29 October, 2010 (13:02) | 2010 Elections, 2nd Amendment, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
I wrote yesterday on a campaign ad – it’s a smear campaign, actually – against VA-11′s candidate for Congress Keith Fimian. Brian Schoeneman over at Common Sense writes eloquently on a related matter where the Connolly camp is hyperventilating over a statement Fimian made responding to the Virginia Tech references made in the ad: I [...]
29 October, 2010 (11:20) | Academia, Human Interest, Science, Technology | By: ricjames
Consider for a moment the importance of standards of measure. In trade, in construction, in manufacturing, in virtually all aspects of life, things get measured. Doors and windows in houses are supposed to conform to standard sizes (a door is 80 inches tall here in the US), produce is sold at the market by the [...]
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28 October, 2010 (16:42) | 2010 Elections, 2nd Amendment, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
I just happened to catch the tail end of this latest ad for the 11th District’s incumbent Democrat Gerry Connolly. In it, he and the DCCC attempt, once again, to push the lie that the mythical “gun show loophole” is somehow responsible for widespread death, specifically the Virginia Tech killings in 2007. The ad opens [...]
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27 October, 2010 (08:35) | 2010 Elections, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
After the DPV’s performance in last year’s elections I figured that we should just start calling them the “Deceiver Party of Virginia.” Looks like the DCCC and Gerry Connolly have decided to return to that SOP against Keith Fimian over in the 11th District here in Virginia by launching an attack ad that misleads and [...]
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26 October, 2010 (15:41) | 2010 Elections, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
(Update: please be sure to read the comments section for other insights worthy of your consideration!) Candidates are not the only things Virginia will decide upon next Tuesday. There are constitutional amendments that are also up for a vote. Thanks to Loudoun’s own Delegate Tag Greason of the 32nd District, we have a very nice [...]
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26 October, 2010 (10:55) | 2010 Elections, Politics, The Media, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
As I mentioned earlier today, the MSM is certainly doing all they can to paint the Dem’s situation in the most positive of lights. It should come as no surprise, then, that the various leftish organizations seeking to continue the Dem’s hold on Congress would be coming up with their own stuff. From a link [...]
24 October, 2010 (15:12) | 2010 Elections, Politics, The Media | By: ricjames
From Ed Morrissey at Hot Air: Although you have to look hard for it, the latest AP/GfK poll shows that the enthusiasm gap is continuing to grow in the final two weeks of the midterm election cycle. Despite sampling problems — such as an eleven-point gap in identification of Obama/McCain supporters when Obama won by [...]
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24 October, 2010 (14:42) | GWOT, Human Interest, Military, Politics | By: ricjames
I’ve not been following the document dump from the latest Wikileaks… uh, leak. However, there are a few items in there I’d like to see some of the most vocal members of the Left address. One of those is the confirmation that the Lancet report – you know, the one that said the US killed [...]
23 October, 2010 (13:18) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames
There are 10 days left before the elections. To my fellow Loudouners and Virgina 10 District residents, I can’t suggest strongly enough that it’s in our best interests to re-elect Frank Wolf to Congress! Our neighbors in Fairfax and Prince William have an opportunity to change their representation to someone that works for them and [...]
23 October, 2010 (11:13) | Energy, Environment, Human Interest, Politics, Science, Technology | By: ricjames
Regular readers here will know that I’ve been following the story of a technology that has some exciting potential to change the playing field of our energy production and consumption. Proposed nuclear power projects based on thorium instead of uranium have really interested me and this latest report from Popular Mechanics adds even more to [...]