Comments on: The George Allen “What If” http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/02/06/the-george-allen-what-if/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:00:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: James Young http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/02/06/the-george-allen-what-if/comment-page-1/#comment-179053 James Young Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:27:50 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/02/06/the-george-allen-what-if/#comment-179053 Yeah, George's frequent references to Jefferson have always bothered me, too (and I've known him for more than 15 years, since his race for Congress), but I've always chalked it up to and/or excused it as the lingering effects of too much time at UVa, and something meant to appeal to the masses of Virginians who revere Jefferson, notwithstanding some of the less admirable things for which he stood. Much better that George had learned that most of what he stands for is actually attributable to Madison, but that would have taken a Hampden-Sydney education, and then, we probably never would have heard of George Allen. Yeah, George’s frequent references to Jefferson have always bothered me, too (and I’ve known him for more than 15 years, since his race for Congress), but I’ve always chalked it up to and/or excused it as the lingering effects of too much time at UVa, and something meant to appeal to the masses of Virginians who revere Jefferson, notwithstanding some of the less admirable things for which he stood.

Much better that George had learned that most of what he stands for is actually attributable to Madison, but that would have taken a Hampden-Sydney education, and then, we probably never would have heard of George Allen.

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