Momentum........Webb's Got It!

[trayfoot]

Momentum.

We've got it! Today, the Washington Post endorsed Jim Webb's campaign for U.S. Senate. I could write a million words about why Jim is the obvious choice for Virginians, but I think I'll let the Washington Post do the heavy lifting today. From their endorsement:


was prescient in warning, back in 2002, that the war in Iraq risked stranding the United States in a long-term occupation without an exit strategy. An intelligent man with a record of integrity, he has resisted the packaging of political consultants, which can only be a good thing. Those assets, as well as his deep familiarity with military and national security affairs, offer the promise that he would make an able, if unorthodox, U.S. senator. And the fact that his youngest son is deployed as a marine in Iraq gives him a perspective that is rare in today's Congress.


The Washington Post writes about George Allen:


Quite simply, he is a mediocre senator whose six years of undistinguished service do not justify rehiring.

...Mr. Allen lacks any comparable independent-mindedness. He has spent his time in the Senate in lock step with the Bush administration, embracing tax cuts that have imperiled the nation's fiscal health; subsidies for oil and gas companies that hardly needed the help; prisoner detention policies that have undercut America's image abroad; and restrictions on embryonic stem cell research despite its medical potential.

...Virginians deserve better and more enlightened representation. Mr. Webb offers that hope.

[williesgirl]

1. Donate to Webb now and help us in VA. I did this week (again)

Let's get rid of the slimeball once and for all. recommended