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legislators was mildly censured by colleagues for his actions.
Yet that incident was so atypical that it resulted in the kind of frenzied media coverage reserved in other states for scandals of a much bigger magnitude.
After all, Maryland had two governors in a row who were indicted for felonious practices. One went to jail and the other, who was vice president of the United States at the time, pleaded nolo contendere and was spared a prison term.
Virginia has a long tradition of conservative honest government. Some might not like the philosophical approach it has generally taken, but by the large its elected and appointed officials have been clean as a hound’s tooth.
Of course, there may be a lot going on in the way of corruption under the surface we don’t know about. But if that’s the case, then all those dozens of bright young investigative reporters aren’t finding it and have to content themselves with bush league scandals that wouldn’t raise an eyebrow in Jersey City or Wheeling.
(Editor s Note: John Goolrick, a former political reporter, is now an aide to 1st District Rep. Herbert Bateman. Opinions expressed are his own.)
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