Two To Go

I am a Democrat.

That's a big "D" Democrat. It means that I need a very good reason to vote for a Republican. It means I look at where I sit today and think, "pretty good, but I still have to two to go."

Which two? Well, here's the state of my representation:

• House of Delegates - Joe May (R)


• Virginia Senate - Mark Herring (D)


• Governor of Virginia - Tim Kaine (D)


• House of Representatives - Frank Wolf (R)


• U.S. Senate - Jim Webb (D), Mark Warner (D)


• President - Barack Obama (D)

So you can see, there are two to go: Joe May and Frank Wolf. I have lost my opportunity to take it down to one this November, with the withdrawl of Mike Turner earlier this week. However, other news this week gives me hope to take it down to one in 2010.

(Of course, this does not include the Leesburg Town Council, of which there are seven, elected at-large.)

So, I have two to go.

Some folks will raise an issue with the idea of having the same Party representing me all the way up. There's an argument for divided government, for a diversity of policy in representation. I leave it to others to make that case. For me, I believe in the policies and principles of my Democratic Party. I believe that America will be better off if I am represented by Democrats from the House of Delegates to the President.

And the reason I believe that is the fact that Democrats stand for a fair government, a government that seeks to deliver on its responsibilities, quite simply a government that is actually of, by, and for the people. That is not only a democratic government, in America today, that is a Democratic government.

And that means I have two to go.