http://www.conservativa.com/wp Photoblogging Virginia Politics Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:32:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en America gets ready for its birthday party. This photo was taken last week on the steps of the U. S. Capitol, looking down the Mall at the Washington monument. You can see tents going up in preparation for the huge concert and fireworks festivities celebrating Independence Day. The concert will be ... http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/07/03/america-get-ready-to-party/ Ceiling detail from downstairs in the U.S. Capitol. Photo details: Nikon D40, 40mm, ISO 800, 1/20 at f/5.6. http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/07/02/random-capitol-architecture/ Was in D.C. Wednesday. This is a photo of a light fixture in the basement of the Capitol. The image is heavily Photoshopped - it began life as a dark bronze color. Nikon D40, ISO 800, 1/20 at f/5.6, 55mm. http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/26/random-capitol-ornament/ NeW, or the Network of Enlightened Women, have started a blog, and it's looking good. NeW is an organization for conservative university women. It began as a book club at UVa and now has over a dozen chapters. Friday June 27 they are having their national conference, with keynote speaker ... http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/26/new-blog-new-conference/ Va Patriot at Virtucon notes that, as promised, Del. Bill Janis has introduced legislation to authorize the issuance of special license plates for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The MySpace page for the Iraqi Freedom Veteran Plate Project is here. http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/24/iraqi-freedom-plates/ Republican races from presidential to state are realizing that energy is the issue this year. President Bush speaking in the Rose Garden yesterday. John McCain speaking yesterday. Common sense from Jim Gilmore. Del. Chris Saxman will be introducing legislation in Virginia's Special Session "that will dedicate all future revenues and ... http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/19/republicans-get-energy/ Citizen foils bank robbery. Arguments break out in the comments, but police probably will not charge the citizen. http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/17/too-good-not-to-share/ More Rep. Eric Cantor for Vice-President talk, this time from the New York Post. Count me in! In this photo, Rep. Rob Wittman (at left) has a word with Cantor. Photo details: Canon EOS5D, 200mm, ISO 3200, 1/60 at f/2.8. http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/13/cantor-for-vp/ Blogger Jane Novak (intro to her at this BD article) has been working on the case of Yemeni journalist Abdul Karim al-Khaiwani. Now see-dubya at MichelleMalkin.com reports that al-Khaiwani has been sentenced to six years of hard labor. His crime? Reporting the news. It could easily have been ... http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/10/free-speech-notes-yemen-canada/ Not here - over at the Jefferson Mammoth. Go see. Remember. http://www.conservativa.com/wp/index.php/2008/06/06/most-important-photo-of-the-day/