Waldo's Virginia Political BlogrollA totally biased and unreasonable list of blogs that I think you might enjoy reading.Some Particulars on What ABC Edited Out of Palin Interview- September 17, 2008 Check out http:newsbusters.orgblogsp-j-gladnick20080913abc-news-edited-out-key-parts-sarah-palin-interviewhttp://americancivilization.net/index.php?itemid=654 VRS Takes a Hit from Lehman- September 17, 2008 The Virginia Retirement System had roughly $110 million parked with Lehman Brothers, which, as we all know, is now in bankruptcy. How much it may have had in AIG is unknown, but one item on their 2008 returns shows some rather interesting numbers: The portfolio included $30.5 billion in public equity, $11.2 billion in fixed income, $4.5 billion in private equity, $4.1 billion in real estate andhttp://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2008/09/vrs-takes-hit-from-lehman.html A House Divided Can Be Rebuilt- September 17, 2008 In the next 50 days of this election the voices from the Left will become more shrill. They will grow more hysterical. The rhetoric from the Left will become more hateful and disgusting. They will have expended their stock of talk about going beyond politics of the past, uniting, reaching across the aisle. They will move from the useless futility of empty words to the sharp edges of strident attacks. If the Left sees itself losing again, their nuttiness before the election will be a...http://americancivilization.net/index.php?itemid=653 Virginia Republicans Vote Against Comprehensive Energy Bill- September 17, 2008 What else is new That's right, I know this is a shocker but Virginia Republicans have voted "nay" yet again to a comprehensive energy bill, even though this one even had offshore oil drilling in it AND a provision for oil shale development (both anathema to environmentalists like myself). But nooooo...even THAT wasn't good enough for Virginia Republicans like Frank Wolf, Virgil Goode, and Thelma Drake, who apparently have all decided to vote the hard-core anti-environmentalist and pro-Big Oil...http://www.raisingkaine.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=16009 Obama has gall, Ill have to give him that 91708- September 17, 2008 Just YESTERDAY he was blaming the market turmoil on &8220;the failed policies of George W. Bush.&8221; But the turmoil was actaully created by the failure and subsequent Fed bail-out of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. And who, pray tell, was the second largest recipient of political contributions from those two companies And who had as ...http://sunversuswind.com/2008/09/17/obama-has-gall-ill-have-to-give-him-that-91708/ Well at Least For $28k You Get A Show Actually No.- September 17, 2008 Cost of admission to Obamas Hollywood fundraiser last night: $28,500 ADDITIONAL Cost to hear Barbara Streisand Sing: $2,500 I forget, what was that Obama talking point about being out of touch with average Americanshttp://bearingdrift.com/2008/09/17/well-at-least-for-28k-you-get-a-show%E2%80%A6-actually-... Glenn Nye launches new ad touting his background.- September 17, 2008 Democratic hopeful Glenn Nye is probably tired of people asking how old he is - and he's pushing back against that youthful persona in a new ad. Nye comes right out in the opening of the ad - talking about people wndering if 33-years-old is a litte young to run for Congress. Then Nye shifts gears and stats talking about how he negotiated for the release of an American hostage in Macedonia. The commercial just started running and should play well in the 2nd District - where Nye is pushing U.S....http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/dailypress/the_shad_plank/~3/395260635/glenn-nye-la... Republican AG Candidates Coming To Our Area- September 17, 2008 Both Senator Ken Cuccinelli and Former US Attorney John Brownlee will be in the Roanoke Valley this Saturday evening.Cuccinelli will be the featured speaker at the Annual Botetourt County GOP Ham Dinner. The dinner will be at 6:00 pm at Read Mountain M...http://roanokevalleyrepublicans.blogspot.com/2008/09/republican-ag-candidates-coming-to-ou... General David Petraeus, American Hero- September 17, 2008 In an excellent article titled A General for our TimesLondon's TimesOnline makes the case that, whatever one's personal views on Iraq, General David Petraeus has done a magnificent job there. To Quote:....he is leaving Iraq in a state no sober observe...http://dogwoodpundit.blogspot.com/2008/09/general-david-petraeus-american-hero.html |