Yes, Virginia, there is Another Virginia

Tim Kaine for VP?


In Sunday’s Washington Post Chris Cilliza has Gov. Kaine listed at the No. 1 most likely person Barack Obama will choose as his running mate on the Democratic ticket.

How is that?

Kaine can’t get anything done with the Virginia legislature when Northern Virginia is facing a real emergency with its traffic torment. How long have we been at this now?

He called the legislature into special session in June (which cost $22,000/day, according to the Post) to tackle the transportation nightmare, and what has it achieved? How about a big fat nothing?

Not only is there gridlock on the roads, Dr. Gridlock, but there is gridlock in the Big House!

Yes, Virginia, it’s payback time: The “Rest of Virginia” punishes Northern Virginia for its political tilt the wrong way and for dragging all of Virginia left, young man, that is, whoops, “west.”

Imagine, if you will, electing a Democratic senator to replace a incumbent racist Republican senator, and electing a Democratic governor, and, most likely, another Democratic senator this fall! The nerve of those Northern Virginia Damn Yankees!

Yes, Virginia, there is another Virginia. It’s “Northern Virginia,” and it’s high time for it to secede from the “Rest of Virginia,” much like West Virginia did in 1863. Then, the “Rest of Virginia” can deal with itself and pay for itself, too.

Tim Kaine as VP? Timmy, I hardly knew ye.