The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Manassas, VA #RomneyRyan2012 Event

by Smitty The announcement in Norfolk, VA, with the USS Wisconsin in the background was a nice touch, as the Romney campaign tours this battleground state, going through the Obama-Biden ticket in proverbial fashion today: I’m off to go cover the Manassas rally. If fortune smiles, I might link up with Stacy and try to […]

The Hashtag That Changed History

“This is an emergency post. . . . Mitt Romney must choose Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential nominee, period.” — Robert Stacy McCain, Aug. 4, 2012 Who would have thunk it, huh? Friday night I went to bed early, and Ali Akbar kept calling to tell me the news, but my wife couldn’t […]

HotAir Misses The Larger Point In The Fauquier County Tea Party Protest

by Smitty Mary Katherine Ham has her facts straight about why the protest occurred on 02 August in support of farmers from Paris, Virginia: Farmers and their supporters rallied August 2 at a Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, where Boneta’s lawyer asked for reconsideration. She did not prevail, but the fight’s not over. Fauquier farmers believe […]

Bishop E.W. Jackson At Fauquier County Tea Party Protest

by Smitty WARRENTON, VA–Thursday August 2nd there was a zoning hearing, where family farmers from a nearby town were up against the authoritarian power of the zoning board. The facts in the case seem incredible: “Fauquier County has crossed several lines by violating sensitive private property rights and individual liberty. The County is breaking the […]

Tom DeWeese Of American Policy Center At Fauquier County Tea Party Protest

by Smitty Yesterday this blog was privileged to attend and document a protest in favor of liberty, private property, and the general American imperative to resist the Bloomberg-ification (if you will) of our lives. Tom DeWeese of APC offers a high-level overview of the situation, touching on some of the creepier Agenda 21 aspects of […]

Tea Party Protest In Support Of Virginia Farmer Over Fauquier County Zoning

by Smitty First they came for the farmers. . . as was demonstrated at the Warren Green Building in Warrenton, Virginia. Previous reporting here. It was a pleasant summer day in what looked to be a quaint rural Virginia town. Not the kind of place you’d expect to be ground zero in the current national […]

Why Is Fauquier County, Virginia, Waging War Against Small Farmers?

Zoning is the closest thing to fascism most Americans will ever know, and it’s remarkable how local governments use zoning laws to limit the rights of the little guy while rewarding the wealthy and well-connected. Big developers who know how to work the system can almost always get whatever they want from zoning boards, while the small […]

‘Gentleman’ Jim Moran, VA-8, Clues The World In On A Point His Constituents Suspected, Yet Was Better Unstated

by Smitty No time for a transcript on this gem: What’s fascinating about Moran’s remark is that it means Moran is a co-member of the No-Junk Brotherhood with Harry Reid. Maybe Reid’s inability to secure an NRA endorsement in 2010 is why Moran is allowed to mumble against them in public. Patrick Murray for Congress […]

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