Hitler was a madman who gave the death penalty to millions and like Kilgore, did not care that innocent lives were taken. Kilgore's obsession with the death penalty has led to a disproportianate number of blacks and other minorities being put to death in Virginia. If there is any comparison to Hitler, it is Kilgore's blood-thirsty nature and his obsession with death, which makes him similar to the despot --in that neither of them gave it a second thought to condemn a human bring to death, even if there is a chance they were innocent, even though the ultimate penalty was being applied mostly to certain minority groups, and even if their religion expressly forbid such a barbaric act.
Balletshooz blogs at Alpha Liberal.
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Article comments
1 - Michael J. West
Jerry Kilgore is a sick, desperate man. I live in DC and, although not especially religious, am praying for him to lose.
2 - Baronius
Virginia is one of the best arguments against term limits. It's tough to produce two politicians every four years who are capable and qualified to be governor. They've had Wilder and Allen, and that's about it for effective leaders in recent years (decades?).
Virginia's a good-sized state with some quality schools and plenty of civic-minded military and federal workers. Historically, it's produced some of America's great leaders. But the one-term governorship makes the production line run too fast, and the need to win when it's your turn to run makes the politics quite tasteless.
3 - Sam
I had the chance to meet Mark Warner at my company and the things that Warner has been able to accomplish has been amazing! He really turned the state of VA around. Kaine has worked with Warner to make VA what it is today. If Warner ran for US president, he would have my vote. For the governor race, Kilgore is absolutely evil. He runs deceptive and political campaign ads that I would consider un-american. Kilgore needs to lose in Virginia. For example, kilgore wants to spend the VA surplus. Mark Warned is putting money away because he knows there will be bad times in the future. Warner ran the state like a business. Kilgore wants to fuck it away and get VA back into a deficit like the rest of the nation.
I'm hoping that having Bush rally with Kilgore today will decrease Kilgore's votes. Bush and Kilgore are in the same boat of lies, deceptiveness, and corruptness. I'm proud that Kaine hasn't stooped to Kilgore's level of mud slinging.