Weed vs Goode....Goode is another Rodney Alexander type.

[madfloridian]

Al Weed, the good guy, can use some help. We donate to certain Dean Dozens, and he is one now. We have two instances of this Goode like stuff going on in our area right now. It has to stop.

http://www.blogforamerica.com/archives/004939.html

SNIP..."Weed vs. Goode: Man of Integrity or Duplicitous Deserter
In Virginia, Dean Dozen candidate Al Weed is up against a former ally. Virgil Goode, the Democratic Party's number one deserter, jumped ship to the Independent Party and aligned himself with the GOP Congressional Caucus after only two years in office. As a Democrat, Goode was a fairly reliable vote for the Republican Leadership. In 1998, he was one of only five Democrats to vote to for President Clinton's impeachment. Outside of Capitol Hill, he helped support right-wing conservatives against Democrats. He even attended a fundraising dinner for Senator George Allen.

When Goode finally switched parties, he was vague about the reasons behind his switch, claiming that shifting ideologies were the primary factor; however, the members of the Republican Majority in Congress seemed to provide a few enticing incentives for those who were willing to help advance their agenda. A coveted seat on the House Appropriations Committee was offered to Goode immediately upon the confirmation of his status as an Independent, and coincidentally (or not) the Virginia State Legislature, including the governorship and US Senate Seats, all became controlled by the Republicans during Goode?s period of deliberation. The strong Republican tide in the Old Dominion, and the fact that the then National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Davis is from Virginia, helped sway Goode with the threat of gerrymandering him out of office if he remained a Democrat.

De ja vu, anyone? Louisiana's Rodney Alexander's timely switch to the Republican Party is similar to the descent shown by the fair-weather Democrat from Virginia......"END SNIP....

http://www.alweed2004.com/