Just thought I would post about Senator Allen's town hall meeting last night. I didn't see anybody from FR - no one that I recognized anyway.
I have never been to anything like that and I thought it was great. Sen. Allen took a lot of questions - none were scripted that I could tell. Lots of questions on homeland security - different aspects from border protection to identity theft to troop redeployment to attacks on our soil to strengthening the military. One question on health savings accounts. None on taxes - I wanted to ask one on fixing the alternative minimum tax mess but didn't get to. One question on the "increasing numbers of people without health insurance (from someone who works at Cross Over Health) and one question on having a federal law requiring local law enforcement have citizen review panels (he pretty much said forgeddaboutit to that one).
At the beginning, he introduced all the general assembly folks and Henrico county supervisors who were there. I started the applause for Janis. Reid was sitting three seats over from me. I shoulda freeped him. Or at least given him a piece of my mind. Oh well, maybe another time.
He spent a couple of minutes at the beginning talking about his priorities - which as we all know from his time as governor includes lowering taxes, reducing regulatory burdens, as well as strengthening the military.
An old friend of mine works for Sen. Allen so I got to meet him afterwards. He really comes across as a super nice person who is very well informed on our founding history and conservative (Jeffersonian) principles. There are times I wish he were still governor.
Well, I'm off to the beach next week. Ya'll have fun while I'm gone. Unlike Corin, I will NOT be taking a computer with me. I shall be a beach bum - catch some rays, enjoy the ocean, read trashy fiction and eat entirely too much.
Jack Reid? Why? He wasn't on the traitor list.
We are blessed to have George as our Senator, it almost makes up fer the mockery of RINO Jawn!!
"Well, I'm off to the beach next week."
Have a blast...I'm taking the kids down to Nags Head Sunday after next, I can't wait!!
See you when you return...MUD
BTW...we need to set up an RTM in early September.
Enjoy your vacation!!!!
My vacation starts September 7, the day school (hopefully) starts.
Thank you for the great report. You would make a good reporter.
Have a wonderful time at the beach and drink a Pina Colada or two for me!