Daily Press Proves Itself a Fourth Rate Paper by Endorsing Taliban Bob

This area has two newspapers: the Virginian Pilot out of Norfolk and the Daily Press out of Newport News. Neither paper is first class, but the Daily Press generally makes the Pilot look good in relative terms and just did so again via its lame endorsement of Bob "Taliban Bob" McDonnell for governor of Virginia. Apparently, the editorial board swallowed each and every one of McDonnell's lies about being a moderate and utterly ignored McDonnell's legislative record and actions as Attorney General which confirm that he continues to be a puppet for Pat Robertson's vision of a theocratic government.

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Equally baffling is the Press' claim that McDonnell has executive experience when he does not. Being Attorney General does not equate to executive experience since the AG's office only advises and defends the state and its agencies as a law firm might in the private practice realm. Also disturbing is the paper's endorsement of a man who has no viable plan to fix the state's transportation system when the Virginia Peninsula has a daily traffic nightmare problem. Long term economic prosperity depends on improved transportation and McDonnell is a zero on this front. Here are some highlights of the idiocy/fiction writing reigning at the Daily Press:

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Bob McDonnell has spent the last several years on the path of moderation. By keeping to that middle path, he can be the governor Virginia needs in these tough economic times..

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Alarms went off about McDonnell with the disclosure of his master's thesis from Regent University, written 20 years ago. That thesis, which promoted policies hostile to working women, homosexuality and even birth control, raised legitimate concerns, as it represents the self-described political agenda of McDonnell in his mid-30s. His voting record as a legislator echoed that agenda at times, and Deeds has relentlessly made it the negative centerpiece of his campaign, but, despite assertions by the Democrats, McDonnell's more recent record shows his political evolution into the more practical, moderate mainstream. That's the McDonnell who is ready to be governor, the McDonnell who has learned that the middle is not only where elections are won, but also where governing is effective.

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In short, the Daily Press has confirmed to me why I almost NEVER bother to read it even briefly on line. The news that it carries is often three days old and its ability to analyze facts is none existent. It's a prime example of a newspaper that deserves to go out of business.