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Ray Waddell's Blog – January 2009 Archive (29)

Illinois - A Can Of Worms

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Added by Ray Waddell on January 31, 2009 at 6:56am — No Comments

For those of you residing in the Shenandoah Valley near to Waynesboro, Staunton, Harrisonburg, and Lexington, I invite your attention to the launch of a new newspaper, The Valley American - www.thevalleyamerican.com . The premiere issue states it “strives to bring….local, state….news….from a conservative perspective.”

A subscription is $20.00 for the year of 12 issues., payable to “Red, White, & Blue Creative” mailed to 1320 Ohio Street, Suite F, Waynesboro, Va. 22980. I have no… Continue

Added by Ray Waddell on January 29, 2009 at 2:04pm — No Comments

Annoying Cartoons For Your Disapproval

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Added by Ray Waddell on January 29, 2009 at 8:59am — No Comments

IOU

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Added by Ray Waddell on January 28, 2009 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Look Stuff Up And Become A Better Republican

Again, I bring you attention to the live Virginia General Assembly “doings” that will resume tomorrow. The key to turning Virginia “RED” again lies in this body and that of your own local government. Forget the national scene. You’ll just get a “bad stomach”.

Concentrate on how you can help capture a solid majority in the General Assembly and your own local government in those cities and counties that have a reasonable chance come November. It’s the way forward.

Please… Continue

Added by Ray Waddell on January 27, 2009 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Good Bank Bad Bank

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Added by Ray Waddell on January 27, 2009 at 8:31pm — No Comments

Too Many Wooden Heads?

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Added by Ray Waddell on January 27, 2009 at 4:26pm — No Comments

To Be Or Not To Be

Instead of blowing hot air at one another about “degrees” of what is or makes a “good” Republican, or who is inclusive or who isn’t, or who should be or shouldn’t be, or how far to the center or to the left or to the right the “elephant” should lean, why don’t you take the time to read and study the 2008 Republican Platform. Find out what you support and what you don’t support and then work within our Party to change it to your liking. If you can’t improve on it, then, within your abilities,… Continue

Added by Ray Waddell on January 27, 2009 at 12:26am — No Comments

Making Hay

“Staking his claim as an environmental champion, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brian J. Moran said yesterday that he opposes the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Surry County.

Moran recently came out against drilling for oil off Virginia's coast.”

Can anyone craft and get published an authoritative, counter OPED that would bring favor to Virginia Republican leadership from the general Virginia electorate? Particularly as to the issue of their own and… Continue

Added by Ray Waddell on January 23, 2009 at 12:03pm — No Comments

Breaking News

Within hours of receiving a petition from campus Republican students, VUL‘s chancery rejected, “out of hand”, a name change from the “University of VUL” to the “University of Tough LUV”.

Added by Ray Waddell on January 22, 2009 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Improbable Hyperbole

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Added by Ray Waddell on January 22, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Bulk or Bunk?

The other day I counted a train of 150 rail cars making its way through Staunton, Va. In “rough” numbers, it could have been hauling anywhere from 22,650,000 to 28,350,000 lbs of “bulk“, depending on the size of each car. The larger of those two numbers equates to about 630 tractor trailers needed to haul that same “bulk“.

Added by Ray Waddell on January 22, 2009 at 10:28am — No Comments

By 2020, the average European Union country will need to raise the tax rate to 55 percent of national income to pay promised benefits, says economist Jagadeesh Gokhale... NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY A…

By 2020, the average European Union country will need to raise
the tax rate to 55 percent of national income to pay promised
benefits, says economist Jagadeesh Gokhale... NATIONAL CENTER
FOR POLICY ANALYSIS

Why and what does it matter to the U. S.? If you have to ask, then you have no clue as to how the November ’08 election results were achieved and what “herd-du-les“ Republicans must leap. Continue

Added by Ray Waddell on January 22, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Woefully Behind

France generates 77 percent of her electric powers needs with 59 nuclear plants. The U.S. generates 19 percent with 104. “France has no oil, no coal, no choice.”

Source: National Geographic Society Magazine, February 2009.

Added by Ray Waddell on January 22, 2009 at 6:02am — No Comments

Without The Clutter

Without the clutter, he’s my position on three bad ideas being floated for consideration in the current General Assembly Session:

Advocacy T-Shirts in the polling place: The crowd is never but a word away from violence, murder, mayhem, and chaos. Fire! Fire! Fire!

A call for a Constitutional Convention: “Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself -- ‘Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.’” - Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter) and the… Continue

Added by Ray Waddell on January 17, 2009 at 11:41am — No Comments

Out Of The Classroom And Off Of The School Grounds

Here is an opinion with regard to the overall situation within and about our National Public Educational system. Members of RPVNetwork Lawyers group may take exception with its premise. I don’t and ask only: What if all members of the school system were immune from civil action in their performance of their duties? It will never happen: neither will improvement of the Public Education.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/or_20081217_9882.php

Added by Ray Waddell on January 17, 2009 at 11:16am — No Comments