A. Barton Hinkle on Partisan Hackery and the Virginia Senate Race

Virginians who will vote in November’s Senate
race have a choice between two hopelessly partisan hacks, say the
candidates themselves. The Republican challenger, Ed Gillespie,
constantly accuses incumbent Democrat Mark R. Warner of marching in
lock step with President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid. By way of rebuttal, Warner says things like this:
Gillespie “comes from a world where it’s all about partisanship,
one team versus another team. If there’s ever a time where you have
to check your Republican and Democrat hats and put our country
first, it’s now.” A. Barton Hinkle says it’s time to drop the
partisan hackery.

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