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David Holman's article is very interesting, indeed. Russell Potts might as well have the call sign "Crack". His politics are purely surly, and his political orientation is pure "Old Bull". Potts comes from a time in Virginia when Republicans could meet in a phone booth, and were desperate to have anyone call themselves a Republican. This meant to a large extent local politics began to be driven by the big developers and their paid for elected clones, dishing out prime zoning and freebee road construction.

p>Mr. Holman gets an A for the summary of the governor's race, but the br> 50th District race (Manassas) will be the true indicator of whether or not the "Old Bulls" will become the retired "Old Bulls." Delegate Harry Parrish is in a fight for his life. By the time this reaches your mailbox, he will be just a few hours from winning or losing. Parrish is the delegate who wrote Mark Warner's tax plan. He is a nominal Republican who has served 25 years in the Virginia House of Delegates, which seems to be about six years too long. His last three terms have seen some terrible fights over taxes lost by the GOP and he had much to do with the losses. His RINO status was solidified as one of his biggest buddies in the state legislature, Charles Colgan -- a BIG Capital "D" Democrat -- has seen fit to endorse Harry for re-election. /p>

Well, all things must come to an end, and one hopes that by the time this is read, that the 50th District of Virginia will be an open seat that leans heavily toward electing a real Republican to fill that seat in the oldest representative governmental body in the western hemisphere.

There are several other races, but this one is closest to me. It is time for Harry to leave, and since he didn't step aside in head hanging shame for having double-crossed his constituents, I guess it is necessary to toss him out on his ear.

p>Republicans who raise taxes lose. It is just that simple. br> -- John W. Schneider, III br> Bristow, Virginia /p> p> KEEP LOOKING br> Re: Jed Babbin's Not Missing: Moved

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