Great choice. Looking forward to more changes. Not like the present ones. L Edwards

What kind of nonsense is that?

A total non-issue, absurd to even bring up now. Is that all you've got?

I fail to see how something so blatantly real, and showing of a candidate's true colors and beliefs, could ever become a "non-issue" myself. It's clearly a more legitimate issue in choosing who to vote for than 90% of the "issues" which candidates put in their negative campaign ads against their opponents in VA.

Is that all you have?

“Macaca,” which, if you go to the Oxford English dictionary you cannot find the word. It isn't there. Nobody knows what it means, so it was free to be defined by the leftists in Virginia like Ben Tribbett, and they defined it as a racial slur, and George Allen's time in the U.S. Senate was history.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/macaca

As a kid, growing up in a portuguese speaking family, this is what we called Monkeys. I am sure the word nor the meaning has changed.

Nice try! Everyone knows that the Democrats were the party of Segregation.

Yeah, that from the party of George Wallace and Robert Byrd.

This fellow here over here with the yellow shirt, Macaca, or whatever his name is. He's with my opponent... Let's give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia.
—George Allen, August 11, 2006 referring to S.R. Siddarth who, coincidentally, was born and raised right here in Fairfax County, Virginia. Carpetbagger George Allen was born and raised in the swankiest 'hoods of Southern California. Complete phony.

Say, what was the unemployment rate when George Allen left the Senate, and democrats took over both the House and Senate? About 6 per cent, I believe. Any idea what it is lately? At least it hasn't increased as much as our decifits ...

I am wondering with record high corporate profits after taxes - (u.s. commerce reports) - are the rich folks just keeping the money instead of investing in growth/jobs.
I believe Allen supports giving even more incentives (read this as more money from MY pocket) to big business in the name of retrieving those jobs.

That's probably why so many dark-skinned minorities from diverse ethnical backgrounds support Governor Allen, no doubt! I think the ignorance is yours...

Speaking of bigots, what is the relevance of Sen. Allen's mother's Judaism? Macaca is a French/Tunisian word, not a "Jewish" word. I guess you're trying to get the Farrakhan/Charles Barron wing of your party all exited.

Lewis is correct. All liberal progressives have is playing the race card.

Why wouldn't Republicans take this opportunity to support someone who had NEVER spewed a racial slur so automatically he hardly noticed until brought to his attention - aren't there enough wise kind people from which to choose? This man, famous mostly for inherited football fame, is the ONLY person out there to give allegiance to? Sad.

LIberals these days can barely bother to disguise their anti-semitism anymore.

Back when he was Governor, someone called him a nazi and ole George really broke down claiming his grandfather was Jewish. Mentioned it to a grand old lady in Richmond, who is an orthodox Jew who owns many real estate rental buildings, and she reacted with surprise and told me the Jewish community doesn't claim him.

There's a victory party at Pat Troy's right now!

The level of maturity in your comments indicates it's past your bedtime because you are a teenage blogger in daddy's basement!

Personal attacks...clearly the most useful tool used by all logical and rational adults...

Republican, Democrat, light-skinned, dark-skinned...I am sometimes embarrassed to just be a part of this thing we call the human race...

I happen to be a minority myself, please spare me the you don't know comments!

Funny you would call someone a "low information voter", and in the same paragraph infer that the "southern part of the state" (by which you apparently mean ... Richmond) is whiter than Northern Virginia.

Except he just didn't campaign on those issues. He DOES believe life begins at conception, and supports extremely limited, if any, access to abortion. And that gays have no rights to marry.

There are stories currently on Burke Patch about the primaries held in the Burke and West Springfield precincts today. We have a story published about Allen's win; about Moran's win; and about Perkins' win. If there is another race you're wondering about, it would be featured on the corresponding Patch site.

Hi Blaise, most Patch sites should have local results from the primaries up by now (some published shortly after 10 p.m.) Depending on your hometown Patch site, you should find those stories on the homepage as well. Thanks for reading!

I am wondering about the same. On another point, isn't this the character who, some years ago, promised to eliminate our archaic vehicular property taxes?

