<p>I do live in Virginia, and therefore do have the “joyful” prospect of having to choose between Allen and Webb. Not a choice I relish. I find so much about both of them politically and substantively repulsive that I will likely “descend” to being a single-issue (or handful of issues) voter…</p>
<p>If true (and I’ve learned it’s wise to take media reports with a ton of salt), the younger Webb’s views on women in general and women in the military in particular are as offensive as the younger Allen’s racist statements and actions. Unfortunately, they sort of cancel each other out. As do the many contemporaneous statements each has made that I find somewhere between disturbing and disgusting.</p>
<p>Here (northern VA/DC suburbs), the conventional political wisdom is that a decision to not vote is the equivalent of a vote for Webb–I guess that takes away that option…</p>
<p>I do know how I’m going to vote. But I’m not happy about my choices. And I’m not happy about voting for the candidate who will get my vote. </p>
<p>There’s another thread floating around somewhere about Virginia’s super state universities, with a post in it that wonders why anyone (who lives in the DC area) would choose to live in DC or MD when VA has such super universities. This election is one such reason, and a compelling one at that.</p>
<p>The political bent of VA is precisely why we live on this side of the Potomac as opposed to MD. :)</p>
<p>Isn’t this really Virginia’s problem? Allen will never realistically be a Presidential canidate. He however, based on the residents of Virginia either be their senator or not. The result will speak alot for the overall character of the state. </p>
<p>It appears both these men had momments of stupidity during their youth. However, I would be a bit more concerned with their recent actions. Did either of them learn a dam thing? I can forgive mistakes of youth in most cases, but I expect some wisedom to be gained in the process. </p>
<p>I’m not too up on Webb, but In seeing Allen on tape, I see a man encouraging a lynching at worst, at best too stupid to realize he’s being taped for everybody to see around the country/world. </p>
<p>Either extreme, shouldn’t bode well for his political career. But as I said, I don’t vote in Virginia. Would I consider vacationing there? probably not, because their vote will tell me alot about their feelings about people who are different.</p>
<p>Well, Webb is a former Reagan administration Republican. Aw, that wasn’t nice. I apologize. LOL</p>
<p>If the Webb anecdote is true, it looks like Virginians will now have to choose between mud pie and cow pie for dessert on election day.</p>