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The media may be overstating? possible damage resulting to Ms.< Terry from Wilder’s angry reaction! to her investigation of VRS andj RF&P. By giving the impression of' acting to protect the pension fund of« state employees she may not only, win over some state workers whoj hold the Wilder administration inj disfavor because it has given them* no raises in three years, but also* help distance herself from Wilder? who has suffered a series of political? setbacks, most memorably the failed* deal to put the Washington Redskins on an Alexandria site owned by! RF&P Corporation. !
Since Virginia governors can’tj succeed themselves, they become lame ducks by the time they reach their fourth year in office and next? winter’s General Assembly session * though still controlled by Demoj crats, may not be particularly kincf to the governor. After all, some of the key legislative leaders of his owii party care little for Wilder an<? would like nothing better than t<J rough him up a bit as repayment fo* bruises he inflicted on them in the past. *
Editor's note: John Goolrick, <\ former political reporter, is now an aide to U.S. Rep. George Allen, Rl 7th Dist. Opinions expressed are hid own and not necessarily those ofthi4 newspaper.) •
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