I prefer to be positive when I can; so, please don't get hung up on this latest post and let it keep you from going to the loving one below; but, I'm feeling rather full of myself and just had to post here a comment I made at gotv.blogspot.com. I guess it's just the nature of this blog to dole out the positive (vote Hurst) and the negative (dump Hurst). If anyone ever does read this stuff and asks, I'd consider labeling the posts to help those who prefer one type over the other.
If the voters of VA-11 give Davis another two years, it won't take long before acute voter's remorse sets in. It was precisely Davis's performance as the head of the NRCC that caused House Republican Leaders to vault him over more senior members of the Gov't Reform Cmte and make Davis Chairman. It was a devil's bargain to begin with and it continues today. Davis chose to spurn his constituents in favor of corrupt leaders. Some of those leaders, like Gingrich and DeLay, have already resigned in disgrace. Next year, Republicans will be in the minority. Hastert probably won't even be Minority Leader; he may not even be in Congress much longer. Jack Abramoff has been given an office by the FBI to facilitate Abramoff's naming of names. Davis has ties to Foley. Davis has ties to Abramoff. Davis has ties to Safavian (is Safavian's wife still working for Davis?). And speaking of wives, how much longer can the feds' attention be kept away from the cozy relationship between Davis, his wife, and her employer? On top of all this traveling on the razor's edge, Davis has the audacity to contemplate succeeding John Warner in the Senate! It's precisely this sort of arrogance that preceded the fall of Gingrich and DeLay. In 13 days, the voters of VA-11 have an amazing opportunity to put a quick end to this agonizingly slow political suicide. Moreover, the option to Davis is a fantastically talented, intelligent, and decent person, Andy Hurst. I really hope we don't blow it.
