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	<title>Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll &#187; Norman Leahy</title>
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	<description>A totally biased and unreasonable list of blogs that I think you might enjoy reading.</description>
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		<title>Rumblings of the Big Idea</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/rumblings-of-big-idea.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Naturally, the Governor's narcotized idea machine only decides to stir when I'm at the beach. No matter...the interim report of the Governor's "Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation" has some elements that give me hope that Big Ideas have only been mostly dead during the opening months of the McDonnell administration.Pushing past the fluff and empire building sections on various ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Naturally, the Governor's narcotized idea machine only decides to stir when I'm at the beach. No matter...the interim report of the Governor's "Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation" has some elements that give me hope that Big Ideas have only been mostly dead during the opening months of the McDonnell administration.Pushing past the fluff and empire building sections on various ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>F&amp;P Radio: Gun rights, surpluses and Greenpeace</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/f-radio-gun-rights-surpluses-and.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this edition of F&#38;P Radio...Nelson Lund, Patrick Henry Professor of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment at George Mason and member of the Virginia Institute’s Board of Scholars, explains why the latest Supreme Court gun decision should have been 9-0. He tells us why states do not have the right to ignore the Second Amendment in light of the 14th Amendment and discusses the legal ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On this edition of F&P Radio...Nelson Lund, Patrick Henry Professor of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment at George Mason and member of the Virginia Institute’s Board of Scholars, explains why the latest Supreme Court gun decision should have been 9-0. He tells us why states do not have the right to ignore the Second Amendment in light of the 14th Amendment and discusses the legal ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another station to carry Freedom &amp; Prosperity Radio</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-station-to-carry-freedom.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WHKT AM 1650 in Hampton Roads will being carrying F&#38;P Radio on Sundays from 8-9 A.M.Freedom &#38; Prosperity Radio is broadcast live each week in the following areas:* Roanoke and Salem on Sunday nights at 8:00 on WFIR 960 AM* Charlottesville on Saturdays at 3:00 pm on WCHV 1260 AM and 94.1 FM* New River Valley and Blacksburg on Saturday mornings at 7:30 and Sunday mornings at 8:00 on WFNR 710 AM* ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[WHKT AM 1650 in Hampton Roads will being carrying F&P Radio on Sundays from 8-9 A.M.Freedom & Prosperity Radio is broadcast live each week in the following areas:* Roanoke and Salem on Sunday nights at 8:00 on WFIR 960 AM* Charlottesville on Saturdays at 3:00 pm on WCHV 1260 AM and 94.1 FM* New River Valley and Blacksburg on Saturday mornings at 7:30 and Sunday mornings at 8:00 on WFNR 710 AM* ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bob&#8217;s biggest jobs stumbling block</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/bobs-biggest-jobs-stumbling-block.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've needled Gov. McDonnell over his jobs agenda, largely for its focus on handing out favors to a select few from the public treasury. But as Dan Mitchell writes, all of these efforts, and more importantly, the private sector's natural resiliency, are in grave peril thanks to the White House:...what’s happening in Washington gives [businesses] little reason to feel optimistic. A big challenge is]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've needled Gov. McDonnell over his jobs agenda, largely for its focus on handing out favors to a select few from the public treasury. But as Dan Mitchell writes, all of these efforts, and more importantly, the private sector's natural resiliency, are in grave peril thanks to the White House:...what’s happening in Washington gives [businesses] little reason to feel optimistic. A big challenge is]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Boucher&#8217;s wide lead over Griffith</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/bouchers-wide-lead-over-griffith.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As dire as matters appear to be for Tom Perriello in the fifth congressional district, they look quite solid for Rick Boucher in the ninth according to SurveyUSA:Among men, the contest is tied; among women, Boucher leads by 25 points. 1 in 4 Republicans cross over to vote for the Democrat. Independents split. Those with favorable opinions of the Tea Party movement back Griffith 3:1; those with ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As dire as matters appear to be for Tom Perriello in the fifth congressional district, they look quite solid for Rick Boucher in the ninth according to SurveyUSA:Among men, the contest is tied; among women, Boucher leads by 25 points. 1 in 4 Republicans cross over to vote for the Democrat. Independents split. Those with favorable opinions of the Tea Party movement back Griffith 3:1; those with ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Baptists and Bootleggers</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/baptists-and-bootleggers.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A discussion with Bruce Yandle, who popularized the "Baptists and Bootlegger" analogy, on how it applies to a wide array of regulations, not just booze.