Energetic show of support tonight in Haymarket for two outstanding conservatives, David Ramadan candidate for the House of Delegates and Peter Candland candidate for Gainesville District Supervisor. Prince William County is gearing up for a great victory come November 8th!
Ask George Allen – Week of October 28th, 2011
Oct 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It was great to see such a tremendous response to our “Ask George Allen” page, thank you for your questions! I’m sorry I can’t get to every one of them, but please keep them coming by submitting them here: I’ll try to answer as many as I can in the coming weeks! Click on the link below to see my answers to this week’s questions.
Picks for Week 8 of the NFL Season and the NASCAR Race in Martinsville
Oct 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Coming into this week Tony and I are tied in NASCAR, thanks to Kenseth finishing 18th last week, and Tony has a 3 point lead in NFL picks.
The NASCAR race this Sunday is at the historic Martinsville track, which will bring a great deal of valuable economic activity to Martinsville – Henry County – Danville area businesses.
Here are our NASCAR picks:
For this race I picked Denny Hamlin of Chesterfield County, Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick.
Tony picked Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth.
For Week 8 of the NFL:
With advice from George Bridgeforth of the Williamsburg Lodge – I picked Philadelphia over Dallas, as did Tony. And we both agreed on Detroit over Denver at Mile High Stadium.
On the rest of the games, I picked the Redskins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, while Tony picked Buffalo.
I picked New Angleterre and Tony took Pittsburgh.
And I picked Cincinnati over Seattle, while Tony picked Seattle.
Remember to share your predictions in the comments section at the bottom of the page.
“Politics on the Porch”
Oct 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“Politics on the Porch” has us not far from home this morning. Friends, Meghan Rainey and Mollie Calhoun, are hosting their neighbors in Alexandria so we can chat about issues important to them. Let us know if you’d like us to come sit on your porch (or in your living room) to talk with friends in your community.
ICYMI: Obama Is Isolating Israel (From Newsmax)
Oct 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 28, 2011
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Obama Is Isolating Israel
From Newsmax
By George Allen
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Obama administration recently warned Israel that it is becoming “increasingly isolated” in the Middle East and must take “risks for peace.” However, it is the very policies of the administration that are undermining Israel’s ability to take such risks and have served to increase Israel’s vulnerability in a hostile region.
Historically, strong American support has enabled Israel to make tough, risky decisions. For example, Israel unilaterally withdrew Israeli Defense Forces and uprooted settlements from the Gaza Strip in August 2005, knowing that it had the unwavering support and commitment of the United States. In fact, unwavering support for Israel has long been a core tenet of U.S. foreign policy, supported by Republicans and Democrats alike.
I am proud of my consistent record of standing with our friend and ally Israel throughout my public service. As governor of Virginia and in the U.S. Senate as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, I vigorously promoted and encouraged close cultural, economic, educational and strategic ties between the freedom loving people of our two nations.
I have long believed that Israel and the United States share an unshakable bond, and the United States must stand with Israel in the face of these burgeoning threats.
Unfortunately the Obama administration sees it differently. In less than three years President Obama’s attempts to create a distance between the United States and Israel while accommodating Israel’s enemies have severely undercut our relationship in a very public way, leaving Israel increasingly vulnerable and isolated while emboldening their enemies.
In speech after speech, Obama has distanced the United States from Israel, castigating Israel over housing projects in Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, even making a dangerous and unprecedented call to start negotiations based on the pre-1967 borders that made Israel’s security vulnerable in the first place.
Perhaps the Obama administration believed that creating distance with Israel would improve U.S. standing with the Palestinians and that the Palestinians in turn would be more accommodating for peace. In fact, the opposite has occurred. Israel has received more rockets from Iranian-supported Hamas in Gaza, including missiles fired at school buses. And there are concerns about shoulder-fired missiles from Libya getting into Gaza.
Read More: http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/netanyahu-obama-hamas-israel/2011/10/27/id/415958
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ICYMI: It’s Time for Real “Energy Action” (From The Daily Caller)
Oct 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 27, 2011
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
It’s Time for Real “Energy Action”
From The Daily Caller
By George Allen
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Two months ago, President Obama announced his latest stimulus proposal, which is a continuation of the same failed policies we’ve seen over the last three years — higher taxes to fund more costly government spending programs.
