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What did you expect?

Warner might have sold himself as a businessman type democRAT but the voters
should have asked themselves why this guy decided to enter politics as a
"moderate" democRAT rather than a "moderate" Republican?

The reason is, of course, that he wasn't/isn't a "moderate" at all!

He has swallowed the left wing democRAT agenda 100%.   We have only seen the
beginning: whenever an issue comes up you can be sure that Warner will want
to give the state more power over peoples' lives (e.g.: the seat belt
legislation which he pushed) EXCEPT when it steps on the toes of groups
favored by the left (e.g.: illegals wanting VA driver's licenses.)   Notice
that Warner has also pushed to the ending of VA single term limit for the
chief executive of the state.   He kept a state "water emergency" going well
after the main problem became flooding.

I believe, however, that Warner's "influence" is decreasing.   He won BIG in
Northern VA because he pushed for a extra local sales tax authorization
(which would have required local voter approval.)   But the local voters
figured out that the road problems in No. VA are due more to lack of
political leadership than the sales tax not being high enough.

Warner, of course, has another ambition: he want's to be VA's "Senator for
Life."   Sen. Robb and Sen. John Warner were such but Robb couldn't keep his
pants on or the white stuff out of his noise.   John Warner is getting too
old to give a damn.   But if Mark Warner keeps getting on the silly side of
the issues he will be DOA when he runs for Senate (Ollie North might even be
able to beat him!)   Trouble is (for M. Warner) that his political instincts
automatically place him on the silly side of issues.   SO I expect to hear
little more from Mr. M. Warner until he turns on his well financed publicity
machine and starts buying TV time on the Washington stations.

Of course, the "Senator for Life" slot will not open until 2006 (Allen's
slot) UNLESS Sen. John Warner leaves office a few years early.   I suspect
that M. Warner will use a little of his money to "encourage" or "permit"
John Warner to retire a little early under circumstances that will permit a
"Warner" to be soon replaced by another "Warner."

It will be FUN TO WATCH.