We Don't Want An Apology-Go Away

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Webb and Warner owe Virginia an apology

Senators place party before commonwealth

Two weeks ago, while most Virginians prepared to celebrate Christmas with family and friends, Virginia's two senators quietly broke faith with the commonwealth, voting for the Obama health care bill. In addition to adding an estimated 261,927 people to Virginia's Medicaid rolls, Sens. James Webb and Mark Warner "charitably" committed Virginians to pick up the Medicaid tab for half-a-dozen other states.

Medicaid already is so expensive that it threatens to bust the bank in Virginia. We commit one-sixth of the state budget to Medicaid - $7 billion a year. Now Virginia's two senators hope to impose on their own state a federally mandated increase in Medicaid enrollment of nearly 30 percent.

Skilled politicians that they are, Messrs. Webb and Warner hedged, of course: They expressed a few doubts, uttered a few platitudes about cost-cutting, and touted their "independence" and credentials as mavericks. But at the end of the day, they were right there with President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, burdening Virginia with new costs we can only begin to fathom.

Mr. Webb, in particular, had the tough talk down pat - insisting that true reform must not create "a cumbersome, overly bureaucratic system." He pledged that his vote would be contingent on eliminating proposed Medicaid cuts, excluding abortion coverage, and ensuring fair and equal treatment. His statements were refreshing - and ultimately meaningless. Mr. Webb's Democratic colleagues ignored his objections, and he dutifully and passively submitted, voting for precisely the kind of bill he said he would reject.

Maybe Its Time For Total Recall

This coming November we get the opportunity to replace the deadweight occupying the Capital Building in Washington DC. We can't replace all of them, because only about half of the Senate is up for re-election this cycle. We can replace at least one lying POS dhimmi Senator from Virginia, but suppose we could actually get a two for one deal?

Suppose enough concerned Virginia citizens got togther and signed a petition to put a ballot initiative/referendum to recall the most sleazy politician, (with the exception of Terry MaCauliffe) ever to stride upon the sacred soil of the Commwealth, Hizzoner Markie Mark Warner? Suppose just the idea of a ballot initiative was enough to make this dhimmi re-think his position on the welfare of Virginias' citizens?

How cool would that be? Do we have the votes? I think we do. I also think we have the moral authority to demand that our elected representatives actually represent the majority opinion, rather than toe a party line.

Think about it, Virginians. We have to do something.