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Afghanistan Marginalia

The MSM and the blogosphere are surfeited with comments on President Obama's Afghanistan policy described in his Tuesday night address at the U.S. Military academy. I have taken the liberty of including some marginal comments in italics to the full text below.

Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Eisenhower Hall Theatre, United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point, New York

8:01 P.M.… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on December 3, 2009 at 1:30am — No Comments

N.Y. Terror Trial Muddle

The weekend news reports and talk show discussions are full of viewpoints regarding the announced terrorism trials to be held in New York City. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani remarked on the security threats trials in New York would pose as well as the publicity platform which such trials may provide to the… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on November 16, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

More charges for Hasan?

Although Michelle Malkin makes an important case for 14 murder charges not 13 against Major Nidal Hasan (shown in the accompanying UK Telegraph photo composite), the Fort Hood jihadi murder suspect, there does appear to be at least one more charge that should be brought by his… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on November 12, 2009 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Master of Political Art

The final candidate debate in the 93rd House District was scheduled for Wednesday evening at Christopher Newport University. As we noted in our previous post it was expected the Robin Abbott, the Democrat candidate would be a no show and that expectation was fulfilled. Her empty chair spoke pointedly about her unwillingness to discuss public issues in public with the… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 28, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Abbott AWOL again in 93rd Dist. Race

In our post more than a week ago, we reported evidence that Robin Abbott, 93rd House District candidate had abandoned her campaign. Now there is more evidence. A press release from Phil Hamilton's (R-Newport News) campaign claims Abbott has refused to participate in a… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 24, 2009 at 4:55am — No Comments

Can Virginia afford a Liar as Attorney General?

In his attack ad, which his campaign labels Ken Cuccinelli's Crony Politics, Democrat Attorney General nominee Steve Shannon claims "Cuccinelli said Hamilton should stay in Office" and cites the Washington Post 8/24/09 and the Daily Press 9/18/09 as sources for his allegation. In fact, Shannon's… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 22, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

93rd/94th HD Have Abbott and West abandoned campaign?

The Newport News Southern Christian Leadership Conference held its House of Delegates candidate forum Thursday night at the Newport News City School Administration Building. The forum was to feature the candidates for the 93rd and 94th districts and was… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 15, 2009 at 10:36pm — No Comments

Obama says he will end Don't Ask Don't Tell

The Wall Street Journal is reporting Saturday night that President Obama has pledged to end the ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces. Speaking at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, a advocacy… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 10, 2009 at 10:06pm — No Comments

Treat Juvenile Violent Offenders more leniently?

Sunday's Daily Press reports on the arrest of two seventeen-year-olds on charges of murder, burglary, grand larceny, conspiracy, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

During last Thursday's… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 5, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Stimulas Working? Not! Unemployment rises to 9.8%

Although having predicted that unemployment would not increase beyond 8% if the immediately needed $787 billion stimulus package was passed, the Washington Post reports today that the unemployment rate reached 9.8% in September, and the economy lost a further 263,000… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 2, 2009 at 11:51am — No Comments

American Dream Sunset?

Sunset on the American Dream? Don't count on it. Over 2000 Defenders of the American Dream are gathering at Arlington Virginia's Crystal Gateway Marriott to make sure it is a rising not a setting sun. They will be storming Capital Hill this afternoon to remind our representatives that we expect them to defend the dream also and not be drawing the curtains.

What… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on October 2, 2009 at 10:44am — No Comments

Peninsula Candidates Mental Health Forum

The Colonial Services Board and the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board hosted a General Assembly candidates forum Tuesday evening at Dozier Middle School in Newport News. The forum attracted candidates from the 64th, 91st, 93rd and 94th House Districts, covering the Peninsula and extending across the James. The forum focused on services for people with mental illness, developmental disabilities and and substance use disorders, and was very timely not only for the upcoming general… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on September 30, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Did Hamilton's Opponent Buy Steve Shannon's call for Resignation?

Robin Abbott is Phil Hamilton's Democrat opponent in Virginia's 93rd House District race. On August 24, 2009, Steve Shannon (D), nominee for Attorney General called for Phil Hamilton to resign, which would pave the way for Abbott's unopposed election.… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on September 27, 2009 at 1:13pm — No Comments

Lies and More Lies

President Obama spoke to the Congress and the country about health care in a speech Wednesday night. The full text of the speech is available here. I have not witnessed previously any previous forty-eight minutes as crammed packed with lies, falsehoods, and prevarications. If this speech were made under oath it… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on September 9, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Van Jones, Obama Green Jobs Czar out

The Wall Street Journal is reporting early this morning,

that Van Jones, White House advisor for 'green jobs' has resigned. Jones and the White House had come under pressure when it was discovered that Jones had signed a 2004 petition for congressional hearing on "whether… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on September 6, 2009 at 1:33am — 1 Comment

UK NHS Adopts Patient Murder Protocol

An extraordinarily alarming story in the UK Daily Telegraph describes the adoption by Britain's National Health Service of a protocol to end the life of patients considered terminal by withdrawing food and water and other care. The denial of… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on September 3, 2009 at 7:36am — No Comments

Roanoke Times Anti-Cuccinelli Screed

Dan Case, metro columnist for the Roanoke Times, has an anti-concealed carry permit screed up this morning attacking Attorney General candidate Ken Cuccinelli for his work on the concealed carry permit law. If Case was telling the whole truth his… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on August 30, 2009 at 8:59am — No Comments

VA Dem AG Candidate favors higher spending and lower spending?

The Roanoke Times at its roanoke.com website reports on a visit Wednesday by Steve Shannon who the report indicates is running for Attorney General as the Democratic party nominee.

The article notes that Shannon said he wanted to keep taxes low but… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on July 31, 2009 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Health Care Fantasyland

Tamara Dietrich, a local columnist for the Newport News Daily Press is among the latest uninformed and uninforming media types to consider the current proposals in Congress to reform health care. In a column appearing… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on July 20, 2009 at 10:13pm — No Comments

Times-Dispatch apologizes for Massive Resistance and Obfuscates the Source

In an editorial Thursday in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the paper apologizes for the role played, with the papers complicity, by its former afternoon counterpart, the The… Continue

Added by Chuck Young on July 16, 2009 at 10:32pm — No Comments