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Godspeed John Glenn

Fifty years ago today, February 20, 1962, the first American was sent into orbit atop an Atlas rocket. The name of the craft was Friendship 7 and the American’s name was Col John Glenn. Glenn made three orbits around the earth, a mission that was critical to the United States putting a man on the [...]

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Take 2 Aspirins and Call Me in the Morning

A couple of days, a supporter of Rick Santorum, Foster Friess made a joke while being interviewed by Andria Mitchell on MSNBC.  Mr. Friess said that back in his day, women used aspirin as birth control by putting it between their knees.  I thought it was one of the funniest things I had heard in [...]

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This is War!

We are at war.  Make no mistake about it, you and I are at war with the left and they with us.  It is no longer just about having a difference of opinion about public policy or a difference of opinion about how things in the country should work.  The left today is all about [...]

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Tax Code Infested With Special-Interest Tax Credits

  The below statement was released this morning from the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation.  Personally, I prefer the FairTax, even though it would initially cost me more money.   Alert to Virginia Taxpayers (Richmond, VA) – “ From beehives to spaceflight, from social engineering to coal mines,  many special interest groups want a tax [...]

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Teaches in Prince William Furious Over Budget Proposal

Teachers in Prince William County are furious over next years budget proposal that doesn’t include a pay raise.  In fact, budgets through 2015 don’t include a raise either and this is not sitting well the with teachers who gathered at the Kelly Leadership Building in Prince William on Monday. It would seem that there just [...]

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Action Alert! Gun Rights Victory in Virginia Within Our Grasp

In the struggle  to make Virginia the friendliest state to the Second Amendment, a major victory is within our grasp.  The bill to repeal the unconstitutional gun rationing law has made it out of the Virginia Senate with a vote of 21 to 19.  This victory would not have been possible if we had not [...]

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Anti-Gunners Unite During the Super Bowl

What has always amazed me about liberals is that they think they can tell bold faced, verifiable lies in public and expect all of us to nod in agreement  like a bunch of mind dead zombies.  I suppose that’s probably because the media fails to do their job and lets them get away with it.  [...]

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Arizona Governors Letter to the President

Arizona Governors Letter to the President
  Mike Broomhead of KFYI radio in Arizona has obtained a copy of the letter that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer presented to President Obama during their now infamous meeting on Thursday.  In the letter, Governor Brewer offers to share with the President what has worked in Arizona to help turn the state around financially and [...]

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Not the Boss of Me

I was listening to the Mark Levin show the other day and a gentleman called up to argue with him about something.  He was a lib so I didn’t pay too much attention to what his point was or even if he really had one.  He did say something that I took notice of and [...]

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A Great Night for Virginia Gun Owners

On Thursday night, the Virginia House Militia, Police, and Public Safety subcommittee #1 met.  The following bills have passed the subcommittee.  All are being strongly supported by the Virginia Citizens Defense League. (VCDL) HB 20, Delegate Wilt, protects the right of citizens to carry and transport firearms during a declared emergency. HB 22, Delegate Cole, [...]

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