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Archives for February 2007
On Blog Rankings
21 February 2007 | Blogs | 13 Comments
Every once in a while a Virginia political blog will gather a bit of data and post blog rankings, as Not Larry Sabato did this week based on data from the notoriously terrible Alexa. I can’t blame him too much, as there really isn’t a quality source of comprehensive data on blog traffic available, […]
Rack & Roll Carnival
20 February 2007 | Rack & Roll Scandal | 1 Comment
The Rack & Roll scandal has generated a burst of interest these days, and I’d like to give a shout out to all the other websites that have picked up the story and are weighing in, as well as give folks an opportunity to see what others, both local and nationwide, are saying on this. […]
SCC Hearings To Be Scheduled
20 February 2007 | Virginia Politics | 1 Comment
According to an email I received from Gainesville Supervisor John Stirrup, it looks like the State Corporation Commission will soon schedule hearings on Dominion Energy’s plan to construct a half-million volt transmission line in parts of Virginia. Residents should definitely plan on being there.
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Schools Look For Exemptions
20 February 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Politics | 33 Comments
The Manassas Journal-Messenger reports today on some concerns by Virginia educators that provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act make some local schools with a high percentage of non-English speakers look bad in an unfair way. So far the calls have exclusively been to seek exemptions to the rules in some fashion and […]
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More Influence From Radical Islam
20 February 2007 | 51st HOD District | 3 Comments
Just in case the questions regarding candidate for the 51st HOD District Faisal Gill’s previous work on behalf of convicted terrorist Abdurahman Alamoudi seemed to some to be an extraordinary and far-fetched concern, ABC has a story today regarding the case of a big donor to the NRCC by the name of Abdul Tawala Ibn […]
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Cleanup In Aisle Four
20 February 2007 | Rack & Roll Scandal, Manassas City | 3 Comments
The evening that the story broke about the “VCDL 7″, as I’m calling them, I was talking to David Ruttenberg and the conversation drifted to a discussion about that story. After I related the story, and entirely out of the blue, he asked me if an “Officer Hittle” was involved. We looked at […]
Welcome Instapundit Readers
19 February 2007 | Rack & Roll Scandal, Blogs | Comments Off
For those of you coming to this site from instapundit, you’ll probably want to see this post. The rest of the story is here.
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Corey Gets Some Love
19 February 2007 | Prince William County | 5 Comments
The DC Examiner gives Prince William BOCS Chairman Corey Stewart a friendly look with “Corey Stewart at home” in today’s edition which gives Corey a nice opportunity to talk about fiscal conservatism, controlling growth and some of the transportation challenges he’s been wrestling with. Of particular interest is the Examiner’s take on what has […]
I’m Rich!
19 February 2007 | Crime, Humor & Satire | 6 Comments
Someone in Nigeria is going to make me rich. Hooray! They even are providing me with their “code of conduct” which is “504″, just to ensure the security of the transaction for the benefit of everyone involved. In case you missed out:
Moderates Under Attack
18 February 2007 | Prince William County | 13 Comments
How many Republicans on the Board of County Supervisors are going to face primary challenges? That’s becoming an interesting question as rumors about regarding PWCRC Chairman Tom Kopko likely challenging Marty Nohe in the Coles District contine to race around, and as there’s now a possibility that former PWCRC Treasurer Bob Pugh may challenge […]
Once More Into The Breach - UPDATED
18 February 2007 | Rack & Roll Scandal, Blogs | 45 Comments
I received a letter from the attorney representing the City of Manassas Park, Police Chief John Evans, and several officers of the Manassas Park Police Department. It’s essentially a ‘cease and desist’ letter that asks me to put them in touch with my attorney, and it claims a lot of my posts on the […]
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SBE Asseses Fines
16 February 2007 | Virginia Politics | 9 Comments
Back In July of 2006 BVBL contributor RHarrison provided us with a rather entertaining post about the State Board of Elections losing Steve Chapman’s campaign finance report that was due on July 17th, 2006. I’ve since learned that it in fact wasn’t an oversight on the part of the SBE, but that Mr. Chapman […]
Jackson Miller on HB2943
16 February 2007 | Virginia Politics | 20 Comments
Delegate Jackson Miller weighed in on the HB2943 discussion and deserves a little more prominence than being buried in the comments section of a post. For those unsure about what this is all about, here’s the real story from the author of the legislation:
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A Disturbing Distraction
16 February 2007 | 51st HOD District | 20 Comments
My phone has been pretty busy this evening with people wondering what in the heck is going on with a rather disturbing Faisal Gill supporter who weighed in over at Not Larry Sabato. GoodbyeJim has excerpts from this supporter that are some of the lunatic anti-semetic rantings I’ve ever seen. I don’t know […]
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Senate Kills HB 2937
16 February 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Senate | 2 Comments
Delegate Jackson Miller’s HB2937 which sought to ensure that taxpayer funds would not be used by organizations to provide services for illegal aliens was killed by the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee today in an 11-4 vote. Senators Miller, Marsh, Lucas, Ticer, Puller, O’Brien, Deeds, Devolites Davis, Locke, McDougle, and Herring voted to preserve […]
VA Senators Shoot Selves In Head
16 February 2007 | Illegal Aliens, Virginia Senate | 3 Comments
Yesterday the Senate Education and Health Committee affirmed that taxpayer-subsidized college tuition for illegal aliens is a good thing. No, that’s not in the wording of HB2623, but the actual effect of them voting to kill the bill is that the support that Virginia taxpayers provide to state universities will in part go to defraying […]
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Illegal-Friendly Business In Manassas
16 February 2007 | Illegal Aliens | 18 Comments
It’s interesting to see a local business in Manassas try to market to illegal aliens right after Bank Of America performed public relations hara-kiri by trying to corner the market on credit cards for this prized segment of the marketplace. An alert BVBL reader called me yesterday to tell me that the cell phone store […]
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HB2943 Open Thread
16 February 2007 | Crime | 29 Comments
Since so many folks seem to be determined to discuss HB2943, I’m just going to set up an open thread for all of you to have at it so it doesn’t pollute other discussions. If you’re a fanboy of the position of the ACLU or the VCDL, here’s you chance to whine and complain […]
Statewide 287(g) Killed By Senate
15 February 2007 | Virginia Senate | 6 Comments
The Senate Courts of Justice committee killed (passed by indefinitely) Delegate Frederick’s (with incorporations from Delegate Jackson Miller) HB 1618 which would have directed the Governor to enter into a Memorandum Of Understanding with the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in order to participate in the Section 287(g) Program. This is an utter […]
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Faisal Gill, The AMC, And The Islamic Institute
15 February 2007 | 51st HOD District | 8 Comments
I’ve mentioned before that candidate for the 51st House of Delegates, Faisal Gill, worked for two Islamic organizations in 2000 — the “American Muslim Council” and the “Islamic Free Market Institute” (known as the “Islamic Institute”), and for the most part the discussion has revolved around whether his work for these organizations was properly disclosed […]
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