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Davis Says No, Thanks
By Greg L | 23 October 2007 | Virginia Politics, US Senate | 22 Comments
As I told readers in the intel report yesterday, Tom Davis is expected to decline a run for United States Senate. This is probably a good move, since his efforts in the 11th Congressional District are invaluable and he’s done a good job of representing his district in Congress. If he vacated his seat in the 11th, it would be a challenge for Republicans to hold it, and a real challenge for him to gain the Republican nomination for Senate in a statewide race.
This brings up an interesting question though — is Jim Gilmore the only candidate Republicans can offer for the United States Senate? Although I like Gilmore a lot, I’m not convinced he’s the only choice we really have. Who else might offer a compelling alternative to Warner, the candidate that Democrats have anointed as their standard-bearer in this race?
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ALERT-ALERT-ALERT
I just pulled this from another forum (read the entire thing to know what action to take):
“RED ALERT, FRIENDS!
This is not a drill. This is the real thing.
A massive amnesty for illegal aliens is probably coming up for a vote Wednesday in the Senate.
Our Capitol Hill Team just contacted me and reported that Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-Nev.) has just filed for “cloture” on S. 2205 (the DREAM Act amnesty).
If Americans don’t phone Tuesday until the switchboard shuts down, it looks like we’re going to have a brand new amnesty for illegal aliens coming out of the Senate later this week.
PLEASE CALL YOUR TWO SENATORS AND PLEAD THAT THEY VOTE ‘NO’ ON THE S. 2205 CLOTURE ON WEDNESDAY.
Phone Senate Switchboard
202-224-3121
Sen. Reid is hell-bent on getting this amnesty through the Senate as fast as possible and before we can fully mobilize the country as happened when we defeated his Comprehensive Amnesty bill in June.
Here is something pretty amazing: After the American people overwhelmingly rose up against the big compromise in June that traded an amnesty for some mediocre extra enforcement, Sen. Reid is trying to push through an amnesty WITHOUT ANY ENFORCEMENT MEASURES!
He is using the Rule 14 that I told you about last night to avoid any committee debate, hearings or deliberations. Filing for cloture means that he can bring the amnesty up on Wednesday.
The first vote will be on whether to allow the amnesty to come to the Senate floor for full debate and eventual vote. If we can hold the YES votes below 60, we can stop the bill in its tracks. We need 41 NO votes to guarantee killing it.
You can see all the direct Capitol office phone numbers and the numbers for their offices back home at:
www.numbersusa.com/congressinfo/
You must emphasize to your Senators that a YES vote on cloture will be interpreted by all of us as a vote for rewarding millions of illegal aliens with amnesty.”
I wish George Allen would run for governor again. I thought he was the best governor we’ve had in recent memory. I was sorry he lost his senate race. It definitely was close. He proved to be a class act by not contesting the results.
To Governor Allen,
Please run for office. We need you.
[…] here, here, here, and elsewhere that faced with all this Davis will run for reelection in […]
He’s done a good job representing his district in Congress? Hmm. Fifteen years ago, a commute from the intersection of Rte 50 and I-66 to the Key Bridge took an average of 25 minutes. Now it’s 50 minutes. At the first sign of precipitation, his entire district is gridlocked. When he first went to Congress, his district was populated by military and government workers. Now it’s populated by so many illegal aliens the County is ashamed to count them publicly. His key committee membership, the “Government Reform” committee, has done so well with the federal procurement system that government contracts are a bad joke the world over. I don’t think his district or the country can take another term of his “leadership.” Good that he’s retiring to “RINO-land.” He and Jorge Boosch can swap tales. We can only hope that Frank Wolf follows.
Gen. Peter Pace, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is the subject of a draft movement and is said to be considering the race.
there is a movement underway to “Draft” Fmr Marine Gen and Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace, who was forced out of office due to criticism of several senators (John Warner the most vocal) stemming from the statement he made that homosexuality is immoral. The day he retired he put his 4 stars on the Vietnam Memorial under the names of the soldiers in his platoon who had died.
