Former Governor Jim Gilmore is now officially a blogger, penning Virginia Patriot
Look out Tom Davis!
I think this is great, its nice that a prominant public official will be so accesible to the entire populace of the state. Its clear Gilmore isn't through, and that is a good thing. In many ways, he gets a bad rap for what happened during his governorship because the economic downturn nationally. But I'll always respect Gov. Gilmore for one thing -- he did what he said he would do. How many politicians (>cough< Mark Warner >cough< Tim Kaine >cough<) promise one thing and do another once they are in office? Gov. Gilmore promised to end the car tax, and by god he tried to do it. Perhaps he didn't "play the game" and that hurt him, but I think people overestimate how much he had to do with Mark Warner's victory. Virignia has traditionally been a Democrat state locally--only five Republicans have held the governorship. Ever. Mark Warner's deep deep pockets and the Republicans nasty primary between Mark Earley and John Hager, combined wiht the tech bubble burst did not help. Only in retrospect do people blame Gilmore for Warner's rise. There were plenty of other reasons besides Jim Gilmore that Mark Warner won. And remember, Warner didn't win by a whole lot either, and Earley ran a poor campaign. For me, whatever happens, I'm glad Jim Gilmore is going anywhere.
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