Mr. Cuccinelli's bigotry: As attorney general, he would be an embarrassment to Virginia.

[FSogol]

KENNETH CUCCINELLI, the Republican candidate for Virginia state attorney general, believes it's "appropriate" to formulate public policy on the premise that homosexuals engage in behavior that is "intrinsically wrong" and offensive to "natural law." His comments -- which retrofit the old rhetoric of racism, bias and intolerance in a new context -- were made in an interview with the Virginian-Pilot, a newspaper in Norfolk.

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The more immediate concern is this: If he is elected attorney general, Mr. Cuccinelli would drive away qualified lawyers from an office that functions as the state government's law firm, and, given his bizarre ideas, he would very likely become an embarrassment for the commonwealth.

The entire editorial at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/29/AR2009102904197.html

[Faygo Kid]

1. I'm surprised this isn't getting more attention. This man wants to harm gay people.

He wants to "to formulate public policyon the premise that homosexuals engage in behavior that is "intrinsically wrong" and offensive to "natural law."

This is insane. This ought to be a "Greatest" thread, and ought to have DUers up in arms. I say that as an old straight guy. Where's the continuing outrage? With McDonnell as governor and Cuccinelli as AG, Virginians will be in grave danger.

[underpants]

2. As much as I hate it the Repubs are going to run the table in Va. Tuesday

a combination of very well funded and very well orchestrated Repub campaigns with Dem candidates who have been painted as underwhelming by a Virginia press that is clearly more comfortable with their Republican contacts. Also "fatigue" of this being a "battleground" just a year ago (even though our flip to Obama was washed out with the west coast votes coming in and the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT) will naturally diminish turnout-which was GREAT a year ago but will be less than usual this year.