Bob Mcdonnell

Is that the guy who wants an official celebration of the Confederacy?
 
Is that the guy who wants an official celebration of the Confederacy?

LOL

learn something new every day

http://wonkette.com/414693/virginia-gov-bob-mcdonnell-just-wants-to-celebrate-the-confederacy

"McDonnell said he did not include a reference to slavery because “there were any number of aspects to that conflict between the states. Obviously, it involved slavery. It involved other issues. But I focused on the ones I thought were most significant for Virginia.”
 
He attended the christian broadcasting network university, founded by Pat Robinson, where he wrote his thesis ...

"The 93-page document,... culminates with a 15-point action plan ... a vision that he started to put into action soon after he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.During his 14 years in the General Assembly, McDonnell pursued at least 10 of the policy goals he laid out in that research paper, including abortion restrictions, covenant marriage, school vouchers and tax policies to favor his view of the traditional family. In 2001, he voted against a resolution in support of ending wage discrimination between men and women. "


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/29/AR2009082902434_pf.html
 
I said this months ago. He's a very popular governor in a southern swing state.

I can see why Mitt would need a running mate viewed as a true social conservative, and Mcdonnell is definitely that. Hes about as anti-gay and anti-women as a governor gets.
 
Depends on what political calulation Mitt's stategist make, once (if?) he gets the nom. Not sure he would be a tactically wise desicion.

He could energize the most conservative part of the base that hates Mitt with red hot passion, the same way Palin did for McCain, and doesn't seem to have her shortcoming of being an intellectual gnat.

On the other hand, it will be entirely up to the magic of Mitt to appeal to anyone else than the social conservatives for whom McDonnell is a "oh hell no" candidate, with his 19th century stance on socialissues. Fair or not, he'll be hammered as the "Vaginal probe candidate" by every left leaning PAC with attack ad money to spend.
 
On the other hand, it will be entirely up to the magic of Mitt to appeal to anyone else than the social conservatives for whom McDonnell is a "oh hell no" candidate, with his 19th century stance on socialissues. Fair or not, he'll be hammered as the "Vaginal probe candidate" by every left leaning PAC with attack ad money to spend.

I think there are a handful of very big, poor choices Mcdonnell has made, everything from rejecting an equal wage bill for men and women, to the adoption agencies can reject you based on your political affiliation stance, but I agree, he will go into the campagine as the," government in your vagina" governor.
 
I think there are a handful of very big, poor choices Mcdonnell has made, everything from rejecting an equal wage bill for men and women, to the adoption agencies can reject you based on your political affiliation stance, but I agree, he will go into the campagine as the," government in your vagina" governor.
Fo' sho. It just lends itself to such poetry.
 
At this point he's so bruised and battered he may have to pick either Rick or Ron just to get out of the starting gate.
 
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