Let me start by revealing that I’ve become Pope obsessed. \u00a0I watched almost all day and for sure watched him address Congress. \u00a0I was guess that his speech pleased liberals more than conservatives. Most of what the Pope endorses sounds a lot like Bernie Sanders. \u00a0I would guess that the only position that is unaligned with the left is women’s reproductive rights. \u00a0But climate change, poverty, death penalty and immigration sounded like a campaign speech that could have been given by nearly any Democrat.<\/p>\n
But I digress. \u00a0I received my first Robocall from Hal. \u00a0It annoys me that he sounds so approachable and nice. \u00a0He is really a wolf in sheep’s clothing. \u00a0That down home, oh gosh, affect is so disingenuous. \u00a0We know he will oppose Medicaid expansion. \u00a0He is the antithesis of the Pope when it comes to assisting the poor. \u00a0I am saying this because there is no doubt in my mind, based on the truckload of money that the Virginia GOP has contributed to his campaign, he will be in lock-step with the likes of the rest of the radical right wingers. \u00a0What galls me every time I see one of his yard signs is that he won’t publicize that he is a red meat Republican. \u00a0Frankly, it’s dishonest.<\/p>\n
I’m sorry there isn’t going to be a debate but as we know, Hal tried to pull a fast one by offering up a venue without mentioning to the McPike campaign that it was the office for Ian Lovejoy. \u00a0Another sign of continuing either dishonesty or poor judgment. \u00a0Either way, Hal can’t be trusted.<\/p>\n
Ok. \u00a0Now that I’ve got that off of my chest, it’s time to get back to the Pope in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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