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Jeff and Bob, BFF: What Changed?

Friday, March 13, 2009


Former Attorney General Bob McDonnell and RPV Chairman Jeff Frederick seemed like best friends forever in this photo (in 2006, during George Allen's "macaca meltdown tour of Virginia" - ha), but something changed. What's strange is that McDonnell twice supported Frederick keeping his job, including after Jeff's infamous Obama/Osama bin Laden comparison (that was perfectly fine with McDonnell, apparently). Also, at the Republican "advance" (aka, "retreat") in December 2008, McDonnell worked behind the scenes to prevent a vote to oust Frederick as Chairman. Yet now, McDonnell is calling for Frederick's ouster as RPV chair.

The question is, what changed McDonnell’s mind about Jeff Frederick?