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Month: February, 2010

LCRC filing deadline tomorrow! (That’s 5:00pm, Saturday, 20 Feb 2010!)

19 February, 2010 (13:03) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

As noted over at Too Conservative: The filing deadline to become a member of the reconstituted Loudoun County Republican Committee and/or a delegate to the 10th District Convention, is Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 5:00 PM.  Any stragglers out there wishing to get their form in better get it done today and deliver to Jeff [...]

Ping pong in a hailstorm: Sometimes you misfire.

19 February, 2010 (12:28) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

It’s no secret that I’m a 2nd Amendment supporter and that I keep track of many bills regarding this topic as they move through Virginia’s General Assembly. I pay special attention to the votes of my direct representation which means that’s I’m keeping an eye on the votes of Senator Mark Herring and Delegate Tag [...]

WA State Supreme Court holds 2nd Amendment applies to states

19 February, 2010 (10:48) | 2nd Amendment, Law, Politics | By: ricjames

In a case brought on a matter of a minor found in possession of a firearm during a routine traffic stop, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington has ruled, by a commanding margin, that the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States most certainly applies to the actions of state governments. [...]

VA Senate passes concealed handguns in restaurants bill

16 February, 2010 (18:37) | 2nd Amendment, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

As hoped for, the Virginia Senate has repeated its actions from the past 2 years and voted to pass a law permitting those with a valid concealed handgun permit to continue their concealed carry into restaurants that serve alcohol. The House passed their version of the bill, HB505, last Friday. The Senate bill, SB334, was [...]

Finally, some honesty in the climate change camp

13 February, 2010 (11:07) | Environment, Human Interest, Politics, Science | By: ricjames

Dr. Phil Jones is one of the leading lights of the Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) believers and is a central figure in the Climategate scandal. (Head over to Watts Up With That? and read the copious coverage on the matter over there. Anthony Watts’ work in this area has been invaluable.) In what should be [...]

Why does anyone care about Lawrence O’Donnell – idiot extraordinaire – anymore?

12 February, 2010 (19:52) | Politics, The Media | By: ricjames

Clearly the time away from the spotlight has done nothing for Mr. Lawrence O’Donnell’s maturity level. He’s still got the manners and professionalism of a 3-year-old throwing a temper tantrum. Ed Morrissey takes note of his latest little meltdown on the “Morning Joe” show over on MS-NBC where it got so bad that Joe Scarborough [...]

Bills providing consistency for concealed carry making great progress in General Assembly

12 February, 2010 (16:27) | 2nd Amendment, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

HB505, the House bill permitting those holders of a concealed handgun permit to continue their legal concealed carry into a restaurant that serves alcohol on premise, was passed on the House Floor by a vote of 67-27 today. That is excellent news and, combined with the progress of SB334 over in the Senate (reported out [...]

VDH: The Truth Is a Precious Commodity

12 February, 2010 (09:29) | Economy, GWOT, Medicine, Military, Politics | By: ricjames

via Instapundit, Victor Davis Hanson highlights the Obama administration’s contribution to the “deficit of trust.” The problem with Obama’s new hedging on taxing those who make below $250,000, or his administration’s taking credit for victory in the Iraq war that they so once fervently tried to abort, or the flip-flop on renditions and tribunals, or [...]

Full body scanners violate Islamic law, Muslims don’t want to have to go through them

12 February, 2010 (08:54) | Aviation, GWOT, Politics, Technology | By: ricjames

Remember those high-tech body scanners that were developed and deployed so as to catch the next group of terrorists trying to turn passenger aircraft into missiles or trying to light their shoes or underwear on fire? You know, that group that through bizarre coincidence just happens to consist of completely of Islamic/Muslim extremists? They’d rather [...]

Former President Clinton hospitalized after chest discomfort, stents installed

11 February, 2010 (18:25) | Politics | By: ricjames

Former President Bill Clinton went to the hospital today after suffering chest discomfort. After being checked out by his cardiologist he had a pair of stents put into one of his coronary arteries. I know precisely what he’s going through because that’s exactly what I went through almost a year ago. (I only got 1 [...]