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Feb 07 2012
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Ken Reid’s driving record and the quality of mercy

One of the more creative arguments offered by apologists for the Board of Supervisors’ abrupt termination last month of the volunteer illegal-sign cleanup program was offered the other day by the editor of the Loudoun Times-Mirror (motto: One of the World’s Newspapers): he suggested that “for most of us, illegal signs in the VDOT right of way seem like just another nuisance with those signs being illegal in the same sense that driving 60 mph in a 55 mph zone” is illegal.

Ken "Ken" Reid, Exhibit A

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Feb 06 2012
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Ethics, schmethics

Why do I keep thinking about this old Yiddish joke these days?

Two old guys are sitting on a park bench. Two hours go by in silence. Finally, one lets out a heartfelt, “Oy.” Other guy says, “If you’re going to talk politics, I’m leaving.”

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Feb 04 2012
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The Loudoun GOP’s two masters

My source deep within the labyrinthine bowels of 1 Harrison Street (“Shallow Throat”) hints that Chairman of the Loudoun Board of Supervisors Scott York may already be finding it difficult to keep his all-Republican very-developer-friendly board in line with the program he was tasked with by the state and national Republican Party.

The parish church of Scott York's political mentor, the Vicar of Bray (you can look it up)

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Feb 03 2012
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Gutting the comprehensive plan in Loudoun

A source deep within the Loudoun government reports this morning that the new very developer-friendly board of supervisors will soon introduce a motion of Intent to Amend the county zoning ordinance.

We no doubt will have another one of those snappy 9–0 votes to approve with no debate.

This would open up the entire county comprehensive plan document to revision—something that at least some of the GOP candidates swore they would not do during the campaign. Continue reading →

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Feb 03 2012
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A busy month for our hard working public servants

Yes, it’s certainly been a busy and productive first month in office for the new all-Republican Loudoun Board

Coming soon, to a field near you

of Supervisors: amazing how much you can get done when you don’t need to listen to differing opinions, conduct wearisome discussions in public—or even think! . . . just adopt the legislative program e-mailed over from the development lawyers who funded your campaign and who run the Loudoun Republican Committee.

In a scant four weeks, the new board has . . . Continue reading →

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