In a devastating front-page exposé, this morning’s Washington Post examines the governing philosophy at the core of Bob McDonnell’s extreme ideological agenda. It’s all outlined in a 93-page paper he wrote just before entering politics. The Post calls it a “blueprint,” “a vision that he started to put into action soon after he was elected
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Saturday, July 25th 11 am – noon. Go to: www.virginiatalks.com to watch the Virginia Bar Association debate live online! On the site, there will be an opportunity for you to submit questions for the candidates and discuss the debate with other viewers.

~ 10 Debates and Forums Scheduled Throughout Commonwealth ~ ALEXANDRIA – Senator Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, will appear at 10 debates and forums across Virginia over the next 105 days, pending the acceptance of Republican nominee Bob McDonnell.

In an effort to deflect all that Virginia Republicans have done in their well known and even prideful attempts to thwart forward movement in the business of the Commonwealth, they are now taking aim at the outgoing, single-term (the Governor only serves a single 4-year term) notably successful Tim Kaine, hoping to confuse voters this
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by Steve Singiser cross-posted from Daily Kos Well, if nothing else, you have to give the Republican nominee for Governor in the Old Dominion, state AG Bob McDonnell, some credit for originality: For the first time in recent memory, a Republican candidate is actively embracing the tenure of George W. Bush, citing the economic growth
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Warner, Webb, Kaine, Obama – a most excellent string of triumphs. Sit back and let the good times finally roll again. The planet will be renewed, the reputation of our country will be restored, civil rights and the Constitution will be upheld. But wait … On the horizon there is a hum, a buzz, a
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$125,000,000. That’s how much of our money won’t be coming here to help struggling Virginia families, thanks to a partisan maneuver by Bob McDonnell and the Virginia House Republicans. They chose to reject $125 million of our federal stimulus money, sending it back to Washington instead of boosting Virginia’s economy and helping Virginia families. It’s time
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