Robert Kegley

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the grinch who stole christmas

December 24th, 2011 · 15 Comments · local government, musings

I’ve had the hardest time this past six weeks trying to write. I guess I’ve been suffering from some kind of intellectual constipation that also includes this nauseous dread of what the coming year is going to be like. Virginia is one of seven battleground states because of our open Senate seat, and we can [...]

lennon counts and tomorrow

November 7th, 2011 · 4 Comments · opinion, politics

I plan to vote for Lennon Counts for the At-Large School Board seat tomorrow, and it may be the most important one that I cast. Last week Liza Field invited me to speak to one of her classes at Wytheville Community College. The class is composed of a dozen or so students, the majority of [...]

the race for the commish (part 2)

November 6th, 2011 · 8 Comments · opinion, politics

I’d like to apologize to Faye Barker, Robert Kegley, and the voters of Wythe County. I made some snarky comments about Ms. Barker in a previous post, and I probably shouldn’t have. In doing so, I’ve created some undeserved sympathy for her at Mr. Kegley’s expense and moved the discussion in this race away from [...]

the race for the commish

November 3rd, 2011 · 9 Comments · opinion, politics

The Peter Principle states that “in a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence,” meaning that employees tend to be promoted until they reach a position at which they cannot work competently. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve spoken to a dozen or so rank and file voters who will [...]

the big lie

July 23rd, 2011 · 4 Comments · musings

Back during the Reagan era when politics started to turn ugly, Lee Atwater, the political genius most responsible for Reagan’s election, came up with the concept of the “big lie.” The way it works is simple. Say something really damaging and untrue about a candidate and make him deny it. The mere accusation will cost [...]

democrat slate set

July 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · news

The Wythe County Democrat Party chose their candidates for the November elections last night. The nominees are: For Board of Supervisors- West Wytheville District – Mary “Sis” Cassell Fort Chiswell District – Joe Hale Speedwell District – Gene Horney (incumbent) Supervisor at Large – Wythe “Buckey” Sharitz (incumbent) Constitutional Officers- Commissioner of Revenue – Robert [...]

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