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Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent Scott Bradford has been putting his opinions on his website since 1995—before most people knew what a website was.

He has been a professional web developer in the public- and private-sector for over twenty years. He is an independent constitutional conservative who believes in human rights and limited government, and a Catholic Christian whose beliefs are summarized in the Nicene Creed. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from George Mason University. He loves Pink Floyd and can play the bass

guitar...sort-of. He’s a husband, pet lover, amateur radio operator, and classic AMC/Jeep enthusiast.

Virginia Gen. Assembly, Special, 2025
31/12/2024

Virginia Gen. Assembly, Special, 2025

A special election will be held on January 7, 2025, to fill two vacancies in the Virginia General Assembly. Former Virginia Senator Suhas Subramanyam (D-32nd) resigned from the Virginia Senate after being elected to represent Virginia’s 10th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Former Vi...

Jimmy Carter Dead at 100
29/12/2024

Jimmy Carter Dead at 100

Former President James “Jimmy” Carter Jr. (D), who was a U.S. Navy veteran, peanut farmer, Georgia state senator, governor of Georgia, and president, died today at the age of one hundred. Carter was treated for cancer in 2015 and suffered several serious falls in 2019, then entered hospice care ...

Our favorite outlaws are at it again!
28/11/2024

Our favorite outlaws are at it again!

I love it when a plan comes together.Parody - FAIR USE!

Election 2024 Results
05/11/2024

Election 2024 Results

Live Election 2024 Results Posted November 5, 2024, 6:30 p.m.Updated November 5, 2024, 6:33 p.m. November 5, 2024, 6:30 p.m.: Off on a Tangent live election coverage is starting! Polls in Virginia are scheduled to close at 7:00 p.m. ET; anybody in line by then can vote. I call winners using a propri...

Election Day: Final Thoughts
05/11/2024

Election Day: Final Thoughts

Another year, another election. Across America, voters are casting ballots for who will be the next President of the United States, thirty-three seats in the U.S. Senate, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and various state and local offices and referendums. Then we wait to see who....

President of the United States, 2024
29/10/2024

President of the United States, 2024

In the race for President of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) faces former President Donald Trump (R). The Virginia ballot also includes two minor candidates—Chase Oliver (L) and Jill Stein (G). Two nonviable candidates and one withdrawn candidate are excluded from consideratio....

Cause: Effect:...
12/10/2024

Cause: Effect:...

Cause: Effect: More Effect: Details On October 8, 2024, the Sun sent a fairly large coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. It came from a solar flare associated with the sunspot visible toward the top-right of the “Cause” photo above. I took that photo days later, after the sunspot had rotate...

In each presidential election, I score the candidates according to their level of support for the Bill of Rights. Points...
07/10/2024

In each presidential election, I score the candidates according to their level of support for the Bill of Rights. Points are awarded based on the answers to weighted questions about how the candidates interpret and apply its provisions. They receive a score out of ten for each amendment, and a cumulative score out of one hundred for the entire…...

In each presidential election, I score the candidates according to their level of support for the Bill of Rights. Points are awarded based on the answers to weighted questions about how the candidates interpret and apply its provisions. They receive a score out of ten for each amendment, and a cumul...

Seal of the U.S. Senate In the race to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Senate, incumbent Sen...
03/10/2024

Seal of the U.S. Senate In the race to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Senate, incumbent Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is challenged by Hung Cao (R). Kaine was first elected to the Senate in 2012 and is in his second term. Each of the fifty states have two seats in the Senate for a total of one hundred seats....

In the race to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Senate, incumbent Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) is challenged by Hung Cao (R). Kaine was first elected to the Senate in 2012 and is in his second term. Each of the fifty states have two seats in the Senate for a total of […]

Seal of the U.S. House All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election every two years. There are 435...
03/10/2024

Seal of the U.S. House All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election every two years. There are 435 seats, representing each of the fifty states in rough proportion to their population as recorded in the most recent national census. There are six non-voting delegate seats representing U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The Republican Party currently holds a 220-211 majority over the Democratic Party in the House....

All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election every two years. There are 435 seats, representing each of the fifty states in rough proportion to their population as recorded in the most recent national census. There are six non-voting delegate seats representing U.S. territories...

Hurricane Helene made landfall in the the "Big Bend" region of the Florida panhandle on September 27, and continued inla...
01/10/2024

Hurricane Helene made landfall in the the "Big Bend" region of the Florida panhandle on September 27, and continued inland through Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Rainfall from the storm's remnants caused devastating flooding in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The city of Asheville, North Carolina, was especially hard-hit. If you want to help provide assistance for the victims of this disaster, please consider making a donation to a reputable disaster relief charity like Catholic Charities USA or the American Red Cross.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in the the “Big Bend” region of the Florida panhandle on September 27, and continued inland through Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Rainfall from the storm’s remnants caused devastating flooding in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. The city of...

