So LCR, why didn’t you dismiss Governor McDonnell’s statement in response to this failed judicial appointment as a “calculated announcement come[ing] too late to be of any use?” Or perhaps, you can clarify why LCR believes the Governor “deserves praise for an announcement that comes a day late and a dollar short? ” How is it that he “standing up for the LGBT community” as you suggest, rather than trying to “manipulate LGBT families for political gain” as you have recently accused others?

It seems to me the that the Governor’s words are “cold comfort” to equality minded VIrginians who just witnessed the lingering depths of intolerance in their state. Perhaps LCR can tell us what actions they expect the McDonnell administration to take to assure that there is not a repeat of this type of situation, other than not nominating somebody who is gay.

Obviously, the Commonwealth is in a one-step-back mode at this time. Radical Republicans again have overstepped their power in Richmond. The Republican-controlled legislature of Virginia now stands indicted of open bigotry and homophobia by a growing number of Democrats and Independents.

Added to Virginia Republicans’ war on women, this arrogant display of GOP bigotry will help turn the state back to more moderate, progressive control.