[misterrob]

Politicians are there to get elected and keep coming back. Here in VA the Repub challenger for Gov is being crucified in ads for not supporting the stimulus bill even though it was the right thing to do. The citizens don’t care about all of the details. Their guy wasn’t protecting their state and as such will have people not vote for him.

Please tell me how you would get a Repub elected (assume that is your job) in a left leaning or centrist state.

[calcowgirl]

Here in VA the Repub challenger for Gov is being crucified in ads for not supporting the stimulus bill even though it was the right thing to do. The citizens don’t care about all of the details.

"Right thing to do?"

You're kidding, right?

You don't think those million folks that showed up for tea parties cared about all of those details?

Man.... oh, man.