Carrie Wigal

Due to some technical challenges I’ve been having with this blog site, I have relocated my current commentary to http://carriewigal.blogspot.com/. While I hope to get the kinks worked out on this site, I encourage you to visit me over at my other blog and join in the conversation there.
See you there!

Do you watch the direction that America is being taken in and feel powerless to stop it?
Do you believe that your voice isn’t loud enough to be heard above the noise anymore?
Do you read the headlines everyday and feel an empty pit in your stomach…as if you’re completely alone?
If so, then you’ve fallen for the […]

The Fluvanna Taxpayers Association is holding a lunch barbecue tomorrow (Saturday), May 10th, 2008 starting at Noon. It is open to all Fluvanna County citizens concerned about their taxes regardless of political affiliation.
Scheduled speakers include the following elected officials:
Congressional Representative Virgil Goode (R, 5th District)
State Senator Frank Ruff (R-15)
State Delegate Watkins (Watt) Abbitt (I-59)
State Delegate […]

Last week I turned the big 3-9 for the first time in my life (LOL), and I have to be honest I certainly don’t feel “almost 40″. I felt older when I was pregnant with my four-year-old. Amazingly 3 pregnancies later and I’ve got more energy than I’ve had in the last 8 years!
Well, my […]

With only three days away from the 5th Congressional District Convention here in Virginia, I’m anxiously anticipating my opportunity to vote for Tim Boyer. I just received an email this morning from him and his words have confirmed why I even bother getting involved in politics. Here it is:
“Dear Republican Friends,
I’m taking a little trip […]

My friend, Lynn Terry introduced me to a new series last month on How to Be a Better Blogger.
I followed many of her suggestions on improving my Home Decorating blog, and it did wonders! So I decided to spend this month focusing on my personal blog. Here are a few changes I’ve already implemented:

Included contact […]

I mentioned a pending announcement from MikeHuckabee.com a few days ago, and today I learned a teensy bit more about it. There’s going to be a new Political Action Committee (PAC) forming called HuckPAC. In fact, there’s already a Facebook group in place, which I just joined this morning. The group’s description states,
“HuckPac is committed […]

Mike Huckabee makes the cover of the current issue of Charisma Magazine, with a story entitled, The Preacher Who Dared to Be President. Wow! What a great article by Drew Dyck. Here’s the introduction:
“Snubbed by party elites, Mike Huckabee swept the Southern primaries and bumped big names from the race. He has made it further […]

I thought Mike Huckabee was the right man to preside in the Oval Office (and I still do) for many reasons. One in particular was his way of “reaching across the aisle” and connecting with those who share views of opposition.
Unlike some politicians who are willing to compromise moral principles to make political choices, Mike […]