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A discussion with Bruce Yandle, who popularized the "Baptists and Bootlegger" analogy, on how it applies to a wide array of regulations, not just booze.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Another look at pro-business v. pro-market</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-look-at-pro-business-v-pro.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Pethokoukis gets the distinction just right:...it’s not Washington’s job to be pro-business and make nice with CEOs. That smells of crony capitalism and often just means rewarding big campaign contributors with government favors. The better measure of any given Washington policy is whether it respects markets.It's not Richmond's job either. But you'll have a devil of a time getting the ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[James Pethokoukis gets the distinction just right:...it’s not Washington’s job to be pro-business and make nice with CEOs. That smells of crony capitalism and often just means rewarding big campaign contributors with government favors. The better measure of any given Washington policy is whether it respects markets.It's not Richmond's job either. But you'll have a devil of a time getting the ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mark Warner&#8217;s cheek</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/mark-warners-cheek.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attempting to seize on whatever momentum might exist from the enactment of the mammoth financial regulation bill, Mark Warner is emailing the commonwealth to tout his role in its creation. That's all fine and good. One would expect a politician to do such a thing. But buried deep inside his missive was a very brief mention of what was not done:The legislation does not address the problems and ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Attempting to seize on whatever momentum might exist from the enactment of the mammoth financial regulation bill, Mark Warner is emailing the commonwealth to tout his role in its creation. That's all fine and good. One would expect a politician to do such a thing. But buried deep inside his missive was a very brief mention of what was not done:The legislation does not address the problems and ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Cap and trade and the new housing bubble</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/cap-and-trade-and-new-housing-bubble.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wendell Cox and Ron Utt write in the Wall Street Journal that the Kerry-Lieberman "energy" bill would plant the seeds of another destructive housing bubble:It would do this by providing financial incentives to the federally funded metropolitan planning organizations to shift transportation resources and passengers away from automobiles to public transit and forms of non-motorized transportation ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wendell Cox and Ron Utt write in the Wall Street Journal that the Kerry-Lieberman "energy" bill would plant the seeds of another destructive housing bubble:It would do this by providing financial incentives to the federally funded metropolitan planning organizations to shift transportation resources and passengers away from automobiles to public transit and forms of non-motorized transportation ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Auction the ABC stores?</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/auction-abc-stores.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's the idea that gets "the most head nods" from the Governor's restructuring committee, but there are other possibilities, too:An agency-store model would allow agents of the state to sell liquor.An "asset monetization" model would allow one company to purchase the assets and revenue stream of the ABC department.A full-privatization model would allow wine/beer licensees to sell distilled ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's the idea that gets "the most head nods" from the Governor's restructuring committee, but there are other possibilities, too:An agency-store model would allow agents of the state to sell liquor.An "asset monetization" model would allow one company to purchase the assets and revenue stream of the ABC department.A full-privatization model would allow wine/beer licensees to sell distilled ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bye-bye Tom?</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/bye-bye-tom.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's only one poll with a big Republican sample, and it's only July, but if the numbers in the SurveyUSA poll of Virginia's fifth district are remotely indicative of the future, then Tom Perriello may want to start working on his resume. And independent candidate Jeff Clark? He's within the margin of error and not a factor.And take a look at the "Tea Party Movement" numbers. Despite his ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It's only one poll with a big Republican sample, and it's only July, but if the numbers in the SurveyUSA poll of Virginia's fifth district are remotely indicative of the future, then Tom Perriello may want to start working on his resume. And independent candidate Jeff Clark? He's within the margin of error and not a factor.And take a look at the "Tea Party Movement" numbers. Despite his ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In which the heat finally gets to Jeff Schapiro</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-which-heat-finally-gets-to-jeff.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a sign the seersucker has failed him, Jeff Schapiro spins a tale about Jim Webb already running for re-election (of which I do not doubt) against George Allen (about which we will have to wait and see...and perhaps Bob Marshall may have something to say about that). But even that goldmine of good copy might not be enough for our intrepid correspondent:Could this be the latest sign that Webb is]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In a sign the seersucker has failed him, Jeff Schapiro spins a tale about Jim Webb already running for re-election (of which I do not doubt) against George Allen (about which we will have to wait and see...and perhaps Bob Marshall may have something to say about that). But even that goldmine of good copy might not be enough for our intrepid correspondent:Could this be the latest sign that Webb is]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>His new nickname could be &#8220;waffles&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/his-new-nickname-could-be-waffles.