Governor Bob McDonnell

Bob McDonnell returns to his alma mater

In 2011, Democrat Al Nevarez ran against Eugene Delgaudio in the Sterling district.  He garnered 38% of the vote.  Now Nevarez is challenging Republican Ron Meyer in the Broad Run district. [read_more] The seat is currently held by Republican Shawn Williams who is not running for…

The federal gas taxes for each state is 18.4 cents per gallon of gas but there is a wide variation in how much each state adds to that tax. [read_more]In Virginia our current rate of gas tax per gallon is relatively low but that will…

Former Governor McDonnell is the first Virginia Governor to be convicted for crimes committed while in office.  The defense went horribly awry, some legal rulings went against the McDonnells, and all Virginia politicians are subject to potential prosecution.[read_more] What went wrong? Let us start with…

Today, the left took an act of compassion and did their best to alienate those they hope to convince on the issue of gay rights. Even if former Governor McDonnell is found not guilty in another week and a half he has suffered greatly through…

This Friday afternoon we see the end of the first week of the McDonnell corruption trial in Richmond. There has been some surprisingly good coverage on twitter, via liveblog, and via timely disclosure of court documents. What has been lost in the headlines, and soap…