Obama will visit Leesburg on Thursday

On Thursday, August 2nd, President Obama will be campaigning in Leesburg.  I liked the comment from the Obama supporter who’s going to see him because she has nothing better to [...]

Olympics Opening Ceremony 2012

Nothing says American like Berets on our athletes!   But the fireworks look great.  Pictures here. I get it now, the US costumes have all the interest of the very dowdy [...]

Loudoun State Senator running for Attorney General

As has been rumored,  Mark Herring (D-Loudoun/Fairfax) is running for Attorney General next year.  Yawn.  He will never beat Rob Bell or Mark Obenshain.  

Romney Campaign response to “you didn’t build that”

The Romney campaign responded quickly to Obama’s recent comments in Virginia with an excellent ad.

Obama in Virginia

On Saturday Obama came to Centreville.  Rather than speak at George Mason he chose a much smaller venue, Centreville high school, and I’m hearing it wasn’t packed.  By contrast, I [...]

Supervisor Ken Reid aka Benedict Arnold spotted in Leesburg Parade!

Is it a coincidence that Benedict Arnold betrayed his country and last week Ken Reid betrayed his biggest supporters, his long time friends and confidants, and his county, when he vote for the Silver Line extension into Loudoun County?  Like Benedict …

Loudoun Supervisors will vote to Waste a BILLION dollars on Metro

Since my house hasn’t had power since Friday evening, and won’t have it again until at least Tuesday afternoon, I am staying in a hotel in PA because on Saturday there were no hotel rooms in the Leesburg area.   No rooms from Winchester to…

Supervisor Ken Reid swinging on Metro vote

For Ken Reid, it’s time to decide, base or bounty? Ken Reid is positioned in the eyes of many a metro-watcher as the last frontier, the ultimate swing vote for all to watch, wonder and wait.  Many thought that he was firmly against metro, but…

Governor McDonnell threatens to fire the entire UVA board

In a statement on Friday Governor McDonnell has threatened to fire the entire Board of Visitors at UVA if they can’t reach an agreement on the university’s leadership at their meeting on Tueday.  He said ““Let me be absolutely clea…

Loudoun work session in which Chairman Janet Clarke Kicks Butt and the board still has no idea how to fund metro.

WOW! WOW! WOW!  The little lady from the Blue Ridge district stood up to all the bullies at last night’s work session and accomplished what she wanted to  accomplish.  It was the best BOS meeting I’ve attended in my 4+ years in Loudoun, …