The Post-report the news?

Letter to the Washington Post by Angela Desrochers-Arlington RWC

At a time when the Commonwealth of Virginia is facing a 1.5 billion dollar budget shortfall, high unemployment, and a broken transportation system, one has to wonder what the motivational factors of the Post were when running a front page article about a paper, on social issues, that Gubernatorial Candidate, Bob McDonnell wrote nearly two decades ago. Could it be that the Post is concerned that their candidate, Creig h Deeds, is behind in public opinion polls, and felt the need to run interference on his behalf? Maybe it has been lost on the Post, but the last I knew, the function of the media is to report the news, not influence elections.

I have heard Bob McDonnell speak at several events. I have heard him talk about the economy, jobs, energy policy, and transportation. I have not heard him expound on social issues. Bob understands the issues that impact Virginians.

In the meantime, the only thing I know about Creigh Deeds, is that he has no real plans on the issues that impact us, well other than that he isn’t afraid to raise taxes, as if we aren’t taxed enough already.

This single working mom will be voting for Bob McDonnell.