Ken Cuccinelli ditches Virginia Education Association for anti-abortion get-together in D.C.

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s political move on Thursday to ditch Virginia’s largest teacher’s union for an anti-abortion ‘summit’ in the nation’s capital will go a long way in reinforcing the image of Cuccinelli as outside of the political mainstream, an image that the McAuliffe campaign  could play with or just leave Cuccinelli to do most of the work for them.

The following fact is striking: “Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates dating back to former Gov. George Allen two decades ago have spoken at the Virginia Education Association's candidate forum, where the organization weighs who to endorse. Democrat Terry McAuliffe spoke and took questions at Thursday's gathering in Hampton.” Thus, Cuccinelli has chosen to break twenty years worth of precedent.

With a book-deal sized ego, however, the move by Cuccinelli to buck precedent isn’t altogether surprising. After all, who needs teachers anyways, right?

According to Anna Nix, spokeswoman for the Cuccinelli campaign, the Virginia Education Association’s (VEA) event was a “labor boss soiree.” Going by these less-than-constructive labels, the anti-abortion summit Cuccinelli attended, the Susan B. Anthony Campaign for Life Gala and Summit, was more like a fete of wild-eyed hypocrites who often seem more willing to take the lives of those who support a woman’s choice, all for their stated purpose of…preserving life. The paradox is astounding.

For political figures like Cuccinelli riding the tide of stupidity and ignorance, their stars won’t last much longer, and when they burn out all that will be left are the bad memories and even worse policy positions that they left behind.

America has always gone through waves of political extremes, whether it be from the so-called left or the so-called right, only to eventually fade with time, much like a headache fades after a time, even though the experience may be excruciatingly painful.

Of course, the threat of Cuccinelli and other like-minded politicians to the progress that has been made on social issues in particular shouldn’t be underestimated or disregarded. It’s real. Cuccinelli would apparently even like to arrest folks who disagree with his slightly south of sane policy positions.

As is always the case in a democracy, freedom of all kinds have to be guarded against by demagogues and tyrants alike. Cuccinelli is unique in that he may be both disguised as the former.