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Date: December 18th, 2007

Glen Caroline draws endorsements from all factions of LCRC; announcement to come soon

18 December, 2007 (23:25) | Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

In my continuing effort to keep abreast of matters dealing with the LCRC’s unfolding story of late, I’ve been keeping a special eye trained on the horizon looking for any additional information regarding Glen Caroline, the man who is preparing to run for the Chairman’s seat in March. As I’ve mentioned before, Glen’s come highly [...]

Border fence feds "committed to" gets cut by Dems in spending bill

18 December, 2007 (14:59) | Immigration, Politics | By: ricjames

(Via Captain’s Quarters.) The Washington Times is reporting: Congress last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the two-tier version that has worked in California. … But the measures did not pass before House [...]

Idiot "zero tolerance" rules bring arrest, incarceration of 10-year-old girl for using a steak knife on her steak

18 December, 2007 (12:52) | Academia, Crime & Punishment, Law, Politics | By: ricjames

I am so astonished that a legion of alleged adults involved in this incident arrived at the conclusion that their actions were correct and proper as opposed to being a farce and a hideously bad satire. In Ocala, FL, a 10-year-old girl brought her lunch to school. That lunch contained a piece of steak which [...]

Mormon Church posts answers about itself; the practice raises questions about the rest of us

18 December, 2007 (11:53) | 2008 Presidential Race, Religion | By: ricjames

In looking over FoxNews.com a few moments ago I saw a story reporting that Fox sent in 21 questions to the Mormons’ LDS asking for details about the Mormon faith. I didn’t read the whole thing, primarily because of the thought that popped into my head on reading the 1st line: Mitt Romney’s run for [...]

Senator Warner's office joins the late 20th Century but you can't tell from the timing

18 December, 2007 (09:48) | Internet, Politics, Technology, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

One of the things that tends to annoy me a bit, as an info system professional, is the fact that contacting and conversing with my elected officials by such advanced communications technology as e-mail has been difficult if not impossible. All the Federal Senators and Representatives have web pages, now, with e-mail forms to “send [...]