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Capitol Hill Blue publisher severely injured in motorcycle crash
Doug Thompson, founder, editor and publisher of Capitol Hill Blue, was severely injured on Nov, 9 on U.S. 221 south of Roanoke, Virginia, when his motorcycle encountered cows that had…
The voters have spoken but Republicans may be too deaf to hear
On the Wednesday following the 2008 election, the strategists of the Republican Party, still licking their wounds from John McCain’s disaster of a Presidential campaign, settled on a singular plan…
Now, finally, it’s the voters’ turn to decide the fate of a nation
Now, the voters speak. The millions upon millions are spent, the messages upon messages are finished, the campaign stops upon stops are complete. The spin masters will continue to twists…
Forget change: In the end, voters stick to the status quo
Americans, all opinion polls say emphatically, think Congress is a partisan swamp where nothing is done. Changes, those same polls say, must come. It’s time to throw the bums out…
When partnership replaces partisanship, good things can happen
Chris Christie, the New Jersey Republican governor that many felt should have been the party’s nominee for President this year, sent a chill through political partisans Tuesday when he praised…
On Nov. 6, vote for the loser of your choice, then get to work on making change happen
With just a week to go before American voters go into the voting booth to scratch their heads and try to make an informed choice among flawed candidates, the campaign…
Campaign 2012: Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn
With two weeks to go until Americans select a meaningless President for another four years of hyperbole, hopelessness and hypocrisy, it should occur to the mindless masses out there that…
End of the line for the Tea Party’s gaggle of loons and goons?
In the small Blue Ridge Mountain town of Floyd, Virginia, the local Tea Party meets once a month in the community room of the public library. Like too many other…
Who won the veep debate? Opinions vary
At the very least, Democrats breathed a little easier after Thursday night’s suddenly-important vice presidential debate. Vice President Joe Biden gave Obama administration spin doctors some fodder to use, something…
Is it up to Joe Biden to save Barack Obama’s butt?
In a normal Presidential election year, the one vice presidential debate is usually an exercise in political vanity but Campaign 2012 is anything but normal. After President Barack Obama’s dismal…
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