Who? :-D

EXCUSE ME? A "damned retard"????????

This says a lot more about you than about George Allen, unfortunately.

You made a lot of good points until you used that word, "retard". You could have said idiot, fool, jackass, intellectual wasteland, etc., but you chose a word that is offensive to many people. That choice negates your message.

George Allen has a 72% average rating from the National Taxpayers Union. That makes him a mushy moderate. Gerry Connolly has a 9% rating, making him a leftist. Any conservative who would vote for a leftist over a mushy moderate is indeed a "damned retard."

Good points, whether the word 'retard' was used or not. People don't seem to be overly bothered by the word 'Macaca', which some people find offensive. They seem to want to brush by it. I think it shows the character of the man. I would describe him as 'an excellent example of his type'. My income isn't large enough for me to benefit from another 'big business tool' Republican.

So, as a Reagan Conservative, will you vote for Tim Kaine versus Allen? I'm sure you cannot categorize Kaine as a Reagan Republican, right? Just saying...

He does brag about one bad idea and puffs himself up about doing away with parole. Which is costing Virginia taxpayers major big bucks. More prisons. More time. Money that could be used for cracked and broken roads and bridges waiting to collapse. Apparently ole George doesn't give a hoot for rehabing the ones who deserve another chance and the making of a productive citizen that could morph into another much needed taxpayer in the Commonwealth. Take away their hope, George, and it will come back to haunt you and all of the rest of us.

It's Tim Kaine, not James Kaine. The Republican Party of Virginia has been alive and well for over much more than 20 years, Sally.

All the Democrats smart enough to know things like Tim Kaine's real first name became Republicans. The racists all stayed with the party of racism--the Democrats.

"After reading the comments I convinced to volunteer support for Allen for Governor."

That's great! I think the "Allen for Governor" campaign would be lucky to have you. With your incredible writing skills, don't be surprised if they make you Director of Communications" on your first day. Best of luck getting him elected "Governor"!

LOL....the level of absolute ignorance among American voters simply astounds me. I become more convinced every day that we should have a test at the voting place where you must name 3 issues in the important races, and your clients stance on each, or your vote does not count...much less know what office they are actually running to fill. Sad, truly sad.

You got me there UncleSmartypants... I always think of him as Governor Allen, late nite. That does not change the points in the comment thou. As for you Jason - if you had your way the democrats would likely never win another state or national election. I support your idea, start a petition...

That's right! George Allen is your man if you want lower taxes, smaller government, less regulations, energy independence from foreign countries and tapping into our OWN energy resources, to include drilling offshore the state of Virginia. You'd better believe George Allen is our man!

Oh, I left out the best one: REPEAL and REPLACE the obamination called Obamacare!

Marta D. Saltus, you clearly don't understand what Obamacare is or does if you are arguing for its repeal. Repeal what, the right of those with pre-existing conditions to maintain their coverage? The right of your young adult children to remain on your policy? The right to keep your policy even if you commit the unpardonable sin of actually USING it? The right to have 80 cents of every dollar spent on coverage go for patient costs instead of into the pockets of the insurance companies? The right not to have the insurance company rescind your coverage? Which of these "abominations" do you oppose, Marta?

As for Allen and his "lower taxes, smaller government," etc., please give it a rest. Slogans don't make policy. The REALITY is that there has been a vast expansion of oil exploration and development in the private sector under President Obama and we are now producing far more oil than we did under President Bush. But guess what? We're EXPORTING that oil. As for the drilling offshore of Virginia, the Obama administration AND Senator Webb have both promoted this to an extent which makes liberals like me very uncomfortable, so please identify what Allen would do that's so different and "job creating"? As for smaller government, last time I checked Allen was in favor of the anti-woment legislation in the General Assembly, the demand for a medically unnecessary transvaginal ultrasound for women wanting an abortion, and limits on the availability of contraceptives.

Oh, I know, you blog from your daddy's basement along with McBrinn...

Judging by the immaturity of your comment, my guess is you are no older than 14!