Bob McDonnell, the governor of Virginia, is giving the response to the State of the Union tonight.

The chairman of the Virginia Democratic party is lamenting that it’s a distraction: “My view is, this governor ought to be at home taking care of Virginia,” said C. Richard Cranwell, a longtime legislator and now chairman of the Virginia Democratic Party. “It concerns me in this environment he is off to these other things that take him away from the job at hand.”

Nevermind that Virginia Democrats Tim Kaine and Jim Webb did the exact same thing in recent years. Nevermind that the previous governor, Kaine, served as DNC chair while governor, and frequently traveled out of state on DNC business. Nevermind that McDonnell’s remarks tonight will probably last about 10 to 15 minutes.

Comments like this suggest that, about a week or so into McDonnell’s term, the Democrats have no serious criticisms, no grasp of what activities require serious amounts of time, and nothing useful or constructive to say, and are now using the “cooking spaghetti” method of opposition, throwing it up against the wall and seeing what sticks.

Cranwell, grow the hell up.