The only good Rethug is a dead Rethug (politically speaking)

Anyone with a "D" after their name south of the Mason-Dixon line deserves our support given the clusterfuck those with an "R" suffix have been party to.

The Fix -- Chris Cillizza's Politics Blog

The entrance of former Navy secretary James Webb (D) into the Virginia Senate race is sure to raise the contest's national profile, although Sen. George Allen (R) remains a strong favorite for reelection this fall.

Webb, President Reagan's top civilian appointee at the Navy from 1987-88, was rumored to be considering a bid for months. An effort to draft Webb into the contest was organized via the Web at www.draftjameswebb.com.

Webb confirmed he would run to the Post's Michael Shear earlier this week. "I don't wake up every morning wanting to be a U.S. senator," Webb said. "I wake up every morning very concerned about the country."

While Webb brings a considerable resume to the race -- a heavily decorated Marine in Vietnam as well as the author of several works of popular fiction -- he does not have the Democratic field to himself. Harris Miller, the former head of a technology industry trade association, is already in the race.

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