WEBB BUILDING A curious thing takes place naturally in political activities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It's a good feature of our political life over the years and decades of years. In the short version it can irritate some people, especially newcomers. Native Virginian families seem to go along with suffering any noticeable social mishaps.
We have just been through a rather noisy Mid-Term election here in the "Old Dominion" and we have a history of having survived - even prospered because of such political change interruptions. As a Royal Colony, Virginia, had to be ready to "work with"... "get along with" or "encourage departure" of a number of King-appointed Governors...very often men poorly qualified to become rulers of an active, working growth of responsible, hardworking people. Some appointees remained problems ,of course, but he average Virginian learned it was best not to disturb their dreams but to go right on living as they had in the recent past.
Here, in Virginia, just a week after the Mid-Term election displays of all sorts of unpleasantness, we are settled back into normal channels of living, working and laughing at our own foibles.
The campaigns were, by area standards, "dirty". The fracturing of Truth was common place by all parties from the grassroots start of many wild actions. Attempts to make the opposition appear to be beyond the scope of the sheer mass of their accumulations - both of vile, purposeful corruption and sins of omission as well. I was particularly concerned when it was brought to light that Jim Webb had authored several "novels" - usually printed with quotation marks distinguish them for others. I'm going to find out some day who the wordy wise one was who elevated that criticism to be one of the best bits of humor in the election: how many viewers knew
what a "Graphics Deviant" might be?
The election is over...gone. Good riddance. Now we will all get to know our new Senator Jim Webb. He never held an elective office before .Maybe thats a good thing. He held some important appointed places, however, in both the Nixon and Regan eras. We'll all find more positive things about Jim as we help him weave his Webb.
Andrew McCaskey amccsr@adelphia.net 11-11-06 [c-386wds]
