these pearls [...] Read more...
BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI, September 2nd 2010, 8:27pm
One Time, I Almost Was Sick on an Admiral’s Desk
I hate job interviews. Hate them. I mean, seriously, I am awesome, you should know that, hire me. The end. But, no, job interviews are a must. When I was a 1L, I was atypically really excited about a job interview I had with a government agency, in Northern Virginia (hmmm, wonder who?). I was [...] Read more...
Ditzy Dems, Part Deux, September 2nd 2010, 5:31pm
The Return of Robert Bork
In an article in Monday's Washington Post about the search for a successor to retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Robert Barnes and Anne E. Kornblut report: Read more...
Rick Sincere News and Thoughts, September 2nd 2010, 11:22am
News Virginian: "VDOT needs outside look"
It this doesn't paint a picture of government waste, I don't know what does. The Waynesboro News Virginian makes the case for an external audit of VDOT- not as a cure-all - but as an important additional tool to helping control costs and increase efficiency. Read more...
VACostCutting, September 2nd 2010, 11:19am
General John R. Guthrie (USA Ret.) -- 39 Years in the Nation's Service
ChangeServant, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
In Spite of Ourselves
Someone sent me a link to this song. I love it! Read more...
Brown Hound, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
Red ink...
From the excellent Mr. Ramirez, over at Investors' Business Daily... Yeah, you got that right! Read more...
CatHouse Chat, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
We've arrived at Wadi Musa
... which is "the valley of Moses," outside of Petra. We're eating lunch now, and will be touring the site in the heat of the day. Last time I checked, it was 36C and counting - yikes! Read more...
CatHouse Chat, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
How Do You Define 'Deficit'?
Yeah, that'll work: Read more...
From On High, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
Out of the Past
This is of no particular interest to anyone but me perhaps, but I found it noteworthy just the same. Ed Morrissey began a piece yesterday (see "Oval Office speech another low-key effort") with this: Read more...
From On High, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
The Gov't Will Decide
That 2nd Amendment thingie? It doesn't extend to guns potentially falling into the wrong hands. So keeping guns out of anyone's hands is the logical course our government should take. Read more...
From On High, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
Darn.
MSNBC might have been able to put this guy to work as an evening anchor had the police not shot him: Read more...
From On High, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
Cry Witch!
The polished wood gleams in the glow of flickering candles. It's nighttime, and little moonlight breaks through the circular window panes in their cream-colored frames. Read more...
Leslie Carbone, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
Saturday Night Blues - Bessie Smith sings Poor Man's Blues
United Conservatives of Virginia, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
Former NYPW Running For FL-05
Former NYPW Running For FL-05 Read more...
United Conservatives of Virginia, September 2nd 2010, 11:15am
MSNBC: Algore “Awakened” Discovery Channel Enviro Nutjob
From MSNBC: Lee said at the time that he experienced an ‘‘awakening” when he watched former Vice President Al Gore’s environmental documentary ‘‘An Inconvenient Truth.” So, what other than bomb-making, murderous intent and hostage-taking did Algore awaken in this nutcase? From Lee’s rambling manifesto: The Discovery Channel and it’s affiliate channels MUST have daily television [...] Read more...
Virginia Virtucon, September 2nd 2010, 10:31am
Raise revenue without raising taxes?
The last time I heard anyone say something about increasing revenue without raising taxes, I looked at them as if they had grown horns. (I can’t recall the legislator, but it was during LG Bill Bolling’s blogger’s day a couple of years ago. And yes, he got legislation passed that fills the coffers of Virginia [...] Read more...
Vivian J. Paige, September 2nd 2010, 9:10am
Ron Paul On Obama’s Phony “End Of The War” Speech
Below The Beltway, September 2nd 2010, 8:27am
Finagling the lines
My latest op-ed appeared in Wednesday’s Virginian-Pilot with the above title. As I’m sure you can guess, the topic was that of redistricting, one which is pretty important to me. There have been a number of editorials written recently about redistricting – and I’m sure there will be many more in the coming months. We [...] Read more...
Vivian J. Paige, September 2nd 2010, 7:01am
Talking Virginia 5th District Politics on the Radio
This past Tuesday, I was invited by Coy Barefoot to be a guest on his WINA-AM radio program, "Charlottesville Right Now." He had seen a comment I left on an article about Fifth Congressional District GOP candidate Feda Morton on The Hook's web site and had also noticed that I had... Read more...
Rick Sincere News and Thoughts, September 1st 2010, 11:23pm
Jefferson Area Tea Party's Grass-roots Bona Fides
If you need evidence that the Tea Party movement is made up of grassroots, neophyte activists, look no further than this email invitation sent out on Friday by the Jefferson Area Tea Party, which is based in the Charlottesville area. Read more...
