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Date: December 3rd, 2007

Captain Ed speaks the impossible dream

3 December, 2007 (22:50) | Blogging, Politics | By: ricjames

Ed Morrissey over at Captain’s Quarters is writing about the latest Clinton-Obama kerfuffle and writes his hypothetical kindergarten essay: When I grow up, I want to spend eighteen years as a mid-levelmanager for alarm company call centers. After that, I want to writeabout politics on DarpaNet. I hear all the hot chicks dig balding,middle-aged political [...]

What is and is not accessible via FOIA in Virginia

3 December, 2007 (09:13) | Law, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

In the ongoing case regarding the FOIA requests made with reference to communications with Loudoun County Supervisors an interesting assertion has been made. In the comments section to one of my previous posts on the matter, a principle in the case (Sally Mann) makes this statement: All email with a supervisor is “political” and if [...]

Venezuela should keep their eyes open

3 December, 2007 (08:16) | Politics | By: ricjames

Hugo Chavez got handed a defeat at the polls yesterday as his package of “reforms” that would have permitted him to run for re-election indefinitely was defeated 51-49. Chavez has apparently seen the signs that to simply ignore that result would have been costly. However, given Chavez’s past statements and actions, I’d recommend the Venezuelans [...]