Don't you believe it!

So Mark Warner is insisting to anyone who will listen that he will not be Barack Obama's running mate. I've read the words (Bearing Drift) just like everyone else. I just don't believe them.

I have two reasons.

Warner's history with the truth: Mark Warner said he would cut spending as Governor. State spending rose more than 30.8% during his four years (and General Fund spending rose more than 18.9%). Mark Warner said he would not raise taxes; less than one year later he was demanding the people of Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia increase their own taxes, and in 2004 he proposed and imposed the largest tax increase in Virginia history. Now he wants us to believe he would not accept the Vice Presidential nomination. Sorry, no dice.

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The Warnerese-to-English translator goes national! (Well, sort of)

Quite a day yesterday! The Audacity of Hype paid a visit to Southwest VA and NoVA, and Mark Warner gave us a chance to break out the world famous Warnerese-to-English translator. We only caught one line, today, but it was enough (Chicago Tribune):

"You took a chance on me," Warner told the crowd at Virginia High School, where black and orange paint still marks a state basketball title from 1916. Now, he added a moment later, "I'm asking you and all the people listening, take the time and get to know this man. This is a good man. This is a man of deep faith. This is a man who has spent his life bringing people together."

Now, here's the translation:

You took a chance on me, and I hosed you with a huge tax increase. I'm asking you and all the people listening, take the time to forget all that. This is a man of deep faith; just don't ask him about it or his spiritual mentors. This is a man who has spent his life bringing people together, not that they or he accomplished anything once they were all in the same room, but you already know what that's like from my term as Governor.

The Audacity of Hype then visited Prince William County; unfortunately, we're not sure if Warner went with him, since no one else was there (Virginia Virtucon).

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