Virginia Republicans have finally crossed the line: they’ve disappointed Democrat Governor Ralph Northam with their behavior. Writing in the Washington Post, Northam expressed his disdain for legislative Republicans who, instead of passing a raft of gun control and confiscation bills, send all pending legislation to the Virginia Crime Commission for study before a November vote. […]
Remember when Democrats used to say they supported reasonable gun restrictions, and “no one wants to take away your guns”? That time is over. Governor Northam wants to take away your guns, and House and Senate Democrats want to help him do it. A total of 24 Democrats in the House of Delegates and 17 […]
Republicans find new energy as national rankings make Virginia the best place to do business.
House Democrats made their priorities clear early in this week’s special legislative session on gun control — block aid to the City of Virginia Beach and victims of the May 31 shooting. It was quite literally the first thing they did. During the opening moments of the session on Tuesday, House Republicans introduced a resolution […]
It’s called a Pyrrhic victory: a win, but a win that so badly harms the winner that it may have well been a battle lost. For example, the situation now faced by Democrat Attorney General Mark Herring. With his “win” on a redistricting case at the U.S. Supreme Court, he may have sunk the whole […]
Firearm confiscation measures fall flat as Virginia Democrats flounder for a new narrative.
Less than 24 hours before a special session on gun control is set to gavel in, Governor Northam and his team still haven’t settled on a reason for calling it. Northam called legislators back to Richmond following the massacre in Virginia Beach on May 31, where 12 people were killed by a single gunman. The […]
Perhaps he ought to ask around before pulling an election year stunt two full years before a gubernatorial election?
The Fourth of July is the perfect time to take stock of who we are as a nation and to pass on the meaning of America to the next generation.
The grassroots ain’t what they used to be, at least for Virginia Democrats. Del. Chris Hurst, D-Montgomery, took to Twitter on Monday to thank Democrats for their patience with his begging — a necessary evil, since they lack big donors. “To all of you who endure endless fundraising emails and tweets from Dems because we […]
