Today, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling contacted supporters asking for their thoughts on an independent bid for Governor. Citing internal polls that show 67% of 400 respondents willing to consider voting for an independent candidate for Governor, Bolling asked supporters to fill out a survey to help him make a decision: First, I need to know…
We’ve Been Betrayed for Longer Than Three Decades… And We Resent It
It’s not secret that conservatives everywhere are still reeling in mixed reactions of disgust and disbelief over the McDonnell-Howell $1.3 billion transportation tax hike. Already, certain leaders that were absolutely silent just a week before are already clawing their way back into the spotlight, trying to make themselves the leader of the opposition, while those…
BREAKING: Jeffersoniads Blog Alliance Rejects The Transportation Tax Hike
Virginia’s conservative bloggers have spoken. HB 2313 is dead on arrival, and a bad deal for Virginia taxpayers. From the open letter: If fully implemented, the bill would cost Virginia taxpayers over $1.3 billion in new taxes. With the economy on a knife’s edge, additional taxes would damage employment (by raising the cost of business), consumption (by…
Pope Benedict XVI Resigns
When Pope Benedict XVI was announced as the new pope, I was in a restaurant in Fredericksburg running for House of Delegates — and despite all the media’s protestations, I was elated that Ratzinger had been selected. I couldn’t talk about it then, because when running for public office, musing on the inner workings and…