The Washington  Post yesterday noted a story about the “growing backlash” against new TSA procedures that now involve “pat down” searches and full body scanning machines that are now in place at many airports.  This is obviously done in the name of security and attempts to make air travel in the United States as safe [...]

This week I posted up here and at Blue Virginia (Which Lowell front page promoted) discussing the soon to be released report concerning the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the “minimal risk” the military will face if and when it is repealed.  I wanted to follow up on that post with a discussion about the [...]

In the Washington Post today I read an article noting that sources close to the Pentagon groups studying the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell will show in their report that lifting the discriminatory ban will be “minimal risk” to lifting the ban on gay and lesbians serving openly in the military.  Once the official [...]

A few days ago I along with many others throughout the country watched on the news as a fire engulfed a Tennessee home and eventually left nothing but ashes.  For the most part that would not even makes major media outlets in the state let alone national new media but this was strikingly different from [...]

The Washington Post just wrote a short piece noting the deportation of illegal immigrants under the Obama administration has reached a record number this year. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/06/AR2010100603301.html?hpid=topnews)  While many on the right still complain that not enough is being done to combat illegal immigration this number still won’t do anything to please them because they turn [...]

In the course of 48 hours the immigration debate in Virginia has become even more intense following the tragic death of a nun and two passengers after being his by an illegal immigrant who was allegedly driving drunk and with a revoked license due to two previous DWI convictions.  This case is further aggravated by [...]

Since the major components of Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law was blocked while hearing proceed Arizona is still left with how to deal with the issue of illegal immigration.  Many states, including Virginia and our Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed an amicus brief in support of Arizona’s efforts to combat illegal immigration.  Since amicus is a [...]

Today, a federal court in Arizona issued an injunction against certain portions of Arizona’s new anti-illegal immigration law from taking effect while allowing some to become law as of tomorrow.  While advocates on both sides of this debate are still going at it as to whether or not the law should take affect and everything [...]

I feel good to be back!  Since NDP went down a while back I didn’t really have a home to blog on and shortly I realized I didn’t have to time to really focus on following politics and much of the news as in depth as I used to.  With the occasional sporadic posting on [...]