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric Cantor is asked whether he supports or opposes the Arizona immigration law currently being challenged by the Justice Department (and supported by Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli). I doubt even Maimonides could make sense of his response:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Eric Cantor is asked whether he supports or opposes the Arizona immigration law currently being challenged by the Justice Department (and supported by Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli). I doubt even Maimonides could make sense of his response:]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The problem with wind</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/problem-with-wind.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor is on a trade mission to Europe and among the items on his agenda, is a meeting with "UK energy ministers to discuss wind energy."We all know that the administration is a fan of an "all of the above" energy policy (even though it is an invitation to rent seeking) and that the administration has also been repeatedly warned about the iffy, and costly, nature of wind power.But during ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Governor is on a trade mission to Europe and among the items on his agenda, is a meeting with "UK energy ministers to discuss wind energy."We all know that the administration is a fan of an "all of the above" energy policy (even though it is an invitation to rent seeking) and that the administration has also been repeatedly warned about the iffy, and costly, nature of wind power.But during ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>There is a difference</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/there-is-difference.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks do read this blog...including those at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Picking up on the point I made here about the very real difference between being pro-business and being pro-market, the editorial page notes:Economic growth is good and we would not want to live in a world without it. But some of the conservatives who form McDonnell's natural constituency have asked whether the distinction ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Folks do read this blog...including those at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Picking up on the point I made here about the very real difference between being pro-business and being pro-market, the editorial page notes:Economic growth is good and we would not want to live in a world without it. But some of the conservatives who form McDonnell's natural constituency have asked whether the distinction ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jobs created and saved, or when Bob met Barack</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/jobs-created-and-saved-or-when-bob-met.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council of Economic Advisers report on the federal stimulus and how many jobs it helped create or save has a rather interesting chart on page 49.The "Estimated Impact of the ARRA on Employment by State" declared that the stimulus created and/or saved 73,000 jobs in Virginia.The Governor's "Virginia at Work" paper puts the total number of jobs created at 71,500.When asked at the press ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Council of Economic Advisers report on the federal stimulus and how many jobs it helped create or save has a rather interesting chart on page 49.The "Estimated Impact of the ARRA on Employment by State" declared that the stimulus created and/or saved 73,000 jobs in Virginia.The Governor's "Virginia at Work" paper puts the total number of jobs created at 71,500.When asked at the press ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Richmond&#8217;s rail boondoggle</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/richmonds-rail-boondoggle.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richmond's business community, which in the recent past resembled a  high school clique more than anything else, has focused its attention on a pretty new bauble that it cannot afford -- "high speed" rail. The arguments in favor of spending hundreds of millions of someone else's dollars on the concept are well known: more jobs, less congestion, and finally, a use for the Main Street Station (]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Richmond's business community, which in the recent past resembled a  high school clique more than anything else, has focused its attention on a pretty new bauble that it cannot afford -- "high speed" rail. The arguments in favor of spending hundreds of millions of someone else's dollars on the concept are well known: more jobs, less congestion, and finally, a use for the Main Street Station (]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>F&amp;P Radio with Doc Thompson</title>
