There are few politicians in Virginia (other than perhaps Ken "
Kookinelli"
Cuccinelli) who are as rabidly anti-gay as Del. Bob Marshall. Marshall has even gone so far as to state publicly that he'd like to drive all LGBT
Virginian's from the state. And in the current session of the Virginia General Assembly, Marshall has introduced a
"personhood" bill that would make a fertilized egg an "person" under the law. To say that Marshall is extremist (and a total douche bag) is an understatement. While I suspect that my former law school classmate, George Allen, will be the eventual GOP nominee for the U. S. Senate seat being vacated by Jim Webb, nothing would make me happier than to see Marshall get the nomination only to go down to a humiliation defeat in the general elections. As one comment on the
Virginian Pilot article notes, Marshall would bring out Democrats in droves - and perhaps result in the defeat of other GOP candidates. Here are highlights from the
Pilot article:
Del. Bob Marshall confirmed Thursday that he soon will enter the race this year for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, which already features four other contenders.
The strongly conservative Marshall said he is finishing "a few mechanical steps" such as setting up a campaign account and assembling a staff before making a formal announcement. He's also gathering voter signatures to qualify for the June 12 primary for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Jim Webb.
Marshall will join a GOP field that includes former governor and U.S. senator George Allen; Chesapeake faith leader Earl W. Jackson; Virginia Beach attorney David McCormick; and former tea party activist Jamie Radtke.
Marshall didn't specify why he considers himself a better option than Allen, who's considered the GOP front-runner based on the strength of his fundraising and campaign organization. . . . He successfully pushed a 2006 amendment to the state constitution that effectively bans homosexual marriage in Virginia.
There are few politicians in Virginia (other than perhaps Ken "Kookinelli" Cuccinelli) who are as rabidly anti-gay as Del. Bob Marshall. Marshall has even gone so far as to state publicly that he'd like to drive all LGBT Virginian's from the state. And in the current session of the Virginia General Assembly, Marshall has introduced a "personhood" bill that would make a fertilized egg an "person" under the law. To say that Marshall is extremist (and a total douche bag) is an understatement. While I suspect that my former law school classmate, George Allen, will be the eventual GOP nominee for the U. S. Senate seat being vacated by Jim Webb, nothing would make me happier than to see Marshall get the nomination only to go down to a humiliation defeat in the general elections. As one comment on the Virginian Pilot article notes, Marshall would bring out Democrats in droves - and perhaps result in the defeat of other GOP candidates. Here are highlights from the Pilot article:
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