Absent from the president’s rhetoric was any mention of unleashing America’s energy resources, a proven way to create more than a million new, good-paying jobs here in the USA.
Virginia and the nation deserve better. With 9.1 percent unemployment and more than 14 million Americans looking for work, it is time for this administration to start viewing America’s energy resources as a blessing, not a curse.
One of the major components of my comprehensive, pro-growth plan for jobs — “The Blueprint for America’s Comeback” — is the aggressive pursuit of energy freedom by opening up access to America’s plentiful energy resources and taking control of our own energy destiny.
Fortunately, an opportunity exists for the president to take real action right now to strengthen America’s energy security and create jobs.
Earlier this month, I joined Governor Bob McDonnell and leaders from across Virginia in urging the Obama administration to approve the construction of an advanced pipeline linking Canada and the United States.
The Keystone XL Project will bring more than 700,000 additional barrels of domestic and Canadian oil each day to refineries in Texas. Construction alone will mean jobs for as many as 20,000 Americans, and related economic activity is projected to bring around 100,000 additional hires. Property tax revenues in states through which the pipeline passes could exceed $5 billion, meaning more resources for schools, roads and public safety. And the energy flowing through the pipeline will be from our closest neighbor and ally, not from an unstable and unfriendly foreign regime.
With so much to gain, why is the White House delaying? The Obama administration has yet to approve the permit needed for construction to begin. Bureaucrats and politicians in Washington, D.C. are standing in the way of a project that would create thousands of new jobs, increase our long-term supply of affordable energy and generate revenues without raising taxes.
When it comes to energy, this is just the latest contradiction between the president’s words and his actions. Since 2008, President Obama has touted the job-creating promise of his energy agenda. Instead, we see misused taxpayer funds for unreliable, expensive energy schemes; higher fuel prices; blocked energy development of American coal, oil and natural gas resources; and continued high unemployment over 9 percent.
The good news is that America has the most plentiful energy resources of any country in the world. Our reserves and recoverable oil, natural gas and coal exceed the resources of such energy giants as Saudi Arabia, China and Russia.
Despite this bounty, our dependence on foreign oil is greater today than it was in the days of President Jimmy Carter’s gas lines. Federal bureaucrats continue to hold America’s energy resources “off limits,” and promising ventures like the Keystone pipeline are stopped at the Canadian border.
Read More: http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/27/its-time-for-real-energy-action/
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It’s Time for Real “Energy Action” (Op-Ed from The Daily Caller)
Oct 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
It’s Time for Real “Energy Action”
The Daily Caller
By George Allen
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Two months ago, President Obama announced his latest stimulus proposal, which is a continuation of the same failed policies we’ve seen over the last three years — higher taxes to fund more costly government spending programs.
Absent from the president’s rhetoric was any mention of unleashing America’s energy resources, a proven way to create more than a million new, good-paying jobs here in the USA.
Virginia and the nation deserve better. With 9.1 percent unemployment and more than 14 million Americans looking for work, it is time for this administration to start viewing America’s energy resources as a blessing, not a curse.
One of the major components of my comprehensive, pro-growth plan for jobs — “The Blueprint for America’s Comeback” — is the aggressive pursuit of energy freedom by opening up access to America’s plentiful energy resources and taking control of our own energy destiny.
Fortunately, an opportunity exists for the president to take real action right now to strengthen America’s energy security and create jobs.
Earlier this month, I joined Governor Bob McDonnell and leaders from across Virginia in urging the Obama administration to approve the construction of an advanced pipeline linking Canada and the United States.
The Keystone XL Project will bring more than 700,000 additional barrels of domestic and Canadian oil each day to refineries in Texas. Construction alone will mean jobs for as many as 20,000 Americans, and related economic activity is projected to bring around 100,000 additional hires. Property tax revenues in states through which the pipeline passes could exceed $5 billion, meaning more resources for schools, roads and public safety. And the energy flowing through the pipeline will be from our closest neighbor and ally, not from an unstable and unfriendly foreign regime.
