As usual, my friend Karen Duncan (aka, "Anonymous is a Woman") comes through with articulate, eloquent, thoughtful diary, this one an endorsment of Mike Signer for Lieutenant Governor. I particularly liked this part, but definitely read the entire thing:In this campaign, Wagner has staked out her position as a solid, pro-business moderate in the tradition of Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.My reasoning exactly, but of course better expressed by Karen than I ever could. :) Go Mike!
There is, however, another tradition within Democratic politics, and that is the progressive and populist tradition of Jim Webb. And that is the wing of the party where you will find Mike Signer, which is why he is my choice.
But this is not a hard left ideological position without regard to the candidate's other qualifications. Far from it. Mike also is enormously gifted and intelligent. And he too served in the Warner administration as Warner's former deputy counselor.
P.S. Mike Signer appears to have the support of most Virginia progressive bloggers.
