Ex Navy Sec. James Webb seeks Dem nomination to challenge Sen. Allen (VA)

[ProSense]

Ex-naval head seeks to be Democratic nominee for Senate

BY TYLER WHITLEY
TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER
Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Former Navy Secretary James H. Webb Jr. said yesterday that he will file papers this week to seek the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. Senate this year.

Webb, who lives in Arlington County, would join Harris N. Miller, a Fairfax County computer executive, in seeking the party's nomination.

The nominee will oppose U.S. Sen. George Allen, a Republican who is seeking a second six-year term in the Senate. Allen is a strong favorite.

Webb, who was secretary of the Navy under Republican President Ronald Reagan, resigned in protest of cutbacks in the Navy fleet. He has been a strong critic of the war in Iraq, saying that the Bush administration has never developed an exit strategy.

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[Sparkly]

1. Wow -- great!! nt

:bounce:

[FreedomAngel82]

2. Hurray!

Another fighting dem. I hope he gets in touch with the Band of Brothers.

[Erika]

3. Notice how many military are running as Dems?

I think they've seen the light.

[IronLionZion]

16. Notice how many Repubs are chickenhawks?

I'm not surprised. Repubs have taken the military for granted and used them as props for far too long.

[The Magistrate]

4. If He Can Beat Allen, Ma'am

Overcoming my distaste for the fellow will be possible....

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[kentuck]

5. Remember he used to box against Ollie North?

I remember that from the Iran-Contra hearings. :) Great that he is running. He's a fighter!

[UrbScotty]

6. K&R - Welcome to The Page! (nt)

[TacticalPeek]

7. K & R

:kick:

[Dr Fate]

8. Good. Maybe he could shoot that squirrel off of Allen's head.

[FrenchieCat]

12. LOL!

You're Doing good Dr. Fate..... :headbang:

[snowbear]

9. He'll be up against "Diebold Boy" Harris Miller..

Of course.. according to the latest Diebold info on the AP.. they're seriously pondering whether they should sell off the voting machine section of Diebold.

Hey George Soros, wanna buy a voting company??

James Webb sounds like an AWESOME candidate!! ~~

[SaveElmer]

10. This is good news...he probably won't beat Allen...but

Allen will have to fight for it. Webb won't be a pushover!!!

I expect the swift boating to start soon!

[Ignacio Upton]

11. YES!!!!!!!!

Harris Miller is not a strong enough candidate to beat Allen (and his ties to Diebold are a problem.) Hopefully with Webb we will have someone who can beat Allen, or at least bloody him so he doesn't win in a landslide. If Allen only wins by 1%-5%, then his 2008 bid is over.

[Catchawave]

13. Exactly !

Just forcing Allen to speak on the issues will help us. What's funny, Webb endorsed Allen for the Senate !

[IronLionZion]

14. A Democratic Marine! Semper Fi!

I think it's very telling that so many combat veterans run for office as Democrats. It's also telling how so many Republicans are chickenhawks who avoided service.

Webb was very highly decorated in Vietnam. He's got an excellent chance of beating Allen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Webb%2C_Jr.

I'm interested in seeing his platform but any Democrat is better than Allen.

edit: it's Allen, not Warner. Both are ignorant asshats anyway.

[AtomicKitten]

15. yeah, baby.

It appears Junior has inspired many Dem converts who are usually the most fervent.

[FrenchieCat]

17. Maybe there was some truth to

The Domino Theory! LOL!

[CarolNYC]

18. Oh, that is good news....

I had been under the impression that he had chosen not to run....I'm glad that impression was incorrect. Good for him....