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Mortal Sin This, or even the thought of it, would have been a mortal sin in the eyes of Virginia conservatives and even the suspicion of it has served to tighten conservative purse strings in some quarters.
Indeed, there was an unconfirmed rumor bobbing around last week that conservatives were so upset with both parties that some were urging Sen. Byrd to reconsider his decision to retire. That possibility has never been completely ruled out by Capitol observers.
In truth, both parties will be going to their conventions a bit frayed around the fringes — the Democrats on their left, the Republicans on their right.
But the chances are when the oratory of the coming weekend is over, history will little note nor long remember the Democrats’ fractious road to Roanoke or, even less, the Republicans’ silent spring.
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