Moonhowlings

The Huffington Post:

Criticizing President Barack Obama’s health care reform law on Wednesday, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) likened the requirement that private insurance plans provide contraception coverage to two of the most devastating attacks on American soil.

“I know in your mind, you can think of the times America was attacked,” he said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “One is Dec. 7, that’s Pearl Harbor Day. The other is Sept. 11, and that’s the day the terrorists attacked. I want you to remember Aug. 1, 2012, the attack on our religious freedom. That is a day that will live in infamy, along with those other dates.”

Wednesday marked the first day private insurers must include birth control coverage in their plans without charging a co-pay, per requirements in the Affordable Care Act.

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Prince William County  Supervisor Pete Candland has proposed a resolution to strengthen laws preventing conflict of interest.  Should his resolution pass, not only will county supervisors be prevented from voting on activities where direct financial gain is a possibility, his resolution takes the spirit of the law  further, to prevent other types of gain.

According to Jeremy Borden in the Washington Post:

Supervisor Peter K. Candland (R-Gainesville) offered a resolution last week to tackle that. His measure would force supervisors to disclose involvement in organizations that receive county funds and recuse themselves from voting on issues in which they or their relatives, including spouses, are involved in.

“Supervisors may still serve on boards of charities and have a positive impact on their community, but they must recuse themselves from voting when there is a direct conflict of interest,” Candland said in an e-mail response to questions.

Supervisor Peter K. Candland (R-Gainesville) offered a resolution last week to tackle that. His measure would force supervisors to disclose involvement in organizations that receive county funds and recuse themselves from voting on issues in which they or their relatives, including spouses, are involved in.

“Supervisors may still serve on boards of charities and have a positive impact on their community, but they must recuse themselves from voting when there is a direct conflict of interest,” Candland said in an e-mail response to questions.

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Mitt’s continuing floggyqueefers included Poland where a member of his team told reporters to kiss his ass.  A perfect trifecta!  Leave no country un-insulted.  Actually Jon went easy on him but I have rarely laughed so hard.

A horse is a horse of course of course and this ain’t no Mr. Ed.

Go to Middleburg if you want to see dressage. It is an upper class sport, and probably goes hand in hand with foxhunting and polo. On the other hand, what is that large, hanger-like building out off of Antioch Road? Might that be the home of the next dressage exibition?