		<link>http://tertiumquids.blogspot.com/2010/07/f-radio-with-doc-thompson.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doc Thompson, host of The Doc Thompson Show on 1140 WRVA in Richmond and frequent guest host on The Glenn Beck program, fills in for Scott Lee.Wendell Cox, Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and member of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy's Board of Scholars, explains the misconceptions that often surround high speed rail projects. Cox exposes their high cost and explains how some ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Doc Thompson, host of The Doc Thompson Show on 1140 WRVA in Richmond and frequent guest host on The Glenn Beck program, fills in for Scott Lee.Wendell Cox, Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and member of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy's Board of Scholars, explains the misconceptions that often surround high speed rail projects. Cox exposes their high cost and explains how some ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In which Bob McDonnell is absolutely right</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor may have a problem with his messaging on the surplus and taxes, but on the issue of ABC privatization, he's absolutely right.On the question of whether moving from a state-control model to a competition model will result in more alcohol-related health problems, this Virginia Institute policy paper by Don Boudreaux and Julia Williams says "no":We cannot determine in this paper whether]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Governor may have a problem with his messaging on the surplus and taxes, but on the issue of ABC privatization, he's absolutely right.On the question of whether moving from a state-control model to a competition model will result in more alcohol-related health problems, this Virginia Institute policy paper by Don Boudreaux and Julia Williams says "no":We cannot determine in this paper whether]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Jeff on Mark and Bob</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comparing Mark Warner to Bob McDonnell? That's what Jeff Schapiro does this morning, but in the process he repeats the administration's whopper about taxes while also managing to poke McDonnell in the eye over his budgetary gimmicks:...is it fiscally responsible to drain $75 million from the pension fund, leaving it to others to pay it back? And is it business-friendly to force retailers to ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Comparing Mark Warner to Bob McDonnell? That's what Jeff Schapiro does this morning, but in the process he repeats the administration's whopper about taxes while also managing to poke McDonnell in the eye over his budgetary gimmicks:...is it fiscally responsible to drain $75 million from the pension fund, leaving it to others to pay it back? And is it business-friendly to force retailers to ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The parade of budget liars gets bigger</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not to be left out on the unseemly actions of the Governor, Lt. Governor to pretend that Virginia is in surplus, and did so without a tax increase, I learn via email that Del. Tim Hugo will take the stage at Fox News to get his moment in the sun:Please tune in to Fox News today at 5:35pm to watch my live interview on Virginia's budget surplus. I will be on America's News Headquarters hosted by ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Not to be left out on the unseemly actions of the Governor, Lt. Governor to pretend that Virginia is in surplus, and did so without a tax increase, I learn via email that Del. Tim Hugo will take the stage at Fox News to get his moment in the sun:Please tune in to Fox News today at 5:35pm to watch my live interview on Virginia's budget surplus. I will be on America's News Headquarters hosted by ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Through the looking glass with Bill Bolling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regrettably, but perhaps not unexpectedly, Bill Bolling is joining in the big lie about how the state is: 1) now in surplus, and 2) that this "surplus" was achieved without raising taxes.Let's refresh Mr. Bolling's memory:Taxes went up during the session.Virginia is nowhere near a surplus.Despite that, it's time for a round of "investments":As a result of this surplus, we will be able to invest ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Regrettably, but perhaps not unexpectedly, Bill Bolling is joining in the big lie about how the state is: 1) now in surplus, and 2) that this "surplus" was achieved without raising taxes.Let's refresh Mr. Bolling's memory:Taxes went up during the session.Virginia is nowhere near a surplus.Despite that, it's time for a round of "investments":As a result of this surplus, we will be able to invest ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Bolling: Tax cuts are &#8220;on the table&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The boss was on WRVA this morning with Jimmy Barrett discussing the rather creative jobs numbers the McDonnell administration issued yesterday. And, as counterpoint, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling was on not long after to discuss those same numbers (the interviews can be heard here).What was interesting about Bolling's interview is that he appreciates the skepticism regarding the figures -- which is a ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The boss was on WRVA this morning with Jimmy Barrett discussing the rather creative jobs numbers the McDonnell administration issued yesterday. And, as counterpoint, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling was on not long after to discuss those same numbers (the interviews can be heard here).What was interesting about Bolling's interview is that he appreciates the skepticism regarding the figures -- which is a ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Did Bob and Bill get this message?