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By Alton Foley, on February 25th, 2010
Sam reads a couple of Virginia papers on-line every day. Sam knows all of his elected representatives by name. His delegate or state senator may even know him as well. He watches CNN and Fox. He may manage to choke down a half-hour or so of MSNBC per week, but never when one of those idiots Matthews or Olbermann is on. There are even a couple of Virginia political bloggers he checks periodically. Sam’s brother-in-law Ralph ain’t got time for such stuff. But Ralph trusts his brother-in-law’s knowledge and always asks him who would be his best choice in the current crop of Virginia’s perpetual campaigns. Sam is there for other friends, family, and co-workers in the same way.
We all got friends like Sam. Sam considers himself to be a conservative. Ask him casually and he’ll say he’s an Independent. If pressed, but only if you’re a really close friend — the kind of friend who joins him out in the garage on Saturday afternoon for a bit of Old Crow in a Dixie cup — he’ll admit he is probably a Republican. Sam may not know it, but he’s an important piece in the mechanics of Virginia politics.
Sam would like to have the means to help his chosen candidates even more than he currently does, but with all his knowledge of politics, he doesn’t know that another tool is available to him. Sam is not a member of his local Republican Party.
Next: Just why is Sam a closet Republican?
By Alton Foley, on February 10th, 2010
I know, I know, there will be some who will pounce on that headline as sexist and hopelessly politically incorrect. I agree, it probably is.
But let’s face it, she is pretty hot. I also know that most of the criticism will come from hard-line, feminist women who come nowhere close to fitting the description [...]
Continue reading Danica Patrick Is One Hot Little Woman
By Alton Foley, on February 8th, 2010
From the AP report;
HARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
Two quotes come immediately to mind, pick one;
Clarence Darrow
I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
Mark [...]
Continue reading Congressman John Murtha, Dead At 77
By Alton Foley, on February 7th, 2010
It seems a bunch of folks are upset with Governor Bob for his stand on something described as “gay discrimination”. I’m sorry, but I just don’t get it.
Like you, I’m protected by law against discrimination based on any number of outward, more or less visible, characteristics. I can’t be fired just because I’m an [...]
Continue reading Is He Or Isn’t He? Only His Ex-Wives Know For Sure.
By Alton Foley, on February 5th, 2010
I hardly know where to begin.
I’ve spoken here before about voters who know little about what they are voting for. Today’s letter section in the Martinsville Bulletin contains a prime example. A Mr. Richard Hight begins his letter with a cheer for Delegate Ward Armstrong, who he just knows has taken a strong stand [...]
Continue reading I’m Surrounded By Idiots
By Alton Foley, on February 1st, 2010
I’m here in Richmond today, along with fellow Henry County resident and activist Mary Martin, working to get Virginia customers of AEP some relief from the incessant rate increases since the passage of the “Dominion Power Bill” passed in 2007. According to some accounts, AEP has effectively increased rates as much as 80% since [...]
Continue reading To My Readers Who Are AEP Customers; Please Stop Blaming The SCC
By Alton Foley, on January 27th, 2010
I’ll be in Richmond on Monday, hopefully in order to have some influence in getting our area some relief from AEP’s constant rate increases.
I called Senator Reynolds last week and thanked him for introducing legislation designed to provide that relief, but I’m concerned with the fact that his bill will not become effective until [...]
Continue reading Upcoming Richmond Visit, Subject: AEP
By Alton Foley, on January 21st, 2010
Sometimes you get spin. Sometimes you really get spin. Like this, responding to a devastating loss in the 2009 City Treasurer election in Martinsville, then, (and current), mayor Kathy Lawson said after coming in last in a field of four with less than 100 votes; “I think that was a reflection of the people [...]
Continue reading A Knack For Political Spin
By Alton Foley, on January 15th, 2010
In light of the Roanoke Times editorial today, I’m moving this article back to the front page. Some time back I placed this on the sidebar of my old site, “I’m Not Emeril“. There it received quite a few comments, though none that could be considered viable suggestions for a new law. Perhaps Dan [...]
Continue reading RT/Brady Challenge
By Alton Foley, on January 15th, 2010
It’s a popular bumper sticker slogan, “Kill ‘em all, let God sort it out”.
It seems most of our politicians, at least Democrats in Congress, have taken that attitude and applied it to their votes. “Pass em all, let the Supreme Court sort it out”.
Our Constitution is pretty clear overall, even to a layman. In [...]
Continue reading Bumper Sticker Politics
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