Like the Grateful Dead, Bob McDonnell doesn’t know when to throw in the towel and walk away

Gov. Bob McDonnell’s so sorry for taking over $150,000 worth of gifts and political donations from one wealthy campaign donor (and who knows what else) that he’ll be taking an “aggressive statewide tour” to pat himself on the back for all of the wonderful things he’s done, like help push a ‘comprehensive’ transportation package through the General Assembly that may cause more problems than it will alleviate burdens.

That’s right fellow Virginians, amid a torrential flood of scandalous accusations and an administration that is all but officially dead, Gov. McDonnell is going on a 22-stop tour around the state starting today in Salem and ending next Thursday in Leesburg. Phew, I’m already exhausted, and wondering how McDonnell is paying for this fandango across the commonwealth?!

If ever I had the audacity to accuse Bob McDonnell of being a half-way descent governor, I was sorely mistaken and I will now begin lashing myself indefinitely for my transgression.

This “Get Your Mojo Flowing Again Tour” of McDonnell’s is really symbolic of his administration as a whole: pointless, unconcerned about throwing away the tax dollars of Virginians, and full of political pomp with little substance to boot.

Sure, it’s easy to criticize or to play the Monday morning quarterback. After all, being governor of a high-profile state like Virginia can’t be an easy job, can it? McDonnell’s two predecessors sure made it look easy, but McDonnell, not so much. He just couldn’t seem to keep his hand out of the cookie-jar or discern when enough self-promotion was enough.  

Unless McDonnell intends on throwing out money that Jonnie Williams gave him as political “gifts”, the ol’ gov’ should go ahead and cancel this embarrassing political foray into the halls of irrelevancy. Leave office quietly while there is still some small piece of dignity left!