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems Glenn Schleede has tried several times to get Gov. McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bolling to listen to economic reason when it comes to wind energy and its many and multiplying subsidies. It appears they haven't been listening, so Schleede wrote this post at MasterResource detailing the wind energy boondoggle. There is a great deal of material here, but his conclusion runs this way:Because of ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It seems Glenn Schleede has tried several times to get Gov. McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bolling to listen to economic reason when it comes to wind energy and its many and multiplying subsidies. It appears they haven't been listening, so Schleede wrote this post at MasterResource detailing the wind energy boondoggle. There is a great deal of material here, but his conclusion runs this way:Because of ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>When Bob met Sean</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this interview with Sean Hannity, Bob McDonnell makes some solid points about spending and the need for governments to live within their means. But he also repeats the lie that no taxes were raised to balance the state's books.This requires us to ignore the pre-payment of sales taxes and the reduction of the dealer discount to retailers as well as a special hold-back for the sale of certain ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this interview with Sean Hannity, Bob McDonnell makes some solid points about spending and the need for governments to live within their means. But he also repeats the lie that no taxes were raised to balance the state's books.This requires us to ignore the pre-payment of sales taxes and the reduction of the dealer discount to retailers as well as a special hold-back for the sale of certain ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Del. Marshall makes my point</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob Marshall on the state's budget "surplus":To say Virginia ended the fiscal year with a surplus when we decided not to pay all the bills i.e. VRS (I did not vote for the final version of the budget because taxes and fees were added which did not pass both chambers or which were rejected), is to be caught speeding with literary license.Indeed it is. In other Marshall news, I received a direct ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bob Marshall on the state's budget "surplus":To say Virginia ended the fiscal year with a surplus when we decided not to pay all the bills i.e. VRS (I did not vote for the final version of the budget because taxes and fees were added which did not pass both chambers or which were rejected), is to be caught speeding with literary license.Indeed it is. In other Marshall news, I received a direct ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A round of back-slapping is in order</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of the more cleverly-worded press releases I've seen in some time, the Governor and Lt. Governor attempt to create an impression that their efforts are responsible for the creation of nearly 72,000 jobs in Virginia:Speaking about today’s “Virginia at Work” briefing, the Governor noted, “The number one priority of our Administration is creating good-paying jobs for our citizens in the ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In one of the more cleverly-worded press releases I've seen in some time, the Governor and Lt. Governor attempt to create an impression that their efforts are responsible for the creation of nearly 72,000 jobs in Virginia:Speaking about today’s “Virginia at Work” briefing, the Governor noted, “The number one priority of our Administration is creating good-paying jobs for our citizens in the ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Let them make yarn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The jobs just keep flowing to Virginia:Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Régitex USA LLC, a manufacturer of made-to-order ring spun and open end yarns, will invest $1.5 million to open a manufacturing operation in Mecklenburg County. The company will acquire and upgrade an existing textile plant, creating 60 new jobs.The bottom line in this deal, for taxpayers:The Virginia Economic ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The jobs just keep flowing to Virginia:Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Régitex USA LLC, a manufacturer of made-to-order ring spun and open end yarns, will invest $1.5 million to open a manufacturing operation in Mecklenburg County. The company will acquire and upgrade an existing textile plant, creating 60 new jobs.The bottom line in this deal, for taxpayers:The Virginia Economic ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The tangled web of &#8220;surplus&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Norman Leahy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Governor's press release on the state's anticipated $220 million budget surplus contains the now-standard lie about not raising taxes. But beyond that, we are given a much clearer sense of how these excess funds will be dispersed (hint: you're not going to get a dime of it back). In addition to a one-time, three percent, bonus for state employees:“Another area benefiting from the revenue ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Governor's press release on the state's anticipated $220 million budget surplus contains the now-standard lie about not raising taxes. But beyond that, we are given a much clearer sense of how these excess funds will be dispersed (hint: you're not going to get a dime of it back). In addition to a one-time, three percent, bonus for state employees:“Another area benefiting from the revenue ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>More jobs, with a bit of taxpayer help</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the Governor's office is excited to announce even more new jobs on the horizon:Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia-based Intersections Inc., a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity risk management services, will establish a customer care center in Altavista. The project will create 250 new jobs.And what have taxpayers been asked to do in return for these jobs?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today the Governor's office is excited to announce even more new jobs on the horizon:Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Virginia-based Intersections Inc., a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity risk management services, will establish a customer care center in Altavista. The project will create 250 new jobs.And what have taxpayers been asked to do in return for these jobs?]]></content:encoded>
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