I’m sorry Mr. Jackson but Cuccinelli doesn’t support your views, even though his are similar

Thoughtful minds probably didn’t expect Virginia’s Attorney General and Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Ken Cuccinelli, to hang a sign next to his running mate for Lt. Gov., E.W. Jackson Sr., reading “I’m with stupid.” It is, after all, Ken Cuccinelli who we’re talking about, a political demagogue who knows what it means for stupid things to role off of his tongue.

But it is extremely comical that Cuccinelli recently endorsed his running mate (i.e., Jackson) while refusing to sate whether he agreed with Jackson’s numerous flag-raising asinine comments.

In his typical philistine-like way, Cuccinelli said this on Monday, “I don’t need to know what the subject matter that’s going to tie up 20-20 that the LG can vote on will be. I’m confident that we’re going to get the right vote every single time out of E.W. Jackson. So I’m glad he’s on this ticket, too.” Indeed, who cares what the issues might be, just elect me!

But from the other side of his mouth Cuccinelli also stated in the Virginia Pilot, “We are not defending any of our running mates’ statements now or in the future…The people of Virginia need to get comfortable with each candidate individually.” Precisely, Virginia, so get comfortable with Cuccinelli’s wacko running mate!

Essentially, then, Cuccinelli is saying that he doesn’t agree with his running mate’s political views (or is unwilling to risk the political fallout from endorsing E.W. Jackson’s views publicly) but he’s still a worthy running mate, all the same. To my mind, that’s the same as saying, “I really don’t like anything about my girlfriend (or boyfriend), but I think we should still get married.” Does that make sense?

Not so fast, however. As Think Progress has so eloquently pointed out, Cuccinelli and Jackson aren’t so different, politically, on a number of important issues for the upcoming election for governor. I know, you’re shocked.

This odd couple isn’t so odd after all. Both believe that bigotry is in season, both believe that freedom to choose only applies to choices that both candidates agree with, and neither like the idea of helping take care of thousands of Virginians medically through President Obama’s health care reform.

Let’s check their birth records, maybe these two were actually separated at birth.