Ken Cuccinelli smartly called for a special session of the General Assembly do deal with ethics reform. As usual, the keystone kops running the House of Delegates say, "nah ..." So I'm not one of these guys out there trying to pretend this is anything more than it is ... politics. Pure politics, the House Republicans whiffed big time. While many are no doubt are scared of this issue given Rolex Bob's recent troubles, there is a unique opening for Cuccinelli on this issue.
That opening is Terry McAuliffe.
While Democrats would love to run on ethics, their gubernatorial standard-bearer is a man who left his wife and new-born son in the car while he ran in to a fundraiser, justifying it with the classy line "I felt bad for Dorothy, but it was a million bucks for the Democratic Party ..." Nice.
Terry McAuliffe does not want to talk about ethics, and while there might be a few squirmy moments for the Republicans and Cuccinelli, ethics is an issue that can be thrown on Terry like cement shoes. McDonnell raised the issue, its out there now, so we shouldn't run away from it. The Democrats aren't really talking about it because they know who their nominee is. For now, they are content to just let the drip drip for the Washington Post investigations do the damage for them.
Once again, Bill Howell is hiding behind his redistricted castle. Let's not rock the boat, we have a huge majority that will likely coast to reelection. We shouldn't be afraid to talk about this, to rebuke one of our own when needed, and make sure something like this never happens again. Once again, though, its Howell The Weak who is standing pat. Sometimes I wish we had a Dick Saslaw somewhere in the GOP leadership, to be honest. As it is, we are where we are. Back to the grind.
Too bad, but unsurprising.
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