Washington works today: energy, taxes, job creation, and a fed audit all on the docket – and Virginia’s right in the middle of it

Congress chooses to audit fed, promote small business, and, in a bipartisan way, ask to drill for more energy today – and Virginia was right in the [...]

Congressman Forbes says that negative ads won’t work

Congressman Randy Forbes from Virginia’s Fourth District was on CNN’s “Starting Point” this morning with Soledad O’Brien and stated that negative ads will not be a deciding [...]

When criticizing Obama, performance, not race, is the issue

Conservatives have every right to disagree with the Obama administration and liberals have every right to support them. But debate can be stifled when suddenly and without cause Americans are accused of racism.

Bush Tax Cuts: without spending reform, it’s just politics

President Obama wants to extend the Bush tax cuts for 98% of Americans – just not the top 2%. However, the ensuing debate over these tax rates, while necessary, is still a distraction from the real problem facing the U.S. economy: overspending.

Virginia Democrats Clueless at AFP Rally

Virginia Democrats for Tim Kaine went to an Americans For Prosperity rally and had no idea what they were even protesting.

Kaine advocates higher taxes at technology forum

In a forum in Northern Virginia yesterday, U.S. Senate candidate and former Gov. Tim Kaine, the former Democratic National Committee chairman, called for the raising of taxes on the Internet, small businesses, and social security.

Is Obama trying to lose Virginia? In this past week, it sure looks like it

In one week, the president has gone against popular opinion on commonsense immigration law enforcement. Had the nation’s top legal adviser held in contempt. Jammed the unpopular healthcare tax down Virginians throats. And has gone against overwhelming public opinion in the state in favor of job-creating offshore energy development. That’s not a bad week – that’s just his own bad policies.

Value of liberty resides in details

When Thomas Jefferson penned the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident” 236 years ago, he couldn’t have made a more idealistic or conflicted argument. To who are these words self-evident? Who is entitled to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?

Happy birthday, Virginia! Today we became the 10th State

On June 25, 1788, the commonwealth became the tenth state to ratify the US Constitution by a vote of 89-79.

Powell launches negative campaign on Cantor as Obama surrogate

Wayne Powell is using inflammatory rhetoric against Eric Cantor in an effort not to win the seat, but to make Cantor Obama’s foil in Virginia.