New years mean different things to people. To many they mark new opportunities, the chance to improve and advance their lives, whether financially, physically (“work out at the gym more,” must the number one resolution), academically, spiritually, or in any … Read more>

More from the “Policy Republican”: While we may have won the battle against Sen. Tommy Norment’s (PR-3, Williamsburg) big government approach to tax payers — he says he now realizes promises must be kept and will not introduce legislation to … Read more>

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.

The same was in the beginning with God.

All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any
thing made that … Read more>

Not that this blog concerns itself with Hollywood and the industry of celebrity, but a certain news item is instructive on two levels.

It seems that 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of the wealthy and previously-successful-but-now-on-the-skids pop-tart Britney, is pregnant, … Read more>

Del. Bob Marshall’s candidacy for the U.S. Senate is getting more public by the hour, it seems. After we posted last night his intent to form an exploratory committee, the mainstream media seemed to catch on this morning.

The Manassas … Read more>

Word is getting out that Del. Bob Marshall (R-13) is forming an exploratory committee, which will include at least three significant figures in the conservative movement, to run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2008. A formal announcement could … Read more>

It’s official. After three attempts to overturn his November victory, Republican Sen. Ken Cuccinelli was declared the winner in the 37th Senate District election.

(Where have we seen losers trying multiple times to overturn an undesired result? Virginia 2005. Washington … Read more>

We learned from GOP sources this evening that Del. Sam Nixon of Chesterfield (R-27) will become the new chairman of the House Republican Caucus. Nixon, a principled conservative leader — he’s chaired the General Assembly’s Conservative Caucus the last two … Read more>

Try as we may to keep Christ in Christmas, our society is anything but inoculated from a culture of commercialism. To watch and read some of the business media, it’s a patriotic duty to $pend, $pend, $pend because so much … Read more>

Last night at 8:49 the world welcomed Timothy Michael Cobb. He, mom and, presumably, dad, are doing very well. Congratulations to Victoria, Matt and Elizabeth on the blessing that is their new son and brother. He’s quite a Christmas … Read more>