As noted in the Corner, Tim Kaine is in.
Peter Hamby of CNN notices that the words “DNC” and “Obama” do not appear in the announcement video.
Pat Mullins, the chairman of the Republican party of Virginia, welcomes Kaine to the race:
For the past two years Tim Kaine has been President Obama’s biggest advocate in Washington. From the failed stimulus packages, to the budget busting spending bills that have increased our national debt at record levels, Tim Kaine has been there every step of the way making the case for a bigger and more intrusive federal government.
Now he wants to return to Virginia to run for the U.S. Senate. I do not believe the people of Virginia want another big spending Senator in Washington, and that is exactly what Tim Kaine would be. They want someone who will work to cut spending, reduce the size and scope of the federal government, and bring fiscal responsibility to Congress.
UPDATE: I would urge all Campaign Spot readers to put aside any partisan or ideological differences with the new candidate and visit his web site, www.TimKaine.com.
This announcement video is not to be missed.
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Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseTim Kaine was not a good governor. Taxes were raised on his watch; he left a huge budget shortfall ($3.5 billion); he was AWOL for much of his last year, toiling for Obama's left wing agenda.
Unfortunately, we Virginia Republicans may shoot ourselves in our proverbial foot and nominate George Allen, another former governor and one-term senator, who lost his re-election bid to Jim Webb in 2006. Conservative enough, but with an unfortunate aura of being a bit of a phony.
If he gets the nomination, I'll vote for Allen, of course. But we'll see who else might credibly present themselves; we'll see how many of these license tags appear in the Commonwealth over the next year or so (External Link
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I'll bet the Washington Post's editors are getting all excited about the coming flood of “macaca” stories...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHa! Oh that is classic!
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