Rick Sincere News and Thoughts, September 1st 2010, 11:23pm
Set Your Clock Radio Alarm
Last week's guest spot on Coy Barefoot's WINA-AM radio show was so successful that I have been invited back to do the show again tomorrow (Thursday), September 2, during the 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. segment. Read more...
Rick Sincere News and Thoughts, September 1st 2010, 11:23pm
Choosing the People’s Lawyer: Questions to Ask Candidates for Virginia Attorney General
ChangeServant, September 1st 2010, 11:16pm
Fixing the budget deficit with prosperity
What’s the best cure for the deficit: Austerity or prosperity? Robert Kuttner argues fiscal alarmism confuses three different issues – the budgetary deficit fed by the recession, the long-term health of Social Security, and the rising costs of Medicare due to skyrocketing health care costs in general in the United States. Capping spending at this time --... Read more...
Sisyphus, September 1st 2010, 11:16pm
BREAKING: Scozzafava Out!
My friend Stacy McCain is reporting that Dede Scozzafava, the GOP's anointed liberal in the special election in New York's 23rd congressional district, has dropped out of the race! Poll after poll has recently shown Ms. Scozzafava badly trailing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. This is a stunning--and much-deserved--rebuke to the Party of Bush and a bright light in the conservative renaissance. Way to go, New York conservatives!! Read more...
Leslie Carbone, September 1st 2010, 11:15pm
Your Four Minutes of Civilization
"Voce di donna o d'angelo" from the opera La Gioconda. It was the best way I could think of kicking off the last week of 2008. Read more...
ShaunKenney.com, September 1st 2010, 11:15pm
Cuccinelli needs to focus probe into Mann's scientific work that we paid for....
RightsideVA, September 1st 2010, 11:15pm
If an Asteroid Hit Earth
To Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky":That is particularly awesome. Read more...
ShaunKenney.com, September 1st 2010, 11:15pm
Massey Dedicates Web Page to Big Branch Mine Explosion Info
Spark It Up!!!, September 1st 2010, 11:15pm
Gov. McDonnell declares state of emergency ... precaution for Hurricane Earl
SWAC Girl, September 1st 2010, 11:15pm
The Summer of Crazy - Part 2
As if mosques at Ground Zero and sex shops opening in Old Town Manassas weren’t enough to make this the Summer of Crazy, today an Al Gore inspired eco-nut decided the best way to save the planet was to plant explosives and take hostages at the eco-nut friendly Discovery Channel. The response of Montgomery County [...] Read more...
BLACK VELVET BRUCE LI, September 1st 2010, 6:20pm
On the president’s speech last night
I must confess, I missed the president’s speech – and not by accident. I didn’t think the “end of combat operations in Iraq” was worth a speech anyhow, what with 50,000 troops still there. Moreover, the question of whether Obama would ignore Bush’s “surge” (I put it in quotes because it was more than just [...] Read more...
Virginia Virtucon, September 1st 2010, 1:01pm
“One Crazy Summer” Indeed! Lane Meyer Says Republicans Are “Better Off Dead”
I guess he really will “Say Anything.” John Cusack has truly gone off the deep-end now. Get a load of a recent tweet from his Twitter account: I AM FOR A SATANIC DEATH CULT CENTER AT FOX NEWS HQ AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICES ORDICK ARMEYAND NEWT GINGRICH-and all the GOP WELFARE FREAKS Um, yeah… I [...] Read more...
Virginia Virtucon, September 1st 2010, 12:56pm
Gerry Connolly: Bush Tax Cuts Didn’t Help Economy ! Let’s Extend The Bush Tax Cuts !
This interview should provide Keith Fimian with material for a commercial or three:
H/T: Not Larry Sabato Read more...
Below The Beltway, September 1st 2010, 12:48pm
Bill Clinton Puts Influential Muscle Behind Agricultural Production in Haiti
Mosquito Blog, September 1st 2010, 11:17am
Boies on Prop 8 challenge
David Boies on Prop 8 & Supreme Court from JD Lasica on Vimeo.Update: Ted Olson Read more...
SLANTblog, September 1st 2010, 11:17am
Fundrace 2009
An interesting dynamic is already developing in the 2009 governor's race. So far, McDonnell has raised $10.7 million through 6/30/09, compared to Jerry Kilgore having raised $8.6 million through 6/30/05. While this seems like a positive, the question is whether the party committees are front loading their contributions. Read more...
Elephant Ears, September 1st 2010, 11:17am