A perfect response to the absurd juvenile politics we’ve been seeing lately. Susan is a class act. Received via email: Friend, In an email you may have received, I was just accused of being an “Angry Soccer Mom” by a long time Republican politician and former member of the General Assembly. Why? Because I have shown my “disdain” for [...]

The sore losers are on the emotional politics rampage. There was nothing “rigged” about the process. Was I there? No. But this is almost exactly the process we used in vetting the candidates for the 22nd VA Senate race and it worked very well.   From their website:  Two Major Elements to the Vetting Process [...]

Some 200 very knowledgeable, high-information Tea Party members took part in the April 26-27th Vetting Weekend, evaluating the seven LG and two AG candidates on their live responses. Unlike candidate forums, where candidates hear each the others answers, the vetting interviews were held in isolation.  Side-by-side comparisons at candidate forums often yield similar responses.  Back-to-back comparisons in isolation yield different responses and allow [...]

Recently in Lynchburg we had a “lockdown” situation that involved 2 “suspicious” men. No guns. No robbery. No immediate crime. But this was enough to call all cars, Swat, The FBI, The ATF, State Police, and air support. An absurd overreaction. They put the area and several businesses in lockdown. 24 – 48 hrs later [...]