about the rhetoric of the bill...",
says Howard Dean
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You know how Republicans like to criticize the Democrats' health care reform bill on the oh-so-substantive grounds that it's "so long?" Well, all I have to say to that is...Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.Another election season that’s starting to get underway is in Manassas City, where Council members Steve Randolph, Andy Harrover and Marc Aveni are seeking re-election. So far the Dems haven’t made any noise about running candidates, while Republicans Harrover and Aveni have announced they’re going to run a joint [...]

Republicans for Environmental Protection (I know... quite the oxymoron!) issued the following press release which is simply too good to not just re-post as is:
Palinology: A Dinosaur Energy Policy
During last year's presidential campaign, Sarah Palin presented herself as an expert on energy. Her new book includes [...]
Lets be careful about the residency issue, shall we Republicans?
It is distasteful and extremely shallow that he has "rented a room" at someone's house. It violates the spirit of represented government that he would represent a district he doesn't live in. The last two times I saw this happen, Steve [...]

The Virginia election results were certified tonight by the State Board of Elections and there were no particular surprises.
Bob McDonnell still won in a landslide. House Republicans still picked up six seats.
However, one of those House seats is going to take a little longer being finalized [...]
By Kate Obenshain
Vice President, Young America’s Foundation; Former RPV Chairman
Try as they might, liberal pundits cannot explain away Bob McDonnell’s 18-point election victory over Creigh Deeds by saying that Virginia always elects governors who are not of the president’s party. That’s like saying Republicans [...]
The Other McCain notes a planned retirement of Democratic congressman Dennis Moore of Kansas. And what to expect as Republicans try to take the district back.
Expect to see a lot of Not-A-Politician candidates emerge as the GOP challengers in these districts. This isn't just about "populism," it's about' [...]

One of these days Republicans are going to be back in power. Unless they understand why things went so wrong during the 2000-2006 period they will just make the same mistakes. I think it’s essential to the future success of conservatism that there be a full accounting of the failures [...]
On a party-line vote:
WASHINGTON – Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.
The [...]

Alan Moore of the DC Examiner recently did a profile of each of the three Republicans in the race to succeed AG-elect Ken Cuccinelli; Chairman Tim Kaine recently set the date of the general election to Tuesday, January 12th. Here are some excerpts from Moore’s articles:
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Marianne Horinko
“I [...]
It's a little known fact that there were two groups of Americans traveling aboard the RMS Titanic that were returning from two separate group tours in Europe. One group was composed entirely of Republicans, the other was made up of Democrats.According to the left, the most atrocious thing that could ever happen, besides the warming of the planet and the sight of polar bears resting on ice caps, would be if the Republicans gained power in the People's Congress of the USSA.
How bad Republicans Would Do'" [...]
In a word, wow:
Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely 2010 Republican Primary voters in Arizona finds the longtime incumbent in a virtual tie with potential challenger J.D. Hayworth. McCain earns 45% [...]
Jeff McWaters has received the endorsement of Virginia Beach Sheriff-elect and soon-to-be former State Sen. Ken Stolle, who is vacating the seat. In an email today to supporters, Stolle writes:
“In this election there are two Republicans vying for the seat, both have served the community of [...]