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Another Democrat Lines Up To Take On Goode
Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA), best known for his attack on Rep. Keith Ellison's (D-MN) use of the Koran for his swearing in ceremony, has attracted several Democrats who hope to topple him next year -- the latest of whom is Tom Perriello, an Albemarle County resident who has worked in Asia and Africa, founded a Catholic relief agency and has experience with other progressive faith-based groups.
In comments made to The Daily Progress, Perriello said his campaign will focus more on "the difference between right and wrong than the difference between right and left."
Perriello faces economic historian David Shreve and former state trooper Brydon Jackson for the Democratic nomination, although Perriello begins his campaign with an early financial edge -- he's already collected nearly $110K in four weeks of fundraising, while Shreve has raised $20K.
While his idiotic comments got a lot more press, what Goode should be best known for (at least on blogs of political junkies who are interested in more than sound bites) is his involvement in the Duke Cunningham/MZM scandal, and even though it benefited him personally and was bad both for his district and for the federal government, he has so far escaped any consequences for his corruption.
October 10, 2007 1:40 PM | Reply | Permalink