Comments on: A Tale Of Two Virginias http://belowthebeltway.com/2006/11/16/a-tale-of-two-virginias/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tim Gallagher http://belowthebeltway.com/2006/11/16/a-tale-of-two-virginias/comment-page-1/#comment-16477 Tim Gallagher Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:37:43 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2006/11/16/a-tale-of-two-virginias/#comment-16477 This article reminds me of a bumper sticker popular when I lived in San Diego in the 1980's: "There Is No Life East of I-5". One saw it primarily on higher-end BMW's and Mercedes automobiles. The comments by Paige Grainger and Wendy Moriz quoted in the story reinforce the sad realization that the snobbery and "better than thou" attitudes expressed by that bumper sticker have now come to Northern Virginia. This article reminds me of a bumper sticker popular when I lived in San Diego in the 1980’s: “There Is No Life East of I-5″. One saw it primarily on higher-end BMW’s and Mercedes automobiles. The comments by Paige Grainger and Wendy Moriz quoted in the story reinforce the sad realization that the snobbery and “better than thou” attitudes expressed by that bumper sticker have now come to Northern Virginia.

]]> By: James Atticus Bowden http://belowthebeltway.com/2006/11/16/a-tale-of-two-virginias/comment-page-1/#comment-16411 James Atticus Bowden Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:51:38 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2006/11/16/a-tale-of-two-virginias/#comment-16411 The divide is real. It will trend to greater separation for awhile. It is two different sub-cultures. DC is New Rome - and for a long time it will keep getting bigger with its magnetic appeal for more people who will live and work near the center of power of the Nation and the Earth. NoVa is part of New Rome. RoVa is the South - by a wee margin in Hampton Roads. Yet, Allen lost because he ran behind the Marriage Amendment and our super-Conservative Congresslady in the First District. If Allen had gotten as many votes as Jo Ann Davis he would have picked up over 17k votes - in one Congressional district - from his base. The divide is real. It will trend to greater separation for awhile. It is two different sub-cultures. DC is New Rome – and for a long time it will keep getting bigger with its magnetic appeal for more people who will live and work near the center of power of the Nation and the Earth. NoVa is part of New Rome. RoVa is the South – by a wee margin in Hampton Roads.

Yet, Allen lost because he ran behind the Marriage Amendment and our super-Conservative Congresslady in the First District. If Allen had gotten as many votes as Jo Ann Davis he would have picked up over 17k votes – in one Congressional district – from his base.

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