GOP Silence Update: in Which the Fruitcake Begins to Slip from My GraspIt’s coming up on 2 p.m. and I’m starting to get worried. Will I know it’s Christmastime at all?
A barrage of calls from our D.C. bureau to GOP lawmakers’ offices, asking for a comment on Rep. Virgil Goode’s intemperate remarks about Muslims, have yielded no solid results. I just finished striking out — for the moment, at least — with the Virginia GOP delegation.
Sen. George Allen: Hill office closed; state office closed.
Sen. John Warner: see earlier post.
Rep. JoAnn Davis: Left a message.
Rep. Thelma Drake: Hill office closed; district office closed.
Rep. Randy Forbes: Hill office closed; district office closed.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte: Spoke with press aide who promised to look into the matter.
Rep. Eric Cantor: Hill office closed; district office closed.
Rep. Frank Wolf: Left a message.
Rep. Tom Davis: Hill office closed; district office closed.