Commonwealth Iconoclast

• Reflections on the New Year

  
  
  Wow, what happened to the year 2007? As they say… time sure does fly…
  
  I guess that is what happens when one is having fun.
  
  Here we are now looking down the barrel of a brand new year.
  
  So, what is new [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 02, 2008, 4:17pm EST
  

• VIRGINIA VOTE 2007

  
  IS THERE REALLY ANY GOOD REASON NOT TO VOTE?
  
  NOT IF YOU ARE BREATHING AND CARE ABOUT YOUR FUTURE!
  
  Short of getting mugged on the way to the voting polls it is kind of hard to think of a really good reason why [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: November 05, 2007, 6:55pm EST
  

• VIRGINIA / RHODE ISLAND BUDGET CRISIS

  
  
  Compare and Contrast
  
  Real Sacrifice vs. Real Issue Avoidance
  
  

  Should Governor revisit the Virginia budget spending plan?

  
  
  
  Times are hard, no doubt about it.
  
  Here in Commonwealth of Virginia we are facing a state budget crisis [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: October 18, 2007, 3:51pm EDT
  

• Regent University Swiftly Silences Dissent....

  
  Regent University sends a clear message to students: There’s no humor in making fun of Mr. Pat Robertson…second year law student’s mental status questioned, told to take a hike…but Adam Key isn’t going without a fight.
  
  If you attend Regent University in Virginia Beach [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: October 14, 2007, 8:24pm EDT
  

• Freedom of Speech North Korea Style

  
  No Internet.
  
  No Cell Phones.
  
  No talking on Street Corners.
  
  No thinking.
  
  Especially no criticizing the government.
  
  
  Last week Kim Jong Il, strongman Big Boss of North Korea revealed to the world another remarkable personal talent that was heretofore [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: October 07, 2007, 4:45pm EDT
  

• VIRGINIA STATE BUDGET CRISIS

  Number of comments: 3
  
  Governor gets tough on out of control spending... maybe.
  
  Drastic times call for big sacrifices.
  
  But seriously...
  
  Sometimes you just got to laugh.
  
  Either that or cry. Sometimes I am not sure.
  
  Yesterday's Richmond Times Dispatch heralded the headlines"Governor's [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: October 03, 2007, 1:09pm EDT
  by Will Vaught

• Commander in Chief

  Number of comments: 1
  The issues?
  
  Who is in charge of buying the donuts?
  
  Or, the end of the world?
  
  Whatever?
  
  Commander in Chief, Leader of the Free World, the POTUS, the "Big Cheese", the Prez.
  What ever you want to call him or her, [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: July 05, 2007, 2:51pm EDT
  by Will Vaught

• BLAST FROM THE PAST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY!

  Number of comments: 6
  
  Jury award sends cold chills down the spines of Cumberland County taxpayers!
  
  Failure by local officials to plan (or think) ahead costs taxpayers pretty penny (more like $850,000 and counting)!!!
  
  The children pay for bad decisions of County officials… the parents too!
  
  
  [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: February 09, 2007, 12:27pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• Henry County Sheriff’s Department investigation moves ahead with another guilty plea!

  Number of comments: 4
  
  
  Far reaching charges of racketeering, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, money laundering, drug distribution and firearms offenses rain down on Henry County Sheriff’s Department!
  
  Sloppy management or culture of corruption in law enforcement agency?
  
  Crooks impersonating law enforcement?
  
  
  Poor Henry County. [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: February 01, 2007, 11:40am EST
  by Will Vaught

• 50 Thousand Hits for Iconoclast

  Number of comments: 3
  
  50,000 HITS!
  
  A Year and a half young!
  
  Iconoclast celebrates another little milestone!
  
  
  For what it is worth, the Iconoclast just passed the 50 thousand hit milestone.
  
  The Iconoclast made its first post about a year and a half ago [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 28, 2007, 4:46pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• Happy Sharks in Virginia!!!

  Number of comments: 5
  
  Happy Sharks in Virginia!!!
  
  Shark-Endorsed Bill Sliding Through Murky Waters!
  
  Payday Lenders See Clear Sailing while Consumers Seen as Shark-bait!!!
  
  Just a few words here before going into a well deserved long week-end.
  
  According to this morning’s news, a Virginia Senate panel [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 26, 2007, 4:02pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• Legalized Loan Sharking in Virginia

  Number of comments: 4
  
  Virginia General Assembly Panel Facilitates Sharking!
  
  Legal Charges equal to 391 Percent Interest Annually!!!
  
  A story of personal financial tragedy.
  
  In the past, we here at the Iconoclast have pretty much stayed away from the affairs down in Richmond at the General [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 25, 2007, 1:48pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• The Iconoclast and other thin skinned people struggle to understand Virginia’s enlightened political leadership!!!

  Number of comments: 14
  Do Macacas, Muslims, Blacks and Jews have thin skins or maybe cause for concern?
  
  Do the views of Allen, Goode and Hargrove set a good example for progressive leadership in the new century?
  
  Freedom of speech applies to throwbacks too!
  
  
  What do [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 22, 2007, 3:14pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• Pork Rind Politics and Corruption Takes another Hit in Southwest Virginia

  Number of comments: 2
  
  Eight More Indicted facing 100+ Charges!
  
  The Web Widens and the Noose Tightens!!!
  
  Back in August of 2006, the Iconoclast reported on the widening investigation out in Southwest Virginia involving public officials who bought the local Appalachian Town elections in 2004 with such [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 18, 2007, 12:32pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• Happy New Year

  Number of comments: 4
  
  
  Happy New Year folks!
  
  This has got to be the best time of the year. Off for a week and a half. No worries. No problems. Absolutely the best time of the year.
  
  And... not to brag... but 2006 was a great [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: January 01, 2007, 11:05am EST
  by Will Vaught

• What does Christmas mean to you?

  
  
  What does Christmas mean to you?
  
  Yes... it is a Christian holiday.
  
  Yes... it is a time for gift giving.
  
  Yes... it is a time for families and friends to get together.
  
  Perhaps it is a time for a little [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: December 24, 2006, 2:24pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• Congressman Goode has “Macacca” Moment!

  Number of comments: 10
  
  Oh God… Say it isn’t so!
  
  5th District Congressman “Islamophobic”!
  
  New Word Added to Lexicon!
  
  Embarrassed and Offended!
  
  
  Maybe I had better strike that reference to God.
  
  Let me start again…
  
  And please don’t get me wrong. I [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: December 20, 2006, 9:29pm EST
  by Will Vaught

• The Senate Contest in Virginia heats up in the hereafter!

  Number of comments: 6
  
  Allen or Webb: Who does the late President love the most?
  
  Will the final word from the late President Ronald Reagan put issue to a final rest?
  
  The Iconoclast spares no expense or effort to get answers!!!
  
  As the political season continues [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: September 18, 2006, 2:05pm EDT
  by Will Vaught

• “Ethnic Rally”…?

  
  
  What does this mean?
  
  Am I invited?
  
  What shall I wear?
  
  
  Ladies and gentlemen, I will admit it… I am confused, befuddled and perplexed…
  
  Having been raised by a mother who attempted (sometimes in vain) to instill in [...]
  Share | Rate | Archive

  Posted: September 12, 2006, 3:42pm EDT
  by Will Vaught