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Column by Bob Goodlatte With spring under way, warmer weather is returning, the days are growing longer, and everything is in bloom. Unfortunately, the arrival of spring also kicks off a second and largely unwelcomed season. This season is marked by piles of forms, confusing instructions, and the prospect of turning your hard-earned money over…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The 49,860 votes that two independent congressional candidates received combined in 2006 in the Sixth District made Drew Richardson stand up and take notice. Nearly one in four voters who came to the polls in the Sixth in ’06 cast their lots for Republican incumbent Bob Goodlatte’s two challengers. I…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Rein in federal spending, and the economy will grow. And when the economy grows, the federal budget gets into balance. And when the federal budget gets into balance, you can begin to pay down the national debt. It didn’t necessarily work in the Reagan years, and it’s not exactly working…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham [email protected] Funny how Hillary Clinton has turned the momentum of her campaign around with a TV commercial asking America who they would rather have in the White House taking a 3 a.m. phone call. You know, considering the 3 a.m. phone calls that used to come into the…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte Working to reduce government waste is a significant undertaking and one to which I remain firmly dedicated, even in a Congress where excessive spending runs rampant. It is critical to ensure that the Congress responsibly manages federal spending, especially our tax dollars, to fund our nation’s priorities through greater transparency and…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Count me as being among those in the Virginia punditry who thinks that the main reason the Commonwealth is in play politically these days is because of Mark Warner. That having been established as a baseline, I’ve been interested, to say the least, at the thought of what people like…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] You don’t often hear the term radical associated with people in the political center. Mark Warner wants to get you thinking of moderates as radicals anyway. “This is driven by people who are saying, We’re tired of partisanship. We want to get things fixed. They know in their gut that…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte Just a few weeks ago, President Bush and Secretary of State Rice hosted an international conference at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. The conference focused on supporting the efforts of Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Abbas on their road to peace.
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Story by Laura Lehman Amstutz Shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, Dan Seifert joined the National Guard. The former Air Force technician didn’t expect that this move would create a theological crisis, but at age 42, he was a different person.
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Column by David Cox Throughout their history, Democrats have been the party of opportunity. It still is.
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