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Date: December 14th, 2007

Candidates file signature petitions for primary ballot

14 December, 2007 (22:31) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

Looks like there’ll be 6 candidates on the primary ballot for we Republicans. (The Dems, too, but that’s their gig.) Those candidates filing sufficient signatures for inclusion on the ballot are Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, and John McCain. One should be very careful about reading too much into the [...]

VA Rep feels Christians are just safe to insult

14 December, 2007 (11:54) | Politics, Religion | By: ricjames

I was honestly going to just let pass the recent House Resolution vote that’s getting some notoriety wherein 9 Democrats voted “No” on a resolution “Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.” (H. Res. 847.) As linked to by Instapundit, there’s a certainly valid sentiment that we Christians do not need a Congressional [...]

Now up on the nightstand…

14 December, 2007 (07:00) | Books | By: ricjames

I’ve just started Diana West’s “The Death of the Grown-Up” and already – in just the first dozen pages – it’s demonstrating West’s keen eye toward what’s going on around her. This is one book I’ll be thinking about for sure after I’m done and just as surely writing about.