“No-Good Deeds” Shouldn’t Go Unpunished

While the two Virginia gubernatorial candidates differ on many issues, on some voters wouldn’t know. Just recently, Democrat candidate Creigh Deeds claims he, like his opponent Republican Bob McDonnell, wants to cut taxes and protect small businesses. But, Deeds also said that he would gladly sign a transportation plan that included raising taxes.


Indeed, Deeds has voted numerous times for gas tax increases even when gas was over $4/gallon. When asked to explain this apparent contradiction, Deeds said he would not raise taxes for the general fund. However, since a gas tax would go to a transportation trust fund, it apparently doesn’t count.


However, taxes isn’t the only issue Deeds does a little dance. In describing the angst against ObamaCare, Deeds said that protesters have a “hint” of racism. How does one be just a bit of a racist? One either believes his race is superior or not. Well, if opposition to ObamaCare is because of racism, the question for Deeds is, “How does one oppose it and not be considered a racist?”


Like a typical politician, Deeds wants to play both sides of the issues. Indeed, Deeds was good all summer telling voters why McDonnell shouldn’t be governor, but as a man without a message he gave no reason why he should be.


And Deeds is good at throwing political supporters overboard. While he accepted President Obama’s help in fundraising, Deeds recently declared he’s not an “Obamacrat.” He apparently became a “Deeds-ocrat” as Obama poll numbers dropped.


Deeds was also good at avoiding telling voters whether he supported “Cap and Trade.” He probably saw polls showing many are against it, so now he is too. Deeds is a candidate that epitomizes what’s wrong with most politicians today. Vague answers saying only what he believes will get him elected.


In Virginia, state legislators are forbidden to be employed alongside lobbyists of law firms. This rule prevents conflicts of interests for lawmakers. In 2007, the Virginia Bar considered removing this restriction. But the outrage was so great, they didn’t. Still, Deeds, who initiated the effort to eliminate the rule, went ahead and joined the law firm of Hirschler Fleischer that does lobbying in the Virginian legislature anyway.


Deeds, who fortunately lost his election bid to be Virginia’s Attorney General in 2005, blatantly violated state ethic rules. His reason in his own words was, “For me to be able to continue the political journey, I had to find some stability. I had to do something. If I thought I were doing anything unethical, I would step away from it.” In other words, if he needs the money, he’ll do anything. It’s just part of his political journey, which hopefully will never include the governor’s mansion.


But what Deeds is really good at is making false accusations. Like a recent Deeds’ ad accusing McDonnell of helping Appalachian Power Co. win rate increases totaling $180 million. The ad accuses McDonnell of supporting them when in fact Appalachian Power was due increases according to the law, which Deeds himself voted in favor. McDonnell was just upholding that law.


McDonnell had a substantial lead until the DNC media outlet, The Washington Post, dug up a 20 year old thesis written by McDonnell that claimed working women harmed families. It’s clear that McDonnell’s political life as well as his personal life that he doesn’t subscribe to what he wrote in that thesis. In fact, he has strongly encouraged his daughters to be working, independent women.


However, Deeds has made much about women being paid equally to men. So, he’s accused McDonnell of being against SB 1025. This bill, which passed in 1995, stated that “No employer employing more than five but less than fifteen persons shall discharge any such employee on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or sex, or of age if the employee is forty years or older.”


The fact is the McDonnell voted for the law, which goes against the left’s lie that McDonnell only believes that women should be barefoot and pregnant. And what is Deeds’ record on women’s pay? Well, from 1994 through 2009, Senator Deeds didn’t propose even one bill concerning equal pay for equal work. Apparently, Deeds believes that no deeds ever need be done to claim moral superiority.


But in these difficult times voters are supposed to use McDonnell’s thesis as the sole point in deciding who will be better to meet the needs of Virginians for new energy and jobs. Of course, this is from the media that made the “macaca” moment the most important issue in the 2006 US Senate race and now ignores Obama and all his radical czars.


Now they want voters to ignore Deeds’ dirty deeds as well. Instead, voters shouldn’t let “good ole Deeds” go unpunished.