End of the McDonnell disaster
NRO's Jim Geraghty bids farewell to Bob McDonnell's troubled tenure.We’ve become blasé about governors and presidents inviting donors to stay in their mansions or the Lincoln Bedroom. But the...
View ArticleState of emergency
Gov. McAuliffe has declared a state of emergency in advance of Wednesday night's snowstorm.I declared a state of emergency when he won the election in November.
View ArticleThe tweet wasn't sweet
Twitchy highlights a tweet send out on Senator Mark Warner's feed - which was deleted after 26 seconds.But that wasn't fast enough.Maybe if the Senator and his staff spent more time shoveling the walk...
View ArticleCantor deported
It will take days to digest this result - Rep. Eric Cantor lost his primary battle.Money can't buy happiness - or a primary victory.
View ArticleOut of the money
The electoral wave can build when one side recedes from the field.Like the Democrats in Northern Virginia's 10th district.The sum of the DCCC’s cancellation in Virginia’s 10th District was $2.8...
View ArticleOn the campaign trail
It's a few days until the primary, but Tim Martin is thinking about November. He was campaigning in Teaverton Saturday in his run for Augusta County Commonwealth's Attorney.Lots of door to knock on and...
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Whitest white boy who can be found
DaTech Guy agrees with those thinking Tim Kaine will be the vice presidential pick for Hillary Clinton.Bottom line, the voters that Clinton are most worried about are White working class and the states...
View ArticleThe race is on
The 2017 gubernatorial election just got more exciting with Tom Perriello's announcement of his bid for the Democratic nomination.And much better for Republicans.First, it creates instant disunity in...
View ArticlePeake angst
Democrats held out hope of pulling an upset in the special election in Senate District 22.Maybe Republicans would split between the two candidates.Maybe Democrat Ryant Washington would fit the district...
View ArticleLet the polls begin
Monmouth has a poll showing a 44-44 tie in the race for governor.Blue Virginia tries to analyze, and inadvertently boosts the Republican side.In 2009 and 2013, polls in the summer gave Democrats more...
View ArticleHated it
The Republican Standard saw the new Democratic campaign mailer.Not impressed at all.And finds friends to agree.After crying foul for weeks over the severity of Republican gubernatorial nominee Ed...
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Thoughts on Civility and Citizenship
Citizen Journalism with a Better Flavor Volume XII, Issue XIThoughts on CivilityApproaching our Gubernatorial Election, these Thoughts Still Apply:America is at a crossroads, and I believe we should...
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Making America Great Again
Citizen Journalism with a Better Flavor Volume XII, Issue XPost card of a wire mill in Allentown Pennsylvania.Revival and Renaissance in AmericaThe 'other' weekly news magazine once featured the cover:...
View ArticleWho likes this poll?
I saw a poll I didn't believe today.Corey Stewart at 45% against Senator Tim Kaine.It came across in an email for Kaine - to help him raise money.Having only a five-point lead might loosen the purse...
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Imagine you're the other guy
Ralph Northam admitted he's in this picture.Imagine if you're the other guy.Thanks to Northam, your life is going to be destroyed.
View ArticleWhat's next
Game planning the scenarios atop Virginia leadership.Here's my favorite part of the column.say, Northam and Fairfax decided to get away from it all and boarded a fishing boat to tour Tangier Island,...
View ArticleNortham, Fairfax and Herring
Who will be three stars of Republican electoral advertising in the fall?The longer they stay, the better it will be for Republican candidates.
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Eugenics Then and Now, Northam/DeJarnette
Eugenics Then and Now Once in the history of our Commonwealth our health system promoted a public policy that promised to deliver advancements in the betterment of the human race. In Staunton, Virginia...
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PONTIFUS, The Bridge Builder's Tale
Citizen Journalism with a Better FlavorVolume XII, Issue XIIIcPONTIFUS, The Bridge Builder's TaleCopyright © 2017, The Kirchman Studio, all rights reservedTable of Contents, Click to Enter: Prequil:...
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Dietrich von Hildebrand, Hitler's Worst Enemy
Volume XV, Issue XIAdolph Hitler's Worst EnemyDietrich von Hildebrand (1889-1977), born in Florence, was the son of renowned German sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand. A leading student of the philosophers...
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Virginia's Eugenics Legacy, Unplanned Movie
Volume XIV, Issue XIIIApolloniusByBob KirchmanCopyright © 2019, The Kirchman Studio, all rights reservedChapter 13: The Long Road HomeA new crater now scarred the Martian surface. The colony was gone!...
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The Flight of the Phoenix Election
Volume XIX, Issue Vb:The “Flight of the Phoenix Election,” The Flight of the Phoenix Election[click to read] ByBob KirchmanIn the last election, an article appeared comparing the urgency of the...
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Leonardo da Vinci’s Pandemic Inspired Planning
Volume XX, Issue XI: Leonardo da Vinci City PlanningLeonardo da Vinci’s Pandemic Inspired Planning And How it Might Help Us Today ByBob Kirchman In the years 1484 and 1485 the bubonic plague ravaged...
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WRITER'S JOURNEY: SAMPLER OF MY WORK
In 1852, Frederic Edwin Church painted Virginia's Natural BridgeMy Writing on Historical Architecture The ‘Most Sublime of Nature’s Works’ [click to read] One of Virginia’s most amazing architectural...
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