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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	GOP
	Date:	5/20/2009 8:14:36 PM

I have a really good friend who is running for the State Legislature in VA as the Republican nominee. Rich is a retired AF Colonel and is the kind of person we always hope will represent us in politics -- honest and acting from the highest principles. He and his wife have given so much to their community and to the Republican party in their District in VA.

Anyway, he called me this afternoon to give me a rundown on his campaign. He told me he is going door to door, talking to regular people, and asking for their support. He told me that he hears over and over that people are longing for national GOP leadership that they can believe in. They want to come "home" to their party. They are tired of the partisan politics of Washington and are worried about the future of the country. Not surprisingly, most people he talks to are worried about the future of the country, and are concerned about the overwhelming majority running the country at the moment.

You may or may not know, but VA was a red state until the last election when it went blue. Rich is part of a movement to try to take the state back to red. Like many places, the GOP in VA has been scattered amid the party split.

Of course, I'd like to see my friend win, because I know what a fine person he is and I have every confidence that he win. I found his observations about his discussions with my former neighbors and community members very enlightening. I wish the national GOP could sit down and talk to them too.