With so much to gain, why is the White House delaying? The Obama administration has yet to approve the permit needed for construction to begin. Bureaucrats and politicians in Washington, D.C. are standing in the way of a project that would create thousands of new jobs, increase our long-term supply of affordable energy and generate revenues without raising taxes.
When it comes to energy, this is just the latest contradiction between the president’s words and his actions. Since 2008, President Obama has touted the job-creating promise of his energy agenda. Instead, we see misused taxpayer funds for unreliable, expensive energy schemes; higher fuel prices; blocked energy development of American coal, oil and natural gas resources; and continued high unemployment over 9 percent.
The good news is that America has the most plentiful energy resources of any country in the world. Our reserves and recoverable oil, natural gas and coal exceed the resources of such energy giants as Saudi Arabia, China and Russia.
Despite this bounty, our dependence on foreign oil is greater today than it was in the days of President Jimmy Carter’s gas lines. Federal bureaucrats continue to hold America’s energy resources “off limits,” and promising ventures like the Keystone pipeline are stopped at the Canadian border.
Women for Miller Baker’s “Afternoon Tea and Scones”
Oct 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Joined Tiero Cuccinelli, Ginnny Thomas, Rita Albo and Margaret Baker at the Women for Miller Baker Afternoon Tea and Scones hosted by Alice Butler-Short. 13 days till Victory for great Conservative candidates.
Kiwanis Club of Williamsburg
Oct 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Thank you to the Williamsburg Kiwanis Club for inviting me to speak today at your weekly meeting! It was great to be introduced by Carol Negus, Williamsburg Kiwanis Board Member, who I first met when she was on the Council for America’s First Freedom. We talked about how the right economic and energy policies can reinvigorate our entrepreneurial spirit, help businesses create jobs and make America competitive again!
The Washington Times: State Dept. spends $70K on Obama books
Oct 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
While Washington Democrats like Tim Kaine and President Obama are telling Americans that the only way to get our spending under control is by raising taxes, here is just one outrageous example of Washington wasting our tax dollars on something we don’t need. This is the kind of failed Washington approach that has made annual record-setting trillion dollar deficits the norm, while unemployment remains stuck above 9%.
State Dept. spends $70K on Obama books
The Washington Times
By Jim McElhatton
October 25, 2011
The State Department has bought more than $70,000 worth of books authored by President Obama, sending out copies as Christmas gratuities and stocking “key libraries” around the world with “Dreams From My Father” more than a decade after its release.
The U.S. Embassy in Egypt, for instance, spent $28,636 in August 2009 for copies of Mr. Obama’s best-selling 1995 memoir. Six weeks earlier, the embassy had placed another order for the same book for more than $9,000, federal purchasing records show.
About the same time, halfway around the world, the U.S. Embassy in South Korea had the same idea and spent more than $6,000 for copies of “Dreams From My Father.”
One month later, the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, spent more than $3,800 for hardcover copies of the Indonesian version of Mr. Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope,” records show.
A review of the expenditures in a federal database did not reveal any examples of State Department purchases of books by former Presidents George W. Bush or Bill Clinton. The purchases of Mr. Obama’s literary work mostly, but not always, took place in the months after Mr. Obama captured the White House.
Leslie Paige, a spokeswoman for Citizens Against Government Waste, a watchdog group, said if the federal government is looking to cut costs, eliminating purchases of Mr. Obama’s books is a good place to start.
“It’s inappropriate for U.S. taxpayer dollars to be spent on this,” she said. “This sounds like propaganda.”
But State Department spokesman Noel Clay said the book purchases followed regular government procurement rules. He said diplomats have long used books as a way to help broker talks on important foreign-policy matters.
“The structure and the presidency of the United States is an integral component of representing the United States overseas,” Mr. Clay said. “We often use books to engage key audiences in discussions of foreign policy.”
He also said books are purchased to stock the State Department’s “information resource centers,” which he said are located around the world and provide books about U.S. coverage of issues such as culture, history and values.
