It’s just ol’ E.W. Jackson being E.W. Jackson, this time the minister calls Dem Party “anti-God”

First off, the phrase “doubles down,” or “doubled down,” or “double down,” must be banished from America’s political lexicon. What, pray tell, does it mean to say that someone “doubles down” on an inflammatory statement? I can infer its meaning but I shouldn’t have to when there are copious amounts of better phrases that can be used to make this point.

Okay, now to the actual story…It appears that Virginia’s Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, E.W. Jackson, wishes to be known more for his inflammatory comments than any real policy substance and political vision. According to Jackson’s latest and greatest public comment, the Democratic Party is “anti-god,” which of course assumes that the minister himself knows God.

Asked for further affirmation by a Richmond talk-show host, Jack Gravely, if Jackson still thinks that the Democratic Party is anti-God, E.W. Jackson responded, “Oh, oh, oh, I do believe it. I said it because I believe that the Democrat party has become an anti-God party, I think it’s an anti-life party, I think it’s an anti-family party. And these are all things that I think Christians hold to very dearly.”

While Virginia’s mainstream media continue to hang on to every word that Jackson utters in the hope that he will say something else politically irresponsible, what the mainstream media hasn’t held Jackson accountable for are his complete lack of policy prescriptions, big item ideas, and broad political vision that will help Virginia keep moving forward in the 21^st Century.

Instead, Jackson has continued to resort to unhelpful one-liners that do the average Virginian as much good as Bob McDonnell’s windfall of political gifts, and the mainstream media has not held him accountable for it.

Call me unreasonable, but in order to govern effectively, you have to have more in the way of political comments than “I’m anti this” or “They’re anti that.” This doesn’t sound like an individual who should have their hands on the levers of government unless we want to throw our metaphorical ship into the gutters.

Yes, Jackson, what a character he is. He’s also a big reason why the tone of political discourse leading up to the November elections has been so numbingly devoid of important content. If Jackson even comes close to being elected Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, we’ll all need a refresher on what it takes to maintain a successful democracy.