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Archives for January 2007
Inquiring Minds Want To Know
18 January 2007 | 29th VA Senate | 4 Comments
If Colgan Air has been sold, does that mean that Senator Charles Colgan (D-29) is retiring?
Be still, my beating heart. And thanks, Riley Hirons for catching this one.
UPDATE: Riley points out that the tip belongs to Hirons.
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Faisal Gill In The Crosshairs
18 January 2007 | 51st HOD District | 13 Comments
The folks over at GoodbyeJim seem to be working on an interesting plan to take down Faisal Gill, which should prove rather amusing. At the very least, trying to document who is showing up to suport Faisal Gill will make for some interesting comedy, as elected officials start becoming very wary of whom they […]
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PWC Jail Board Says Yes To 287(g) Program
18 January 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Prince William County | 1 Comment
Last night the Prince William County Jail Board unanimously voted to participate in the Section 287(g) Program, and will send their reccomendation to the Board of County Supervisors for consideration at their next meeting, where it will most likely be adoped unanimously as well. The Manassas Journal-Messenger covered the story, and predictably reported the […]
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Leadership On Criminal Aliens
18 January 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 1 Comment
The Washington Post, Manassas Journal-Messenger, and WDBJ Channel 7 all have articles today about the Attorney General’s press conference where Senator Jay O’Brien and Delegate Jackson Miller called on Governor Kaine to adopt the Section 287(g) Program as a statewide initiative. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the governor isn’t too hot on the idea and is offering […]
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Discretionary Funds Proven Useless
17 January 2007 | Prince William County | 2 Comments
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors decided to vote down a proposal by Chairman Corey Stewart to televise County Planning Commission meetings on Channel 23, to be paid for (amounting to $9,000) out of the Chairman’s discretionary funds. Opposed to the proposal were Supervisors Barg, Jenkins, Caddigan and Nohe. Heaven forbid we […]
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Nohe Gets The Pick
17 January 2007 | Prince William County | 12 Comments
Via Jim Riley, we see that Marty Nohe has gotten tapped as the PWC BOCS Vice-Chair. Congrats to Marty, and yes, I missed this one.
Marty is a good pick for this. Given the actions of the past week or so on the BOCS, it definitely seems that the current board has moved a long way […]
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund Comes To Jeff Dion’s Rescue
17 January 2007 | Prince William County | 6 Comments
The comments section for my earlier article on Jeff Dion had been quiet for a couple of weeks until today, when suddenly a bunch of comments started to show up. I’ve managed to discover the reason for all of this new activity — that the national “Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund“, which promotes homosexual […]
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McDonnell News Conference
17 January 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 6 Comments
I’m hearing that Attorney General Bob McDonnell’s press conference regarding legislation to combat illegal immigration and criminal illegal aliens was a big hit today, and that Delegate Jackson Miller received special mention for his efforts to help the City of Manassas address this issue. Apparently several bills on this subject are going to be […]
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Freidman Gets A Nod
17 January 2007 | Prince William County | 8 Comments
Gary Friedman, earstwhile Democrat but apparent thorn in the side of PWCDC Chairman Vic Bras, was selected to fill the term of Mike May on the county Planning Commission. With support from Corey Stewart and John Stirrup, two reliable conservatives on the PWC Board of Supervisors, this is a very unusual move. A […]
Getting Our Money’s Worth
16 January 2007 | Virginia Politics | 3 Comments
Here’s what was on today’s calendar in the House of Delegates. We should be pleased with how we’re getting our money’s worth out of Richmond:
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In Case You Had Trouble Sleeping: The MJM
16 January 2007 | Prince William County | 1 Comment
In it’s quest to keep voters informed about the candidates, the Manassas Journal Messenger did an “in-depth” story about Mike May and Jeff Dion, which reveals less than any political article I’ve ever seen. Not mentioned in the article are their respective positions on puppies, the smell of spring flowers, or whether criminals are […]
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McDonnell To Announce Immigration Legislation
16 January 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 1 Comment
Could this be a statewide adoption of the Section 287(g) program?
Attorney General Bob McDonnell, Delegate Tom Rust, Senator Jay O’Brien to Make Immigration Legislation Announcement Tomorrow
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VCDL Gets Some Great Quotes
16 January 2007 | Virginia Politics | 8 Comments
Senator Devolites-Davis held a press conference in Richmond today about her proposed legislation to require that all firearms transfers between private individuals are subjected to the same regulations required of Federal Firearms Dealers. The Virginia Citizens Defense League showed up at this press conference, and reported something I doubt you’ll see in the paper […]
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Gay & Lesbian Club “Impressed” By Jeff Dion
16 January 2007 | Prince William County | 9 Comments
The President of the Virginia Partisans Gay & Lesbian Democratic Club says that he is impressed with Jeff Dion. Go figure.
You’d think that when Democrats refer to this organization, they’d at least have the intellectual honesty to accurately name the organization involved in the story. Or to explain in more detail why they […]
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No, Faisal Gill Is Not An Iraqi
16 January 2007 | 51st HOD District | 3 Comments
Tonight GoodbyeJim has an amusing post which shows what appears to be an Iraqi demonstration and claims it’s an event happening in Prince William County. Unless Muqtada Al-Sadr has suddenly developed a following in the 51st District, I doubt the attribution is correct or that Grover Norquist has a militia. It’s funny, but […]
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The Safa Group
15 January 2007 | 51st HOD District, Virginia Politics | 22 Comments
Over the years a number of candidates in Northern Virginia have accepted contributions from entities identified as being part of the “Safa Group”, which is a collection of businesses with ties to islamic radicals that for the most part operates out of a handful of addresses on Grove Street in Herndon, VA. Federal law […]
Media To Weigh In On Dave Ruttenberg Scandal
15 January 2007 | Rack & Roll Scandal | 4 Comments
I’m hearing that the Manassas Journal-Messenger will be the first mainstream media outlet out of the gate with a story on the Dave Ruttenberg scandal in Manassas Park. The story is expected to run sometime mid-week, possibly as a multi-part series.
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PWC BOCS Vice-Chair
15 January 2007 | Prince William County | 11 Comments
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will select one of it’s members to serve as Vice Chairman at next Tuesday’s meeting. My understanding is that Gainesville Supervisor John Stirrup might have the inside track on this pick, and I think he would be a great choice. His outlook on the board is very […]
BVBL Mentioned In Daily Press Article
14 January 2007 | Virginia Politics, Blogs | 2 Comments
The Daily Press interviewed a number of Virginia political bloggers, and the story ran today. BVBL got a little mention or two.
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Faisal Gill Gets Slammed
13 January 2007 | 51st HOD District | 9 Comments
GoodbyeJim follows up on today’s announcement of Faisal Gill’s campaign kickoff with a withering barrage that should give pause to Prince William County Republicans who think that Faisal Gill is a good choice for the Virginia House of Delegates. In addition to pointing out that the radicalism of the American Muslim Council during the […]
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