VA Democratic Party Delegate calling for ... Civil Disobedience

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Sounds like the Virginia Democrat Delegates had second thoughts when it came for their votes to be recorded and known to the citizens of Virginia...

The new "VA GOP Caucus" blog has some interesting video and discussion on this matter...

http://vagopcaucus.blogspot.com/2008/02/republicans-for-democracy-democrats.html

"House Bill 852, sponsored by Democrat Del. Adam Ebbin, would have made it legal for government employees to collectively bargain with labor unions."

"This bill would have destroyed Virginia’s Right to Work law, which House Democrats have been attacking for years. Del. Armstrong and the Democrats know Virginians would not be happy if they knew how committed the Dems are to labor unions. It’s clear that Democrats want the light of open government to shine on Republicans, but when it’s shone on them, they will hide in the shadows."

Virginia House of Delegates GOP Caucus blog

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Heard that this was coming on-line soon and looks to be a good place to go for Virginia Republican House of Delegates information...

http://vagopcaucus.blogspot.com/

A Strong GOP Team in Virginia...

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Very good opportunity to meet with local Virginia bloggers yesterday at Lt. Governor Bill Bolling’s ~2nd Annual Bloggers' Day~ in Richmond and discuss current \ future events.

This type of gathering with political bloggers always leads to the next upcoming election and what the parties will do. Several of the guest speakers during the day provided data concerning which party held what seat during each changing political environment. It was interesting to see which way the trends went because of what the conditions were at that time. For myself it is much easier predicting future football game results even months into the future. My football team is the Chicago Bears and it’s pretty safe\easy to say there are going to lose their next game. Unfortunately this tactic is pretty reliable as evident in the Bears 2007 season…

The 2009 Virginia race will be for the Governor spot and with that the Republican party has two very strong candidates in Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and Attorney General Bob McDonnell.

In conversation it came up that the Lt. Governor is already doing an outstanding job in the Senate and the importance of keeping the Dem’s and their one-vote majority in check… It is evident that both the Lt. Governor and the Attorney General have their sights set on the top spot and the Democratic Party will be hard-pressed to find somebody to go up against either of our strong candidates.

The tough decision\selection of which GOP candidate to take the Governor’s seat will be made for the good of the party and both of these guys are qualified and willing to do the job.

When it comes time for that tough decision I might just have to be fishing that day!!!…

Sailfish are still running in Key West and boats are reporting impressive catch & release numbers...

Lt. Governor Bill Bolling ~2nd Annual Bloggers' Day~

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Took the opportunity to attend the "2nd Annual Bloggers' Day at the State Capitol" along with 25 other Virginia area bloggers in Richmond today that was hosted by Lt. Governor Bill Bolling...

The Lt. Governor conducted a quick introduction meeting before going to preside over the Senate session...

The Lt. Governors staff then provided the opportunity for us to view the Senate session in progress.

Afterwards the bloggers met with the Lt. Governor again to listen to speakers including a Senate member, a Delegate, and individuals specializing in voter programs and history with Virginia state government...

Senator Stephen Newman serves as Chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus and spoke of recent activities going on in the Republican Party in Richmond...

Delegate Jackson Miller represents manassas and discussed the importance of several local bloggers in his district. He took several questions and provided informative and interesting issues going on in his area...

Frank Atkinson is chairman of McGuireWoods Consulting and focuses on state and local government relations, economic development, privatization and public-private partnerships, education, and elections and voting rights. He provided interesting facts regarding voting history in different areas of Virginia and demographics....

Ron Butler is President of Creative Direct, LLC, a direct mail firm located in Richmond, Virginia specializing in voter contact direct mail. Creative Direct created numerous winning direct mailing strategies resulting in several impressive Republican victories...

The Lt. Governor and his staff extended and included invitations to bloggers from the "LeftSide" of the Virginia blog-world making it interesting to meet and talk with bloggers from the other side of the aisle...

Several of the bloggers said that they will be posting about today's activities in the next day or so. More to follow here as soon as I find some time after work to write more.

How Cold is it?...

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As soon as the 12 degree air hit my face this morning at 5:30am while in the dark and on my way to work, memory recall kicked in and thoughts of a Sailfish Tournament in Key West this past April came into focus...

I had the opportunity to work the World Sailfish Championship Tournament this past April where over 335 Sailfish were caught and released in three days of fishing...

