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Published: November 6, 2009
Writer: Great job, fellow conservatives
I would like to express my thanks to the citizens of Lynchburg, as well as the state of Virginia, for delivering common sense back to the commonwealth.
It was beginning to look like we had more people who wanted something free, than freedom itself. I sincerely hope that this was a sign of things to come. Stay engaged and stay angry, fellow conservatives. Let us strive to take our country back and elect those who are for lower taxes, less government, creating jobs and freedom itself.
I want to see a strong message sent to Democrats and Republicans, as well. If you continue to rob the taxpayers with bailouts, cap and trade, stimulus, government health care and higher taxes, we will put you in the ranks of the unemployed.
Fellow Virginians, there is no free lunch. Someone has to pay for it. Fight on, stay engaged and let us bring real change in 2010 by cutting jobs in Washington.
JERRY WILMER
Lynchburg
Good work, students
I am very proud of the students at Liberty University for getting out and voting. I think regardless of the outcome of the elections, it does my heart good to see young people being so energized.
I wish that the entire voting population would get out and vote in each of our elections.
I am a Vietnam veteran and know first-hand how important it is to get out and exercise our right to vote. Our freedom is not free; it has been bought with the blood of our veterans.
As Veterans Day approaches, I would like to personally thank all of those who have served our country.
Also, I would like to say a big thank-you to the Liberty University students who routinely pick up trash along Candler’s mountain road.
The community service that the LU students perform in our community is appreciated very much.
TIM RUTMAN
Rustburg
Democratic troika
Dear Messrs. Jim Webb, Mark Warner and Tom Perriello: I would like to extend my thanks for your enormous contribution to getting Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie elected as governor in their respective states on Tuesday. I especially want to thank you for the extra work you did in your home state.
Were it not for your absurd, unquestioning and blind following of the Democratic Party line, these people never would have been elected. You showed Virginia voters — your counterparts did the same for the GOP in New Jersey — how repressive life might become under Democratic leadership. You showed your constituency total disregard for its wishes and angered enough people to go out and vote key Democrats out of office. Well done!
I look forward to more help from you in continuing to converting right-thinking liberals and Democrats to the conservative way. See you next election — as you exit, Stage Left!
SERGE POPPER
Goode
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I spoke with “LU Employee” today. He said he had been blocked from posting.
Here is a nifty deficit graph 
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4599/budgetdeficitorsurplus.gif
I am going to pretend that is a typo. Bush’s final deficit was more like 1.2 trillion in honest numbers and to even try to pretend this economy is the fault of President Obama is to throw your credibility in the trash.
packer2dogs, where did you come up with the 13.9% number for production?
according to Reuters, “The Commerce Department, in its first estimate of third-quarter GDP, said the economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate.“
Bush’s $250,000 per year deficit ain’t bad when you consider Obama is at $1.3 trillion after 9 months.
Hardcore, my goodness…your history is slightly biased, maybe a little.
Bush gave us three tax cuts while he continued massive spending for the Iraq conflict that was “off the books.“ Any statement of deficits during the Bush Administration must have at least $250 billion per year added to it. Bush tried to conduct a war while at the same time not making the American people responsible to pay for it and calling for everyone to spend money? Where did that land the economy?
Unemployment. Gosh. The whole financial crisis started in 2008 during the Bush Administration…the recession kicked in fully during mid to late 2008. Unemployment skyrocketed then. Hard to pin that on Obama. And, here’s the kicker. Production is up 13.9% as of October. However, employers are not rehiring…they are preferring the efficiency of fewer employees. The recession actually played into their hands. Watch the stock market and see if it doesn’t rise slowly…the only caveat is if production is about restocking as opposed to selling new. Getting employers to hire again is out of anyone’s hands.
The stimulus? Not fully out there yet. Why? Because many of the projects that the stimulus pays for take about 18 months to get going. Wait two years after the bill passed and then pass judgement.
Bush beat back Saddam Hussein, a Muslim, granted, but not the one threatening the US. Extremism in Iraq was not a threat to the US. Al-Quaida wasn’t there. My goodness, c’mon, you can do better…that was weak.
Your arguments are all very weak. Grasping at straws? Angry? What’s up?
Indy,
And during Genghis Khan’s time, anybody with a sword could conquer the known world?
Johnfl…thanks for your 4:50 pm. post. Tired tonight and not much of an answer other than I agree with you. The problem is systemic…we don’t have a total answer for the system. My own personal opinion is that we should stop and that maybe our standard of living is way out of line, based on that which will ultimately kill us. Am I stopping personally…slowly, I am reducing. I would hope we all can.
You may be hardcore, but you sure missed the fair boat.
Comparing an 8 year reign with a 9 month term
Bush gave a hefty and uncalled for tax cut to the wealthiest Americans during war time
Bush gave us a war of “ignorance” and sent our treasure to die for nothing
Bush “kept us safe” AFTER he let us be attacked
Obama could hardly barge into the gathering and start chomping with unfounded opinions (unlike Bush) and he did NOT laugh when soldiers died, that is disgusting sophistry
Any sane person, much more so any Democrat would disagree with your petty and silly efforts to defend the indefensible
Never said it was. You must have gone to chiropractor school or something?
When was naturelover’s?
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