I Personally Believe that he would have the best chance of defeating Warner, and that he would be a great Senator
[…] Davis Taking a Pass on Senate Race? Posted on October 23, 2007 by Riley BVBL is reporting that U.S. Rep. Tom Davis may be taking a pass on the 2008 U.S. Senate race. Meanwhile, Ben […]
This link (a video) puts things in perspective…
http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift
While my initial reaction was Sen. Allen should run (he ONLY lost because of a stupid, but affective, smear campaign over a made-up word), I must say that Gen Pace would be an EXCELLENT alternative to the Moderate to Liberal John Warner.
Yes, I have stated my like for Jim Gilmore. I know the man and he is more than honorable and up for the task. That being said, he would probably be best suited for Dept of Homeland Security in the next Republican Administration in 2 years. Gen. Pace has a proven track record and IF he honestly has intentions on going to the lion’s den, HE is the gladiator who can stand up to them and win.
It will be nice to have at least ONE Republican in the Senate - something we have not had since Senator Allen!!!
Patriot — the motion to proceed was withdrawn. From today’s Cong. Record:
Gilmore is a good man but he cannot beat Warner.
Allen was the victim of character assasination by the Washington Post for his macaca comment. Allen could beat Warner.
General Pace–another winner.
VA GOP can do better than Gilmore. Allen or Pace would be fine although Allen is all involved with Fred Thompson’s campaign right now.
“Allen was the victim of character assasination by the Washington Post for his macaca comment. Allen could beat Warner.”
Yeah, right. He’s the same guy who displays a Dixie flag in his home. Good riddance.
Davis’ poll results against Warner were dismal: he gets 34%; Gilmore’s are actually worse against warner: 31%. What was remarkable in this Democratic poll was the undecided: 7%, which is incredibly low for a race that’s a year away. So it went like this: Warner 59% - Davis 34%- Undecided 7%. Warner 64% - Gilmore 31% - Undecided 5%. As far as an Allen - Warner matchup, it’s unlikely Allen would want another nearly sure loss on his scorecard.
Please…… General Pace…… Please run.
What is a Dixie Flag?
Gilmore tried to bankrupt the Commenwealth with the car tax promise. He cannot beat Warner. Davis couldn’t either and he was smart enough to know it.
The worst part about Gilmore is he borrowed the Car Tax idea from Chuck Colgan but he screwed it up by failing to fund it.
At least Colgan had a revenue source in place.
After Gilmore, Mark Warner closed 56 Government Agencies and cut the budget of all state agencies by 7,11 or 15% depending on the need of the agency. Sound like a fiscal conservative to me. Yes he raised taxes $1 Billion but that was after Gilmores irresponsible $3 Billion cut.
Ha! Colgan was in favor of a tax cut? Oh, man, you’re killing me here!
If Warner is not a liberal, why has he not switched parties?
Davis read the tea leaves and found his brand of conservatism is some where below whale dung as far as attracting Virginia’s conservatives. Big tooth has a well oiled machine, so whom ever picks up the Republican flag has his/her work cut out for them.
peace said on 23 Oct 2007 at 12:25 pm:
“Allen was the victim of character assasination by the Washington Post for his macaca comment. Allen could beat Warner.”
Allen was the victim of the same stupity of arrogrance and “I am better then anyone else” just like Stewart and Frederick. They have no character so how could it be assanated? Allen did all he could to screw up the Va government and he did no better in the Senate.
I think (this is OT) is that republicans in the federal government are not fiscally conservative!
We are 9 trillion dollars in debt - a huge percentage 90% I think, under republican leadership.
Sure the Iraq war is expensive - but why arnt we paying for it now? If its a required war, why are we letting the chinese mortgage the cost of it, and we doom future generations as a result?
Republicans need to be fiscally conservative NOW, balance the budget NOW if they want to win the white house in 2008. Give people hope that the arnt all crooks and they can make tough decisions, which are tough now, but are the best for the long run. Give people hope that this country isnt going down the toilet when they can still act.
I’ve heard Pat Buchanan might throw his hat in the ring in the Virginia Senate race…