"Do Virginia Democrats have the moxie..."

By: Lowell
Published On: 5/15/2006 8:00:12 AM

...to nominate Jim Webb as their candidate for the U.S. Senate?"

The Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial page is asking the question.  So, my fellow Democrats, what is the answer? 

*How badly do we want new, forceful leadership in our Party? 

*How badly do we want a strong dose of progressivism, populism, and grassroots Democracy in America? 

*How badly do we want to shed, once and for all, the slander on our party that we're supposedly "weak on national security?" 

*How badly do we want to become a national, big-tent party once again? 

*How badly do we want to take back America?  And how badly do we want to defeat George Allen this November?

If the answers to those questions are "badly" or "very badly," then Jim Webb should receive your strong supporta nnd your vote on June 13th.  If not, if you prefer business-as-usual, then by all means vote for the other guy, the "shorter poorer version...blah blah blah."  No, this is not a difficult decision to make.  As Mark Warner, says, Jim Webb is a "great American, a great Virginian, and a great Democrat."  If Jim Webb is good enough for Mark Warner, he should certainly be good enough for the rest of us Virginia Democrats.  That is, if we have the "moxie" to elect him!

Comments



While Jim Webb was being a hero in Vietnam (PM - 5/15/2006 8:24:48 AM)
George Allen was a 17 year old proving his manliness by dragging his much younger sister upstairs by her hair


This is true (Ingrid - 5/15/2006 10:29:50 AM)
But the question is more like "Will Virginia Dems have the courage to nominate Webb, the candidate with the impressive resume, populist solutions to economic problems, and credibility in the area of national security, or will Virginia Dems be weak enough to nominate a former corporate lobbyist who lies about his commitment to Democratic values, helped export jobs and erode the middle class?


Wimps! (Josh - 5/15/2006 10:09:52 AM)
I was astounded to read this blurb in the RTD.  Basically, this editor is calling VA Dems out as a bunch of mikquetoasts. 

On a daily basis I'm inclined to flip a well dserved bird to the editors of the RTD.  Why bother?  On June 13 and November 7, those kneeknocking wimps will get their answer in spades.