Back in July 2006, George Allen thought he had made Jim Webb look like he didn't know anything about Virginia by asking him a "gotcha" question on "2,500 acres of one-time river muck" called "Craney Island." Well, Jim Webb didn't know what Craney Island was back then, but he sure knows what it is now! According to today's Virginian-Pilot:
On Thursday night, Sen. Webb came to praise the project before about 900 attendees at the Virginia Maritime Association's annual banquet at the Norfolk Marriott Waterside hotel.In his prepared remarks, Webb, D-Va., said securing federal money for the project is his "highest priority" in the Water Resources Development Act, which Congress uses to allocate money for waterways projects.
What a difference a few months in the U.S. Senate makes! Now, I wonder if George Allen has figured out where the Senkaku Islands are yet. :)