Letter to the Editor: Cuccinelli Supporters Aren’t From ‘Far Right’

To the Editor,

I am a regular reader of Virginia Business, but I was concerned when I read your article on page 6 of the August edition [Our View by Publisher Bernie Niemeier: “Who’s running for governor?”], in which you said, “Cuccinelli does well with the far right.”

How do you define “far right”? Is it those of us (a) who oppose abortion, (b) who favor reducing the size of the federal government to its constitutional limits, (c) who are totally committed to the Second Amendment, (d) who oppose special rights for sodomites, (e) who favor a strong national defense focusing our territory and population? What makes us “far right”?

How do you define “far left”? Is it those who support the policies of Barack Obama, including partial-birth abortion, tax hikes, socialized medicine, etc.?

My hope is that, in the future, you will not characterize the supporters of Ken Cuccinelli in a pejorative manner.

Howard Phillips
Chairman, The Conservative Caucus Inc.
Vienna

[Link to the published letter: virginiabusiness.com]