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I am so excited...There WILL be an X-files movie this summer. The trailer seemed to come right out of the blue. This was my favorite show through high school and college (yes, I know I am a dork). Awesome direction and loved the writing. My college roommate and I even had a not so secret crush on Mr. Duchovny. Which brings me to this kind of creepy song:

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Leesburg Today reports (story is not yet online) the stall of the recent transportation session and describes the Senate's plan to increase gas tax over six years. Senator Herring (D-33) attempted to sell the increase: "Virginia is among the lowest when it comes to gas tax rates. After six years, when it's fully implemented, it would still be below the national average." That is a piss poor attempt to validate a tax increase. Virginia is below the national average for the following taxes:
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Gulf Times reports that many bio-fuel companies are filing for bankruptcy siting low profit margins and soaring costs of soy oil. The question is not IF but WHEN WILL Congress vote to bailout the bio-fuel companies. It will be another attempt to prop up and incentives unprofitable businesses who make bad decisions (while taxing and penalizing profitable com… Continue

The Economist reports that the Bureau of Land Management is halting solar plant production siting environmental concerns. How long has solar energy been available? And we're just now trying to determine environmental impact? Poppy cock.

The real story is that the solar industry predicts that if solar tax credit is not renewed then that will mean the end of their industry. This re-iterates what conservatives have… Continue

Chicago was recently ranked as the biggest nanny state in the nation.

"Chicago reigns supreme when it comes to treating its citizens like children (Las Vegas topped our rankings as America's freest city). Chicagoans pay the second-highest cigarette tax in the country, and the sixth-highest tax on alcohol. Chicago has more traffic-light cameras than any city in America (despite studies questioning… Continue