Voters in Loudoun County, Virginia, will be voting on five ballot issues this year. One is a Virginia statewide ballot i...
01/10/2024

Voters in Loudoun County, Virginia, will be voting on five ballot issues this year. One is a Virginia statewide ballot issue with a proposed amendment to the state constitution. Four are Loudoun County bond referendums. Virginia Statewide Ballot Issue Seal of Virginia Article XII, Section 1, of the Constitution of Virginia establishes a process for amending the commonwealth’s constitution. The state Senate or House of Delegates proposes amendments and, after having been passed through both houses, they are presented to the voters as a referendum....

Voters in Loudoun County, Virginia, will be voting on five ballot issues this year. One is a Virginia statewide ballot issue with a proposed amendment to the state constitution. Four are Loudoun County bond referendums. Virginia Statewide Ballot Issue Article XII, Section 1, of the Constitution of ...

U.S. Secret Service agents fired on a suspect who allegedly pointed a rifle in the direction of former President Donald ...
16/09/2024

U.S. Secret Service agents fired on a suspect who allegedly pointed a rifle in the direction of former President Donald Trump (R) at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, this afternoon. Trump was not injured. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement that the incident "appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump."...

U.S. Secret Service agents fired on a suspect who allegedly pointed a rifle in the direction of former President Donald Trump (R) at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, this afternoon. Trump was not injured. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement t...

Kamala Harris The delegates to the Democratic National Convention have officially nominated Vice President Kamala Harris...
06/08/2024

Kamala Harris The delegates to the Democratic National Convention have officially nominated Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as the Democratic Party candidate for President of the United States. Harris will stand in the November general election against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump (D). Harris's nomination caps a tumultuous period in the Democratic nomination process. Incumbent President Joe Biden (D), who became the party's…...

The delegates to the Democratic National Convention have officially nominated Vice President Kamala Harris (D) as the Democratic Party candidate for President of the United States. Harris will stand in the November general election against the Republican nominee, former President Donald Trump (D). H...

A majority of Democratic Party delegates have committed to casting their presidential nomination ballots for Vice Presid...
23/07/2024

A majority of Democratic Party delegates have committed to casting their presidential nomination ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris (D), according to a Democratic delegate survey by the Associated Press. Harris is now all-but-certain to win the nomination, and is therefore the presumptive Democratic nominee. She would normally be nominated at the Democratic National Convention, which will be held August 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois....

A majority of Democratic Party delegates have committed to casting their presidential nomination ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris (D), according to a Democratic delegate survey by the Associated Press. Harris is now all-but-certain to win the nomination, and is therefore the presumptive Demo...

President Joe Biden (D) today announced the end of his reelection campaign, which has been roiled in recent weeks by con...
21/07/2024

President Joe Biden (D) today announced the end of his reelection campaign, which has been roiled in recent weeks by concerns about whether he is physically and mentally capable of serving another four years. Biden has been the presumptive Democratic nominee since winning the majority of the party's pledged convention delegates in March. In a letter released on Biden's account on X (Twitter)...

President Joe Biden (D) today announced the end of his reelection campaign, which has been roiled in recent weeks by concerns about whether he is physically and mentally capable of serving another four years. Biden has been the presumptive Democratic nominee since winning the majority of the party.....

Donald Trump The delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have officially nominated form...
16/07/2024

Donald Trump The delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have officially nominated former President Donald Trump (R) as the Republican Party candidate for President of the United States. Trump will likely stand in the November general election against the presumptive Democratic nominee, President Joe Biden (D). Trump has been the presumptive Republican nominee since his last primary opponent dropped out in March; today's convention vote makes his nomination official....

The delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have officially nominated former President Donald Trump (R) as the Republican Party candidate for President of the United States. Trump will likely stand in the November general election against the presumptive Democratic n...

Former President Donald Trump (R) was apparently shot during a rally in Butler Pennsylvania. Secret service officials sa...
13/07/2024

Former President Donald Trump (R) was apparently shot during a rally in Butler Pennsylvania. Secret service officials say that "the former president is safe," and Trump or a campaign representative told reporters that he is "fine." Photos and videos show Trump with blood on his face after the incident as he was whisked away. More information to follow.

Former President Donald Trump (R) was apparently shot during a rally in Butler Pennsylvania. Secret service officials say that “the former president is safe,” and Trump or a campaign representative told reporters that he is “fine.” Photos and videos show Trump with blood on his face after th...

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