Virginia Republicans are in Trouble

Here are the opening paragraphs:

President Bush's unpopularity and the split among Republicans in Congress and the Virginia statehouse are hurting the GOP in Northern Virginia, say local party leaders, who worry that they could face tough challenges in some races this year and next.

Contributing to the leaders' concern, they say, are the recent string of losses to Democrats in Northern Virginia, a drop in local party activism and a widening divide with voters on such issues as traffic and taxes.

I don't live in Virginia and I'm not a reporter for a paper that covers that state but even I know that the reason the Republicans are in deep trouble is because they colluded with the former governor to raise taxes. No Republican is going to be re-elected by real Republicans if they raise taxes. If you don't believe me, ask the first President Bush.

Read the rest of the story here and you can see hints of the real problem but notice that you have to figure that out for yourself, the reporter obviously wants to manipulate us into thinking Bush is the problem. That may be a factor but why ignore the larger issue? Because you have an agenda?