June 28, 2012 | 2 comments
Two more conservative Virginia leaders have issued statements on the Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision. U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor issued the following, which also announces a House floor vote on the law’s repeal the week on July 9. Lt. … Read more>
March 5, 2012 | 4 comments
Tomorrow is primary day in Virginia. But there was a little problem on the way to Super Tuesday: Only Mitt Romney and Ron Paul qualified for the ballot via Virginia’s petition process. Write-ins are not allowed, which means no Newt … Read more>
December 13, 2010 | No comments
Incoming U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) blasted this out:
Obamacare Unconstitutional!
U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson today ruled in the Eastern District of Virginia that President Obama’s signature health care law, Obamacare, was an unconstitutional mandate forcing people
October 6, 2010 | 3 comments
FRC Action yesterday released its Congressional Scorecard for the 111th Congress. It was excellent for some Virginia lawmakers, a disaster for most. More about that below. First, here’s FRC Action President Tony Perkins’ explanation of the scorecard’s methodology:
From January 2009 through
October 5, 2010 | No comments
As a native Richmonder, I think it’s great when a sitting president visits, no matter which party he represents or, frankly, how bad a job he’s doing. After all, sometimes the bigger the trouble he’s in, the greater the media attention — and … Read more>
September 28, 2010 | 4 comments
In its September 29 cover story, Richmond magazine Style Weekly (which actually is hitting the newstands now) will profile Family Foundation President Victoria Cobb on its cover. It features Victoria in front of Mr. Jefferson’s Capitol with the headline “Divine Right” etched beside … Read more>
August 27, 2010 | No comments
What is it with conservative talk show host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham and Virginia Republicans? Last fall, she extracted a promise from then-gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell to defund Planned Parenthood and prohibit taxpayer funded abortions. Last night, … Read more>
August 24, 2010 | 2 comments
You can’t turn on the television these days without seeing a Virginia politician. Perhaps, just perhaps, the political world revolves around the Old Dominion again, as it did 230 years ago? Whether it’s Governor Bob McDonnell talking about turning budget … Read more>
June 24, 2010 | 1 comment
We live in a time unlike any other in American history. People are as depressed as the economy. Optimism and employment are down, there is an environmental catastrophe, the country is near bankruptcy, basic issues of life and family are … Read more>
May 24, 2010 | 6 comments
In this day and age of unfathomable government largesse, and slick and sophisticated high-tech communications that allow politicians to paint themselves as anything but the people responsible for the unimaginable and crippling debt we face, it’s good to know certain reliable and principled organizations keep watch on those … Read more>