Jim Webb – The Commonwealth’s Hypocrite-in-Chief

July 2, 2008 by Cato  
Filed under Defense, Democrat Campaigns, National Politics, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) seldom missed a chance to discuss his military service will running for office in 2006. Now that he is on the list of potential running mates for Sen. Barack Hussein Obama (D-IL), Webb claims that “we need to make sure that we take politics out of service.”

Stating that McCain should “calm down” about his military record, Webb told MSNBC that:

“Don’t be standing up and uttering your political views and implying that all the people in the military support them, because they don’t.”

Webb’s remarks follow those of retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark:

“Well, I don’t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.”

IF Webb winds up on the Obama ticket, do we honestly expect him to not mention his military service? This would be one of the motivating factors in putting Webb on the ticket as Obama has never served his country, other than to hold elected office.

If Webb runs for re-election in 2012, will he again claim that military service should not be a factor in electoral politics? Of course not! Jim Webb is not only turning into a liberal of the first order, he has become a first rate hypocrite.

The Commonwealth deserves better. If Webb does become Obama’s running mate, perhaps he could do Virginia a favor and resign from office before losing in November. That would be a true win-win.

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