Istiophorus platypterus is the scientific name for the Atlantic Sailfish...

Several of the Top-placing boats in the tournament...

Favorite "Watering-hole" of a frequent visitor to RightsideVA....

Visitors to one of the many tournament events...

You need to be a Tournament fisherman to understand and appreciate this ...

This tournament is a "Catch & Release" only format...


Again, you need to be a tournament fisherman in Key West to appreciate this one...

Pierre-Auguste Renior

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

"Hey Boss, running a little late"...

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Ran a little late getting to work yesterday due to the weather conditions along 81 but at least I did make it...

Solutions....

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Just as Thomas Malthus, Ehrlich did not understand the power and initiative of the free market system to solve global problems.

In his book “The Population Bomb”, Ehrlich stated “The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970’s and 1980’s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now”.

Peter Huber in his book “Hard Green” provides examples of how mankind, with the freedom and ability to address problems through the free market, has provided solutions to the dire forecasts…

“To grow more food, you can add more oil instead of more land. Oil, packed with (fossilized) solar energy, can be used to produce fertilizer, which makes crop yields soar”… page 4...

Huber provides more examples of dire predictions such as the 1972 study by the Club of Rome who stated in The Limits of Growth “Humanity was scheduled- almost as precisely as a Swiss train-to run out of gold by 1981; mercury by 1985; tin by 1987; zinc by 1990; petroleum by 1992; and copper, lead, and natural gas by 1993.” page 4...

Huber then shows how many of those from the “Sky is Falling” crowd tend to make no real allowance for mankind to find solutions to problems such as noted above. Many like those with the above bumper sticker will state that there is only a finite amount of any one natural resource and it will be consumed in a given time at the rate of consumption now…

Unfortunately they do not understand how the free market system, supply and demand, and the allocation of valuable resources, have solved many of the problems predicted by some…

The Club of Rome predicted that copper supplies would be depleted by 1993 due to world demand. “They never imagined that pounds of sand might soon displace tons of copper. Corning Glass did, and gave us fiber optics”… Page 11...

Really?

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Came upon this vehicle today and just had to get a photo for the photo database....

Really?...

Ron Paul "Revolution" in Harrisonburg?

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Recently I have been seeing numerous Ron Paul 2008 signs around Harrisonburg and have found several 20 “Somethings” at work talking about his campaign and issues. It has been interesting talking issues with people who were 14 years old when 9/11 happened and to hear their perspective on this and the war on terrorism.

The interesting thing is that a civil debate and conversation can happen with these Ron Paul’s supporters resulting in a productive exchange of ideas and opinions. Unlike many discussions with “Progressives” of the same age that fall back on “Bush lied us into the war” and refuse to discuss issues or facts that they do not agree with. These same “Progressives” are now arguing at work that Iran should be allowed a nuclear bomb because if we have them everybody should be allowed to posses a nuke. Ask them about Iran’s top guy calling for the destruction of Israel and America and they say everybody is allowed to their own opinion…

I have found it refreshing to discuss issues with people who are voting for the first time and interested in the actual issues instead of rallying around the most recent “MTV Voter Drive” agenda. While not agreeing with many of Ron Paul’s stances on the issues, I find it interesting to talk with potential new voters hungry for information about an election that will surely shape their future.

I have also found it interesting to discuss issues with people who are voting for the first time and interested in the actual issues instead of rallying around the most recent “MTV Voter Drive” agenda. While not agreeing with many of Ron Paul’s stances on the issues, I find it interesting to talk with potential new voters hungry for information about an election that will surely shape their future.

Members of the Ron Paul “Revolution” have been criticized for their appearance at functions and maybe being a little loud at times but it is good to see them interested in conservative issues. I personally do not believe that Ron Paul is the best Republican candidate but I do welcome the interest in conservative issues that he has generated in many younger voters.

Remember this guy?...

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Remember the Democratic Party Representative from Louisiana, William "Cold-Cash" Jefferson, who got caught with the $90,000 cash in his freezer?

"A federal judge has set the corruption case of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) for Feb. 25.U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis reluctantly granted Jefferson's lawyer's request for a continuance. But he gave them an extra six weeks instead of the four months they sought".

"The nine-term congressman is accused of taking more than $500,000 in bribes and demanding millions more for himself and his family members from 11 different companies interested in securing business contracts in Africa".