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What did he say?
Sep 25th, 2009 by Scott

Ok.  I have to agree.  This is pure gibberish. The question before me is whether I support the Democratic candidate’s position in addressing these issues. I have not thus far in the progress of the campaign, and as aforesaid refrain from so doing. Douglas Wilder concerning his support for Creigh Deeds. -=SOURCE=- That made my head [...]

Heads roll. Or at least one did
Sep 22nd, 2009 by Scott

Mistakes happen.  Right? At least one state employee has been fired and others have been disciplined in connection with the July shutdown of the westbound Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel after a water main failure went undetected for many hours, according a source close to the state Department of Transportation.  -=SOURCE=- Someone has lost [...]

Keep it up Chesapeake…
Sep 1st, 2009 by Scott

I already don’t use 168 to go south into NC. Drivers on Dominion Boulevard could pay tolls as high as $2.50 per trip under a proposal announced Tuesday to widen the road and replace the Steel Bridge.  -=SOURCE=- And when the Jordan Bridge gets rebuilt with it’s $2.00 toll, each way, I won’t use that either.  So if the toll to use [...]

Government Employees Reactions to FOIA
Jun 9th, 2009 by Scott

I am often amazed at people’s reactions to things. The good, the bad and the ugly.  And don’t think for a minute that I am leaving myself out of the “people” category.  I find myself reacting to various situations in ways that surprise me.  Sometimes good, sometimes not so much. One of the things that I find amazing is the reaction of pu [...]

When electeds intervene… In Portsmouth
Apr 7th, 2009 by Scott

Recent events in Portsmouth have caused me some amount of concern. A police officer developed a case that he felt warranted charges against 3 Department of Social Services personnel and a private citizen effectively charging them with “elder abuse”. The officer felt the care that was being provided by a volunteer caretaker was inadequ [...]

NEW Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club coming to Virginia
Apr 1st, 2009 by Scott

About the Club The Iron Shields Motorcycle Club is a brotherhood of law enforcement officers. The Iron Shields Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2006 with Chapters in New York and Maryland. A Message from the New York Chapter President The Iron Shields is a motorcycle organization consisting of men and wom [...]

Blogger sued over anti-candidate site
Mar 20th, 2009 by Scott

It would appear that another candidate is suing a blogger.  This time it’s local in Hampton Roads. Responding to that deluge, the campaign Thursday filed a lawsuit in Virginia Beach General District Court that seeks to have the blog shut down and the identity of its creator revealed.  -=SOURCE=- The blog is located here: Stop Pat Edmo [...]

Statement of Attorney General Bob McDonnell on Execution of Edward Bell
Feb 19th, 2009 by Scott

“Edward Bell was executed tonight for the 1999 murder of Winchester Police Sgt. Ricky Timbrook. On the evening of October 29, 1999, Bell, a drug-dealer, shot and killed Sgt. Timbrook during a police pursuit. Timbrook’s murder left his family, including his wife who was pregnant with their first child, devastated. The jury’s verdict of guilt, [...]

Cop Killer Ryan Frederick guilty of manslaughter
Feb 5th, 2009 by Scott

Ryan Frederick will forever be known as a cop killer.  He shot and killed Detective Jerrod Shivers in January 2008 while the Chesapeake Police Department was serving a search warrant at his house.  He is a cold blooded killer. Our justice system, however, has seen fit to convict this…  Frederick of Manslaughter and recommended a s [...]

VA House of Delegates Republican Caucus website launched
Jan 22nd, 2009 by Scott

VA House of Delegates Republican Caucus has been launched.  And based on the look and feel, seems like Brian Gardner’s Revolution Two themes are at it again! [...]

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