Rachel Maddow had a real zinger on Thursday night when she slammed the GOP for having newly elected Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell give the Republican response to the State of the Union.  How ridiculous!  He’s been in office just eleven days!  Boy, it must take a really desperate or incompetent party to use such a fresh face in such an important role!

Those silly Republicans.  It’s like they want to forget the past.

It looks like Ms. Maddow is herself guilty of forgetting the past.  Just four years ago on January 31st, 2006, Tim Kaine gave the Democrat’s response to the State of the Union, a mere seventeen days after being sworn in as Virginia’s Governor.  Democrats immediately realized their folly, and the following year on January 23rd they sent Jim Webb out to respond. After all, he was far more experienced, having served a full twenty days as Senator for Virginia after assuming office on January 3rd. (more…)