Like most Virginians, I believe that Maryland exists to make Virginia look good. High taxes, low morals, bad crime, and the most pro-abortion politicians outside of Massachusetts — they’re all there. Squishy, feel-good Catholic parishes? Got plenty. Want to start a business? You must be some kind of oppressor. Don’t want to join a union? Go talk to Bruno in the alleyway for a little while and see if you change your mind.
But there is a ray of light from that side of the Potomac: Kathleen “The Middle Name I Use Is Kennedy” Townsend is not looking like a winner this year. She may yet pull it out, and in a state where the Democrats control the political machinery, I wouldn’t bet against her. In the meantime, at least she’s not being handed the governorship. As a convert, I have never understood the Svengali-like hold the Kennedys have on Catholics above a certain age. Yes, I understand JFK was the first Catholic president (his tastes in women were certainly catholic, as well as his taste in “election coordinators” in places like Illinois), and I know that Catholics saw his election as validating their existence. Aside from some members of the family who stick to charitable work, most Kennedys have been public nuisances. Has any other family done so much to promote abortion on demand? Or family-destroying welfare programs? Or contraception and loose morals?
Remember: whenever a Kennedy goes to jail or loses an election, an angel gets his wings.