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A Shot at [...]
Governor Bob McDonnell made a last minute Cabinet switch to defuse the growing controversy over Bob Sledd’s interest in remaining on corporate boards while serving as a Cabinet Secretary.
McDonnell made Jim Cheng Secretary of Commerce and named Sledd Senior Advisor, a post he’ll serve in on an unpaid basis.
Democrats claimed that they had the votes [...]
1. McDonnell and the Challenges of Pragmatic Conservatism
During the campaign, Bob McDonnell embraced a pragmatic conservatism, suggesting that a conservative approach to government was best suited to resolving Virginia current economic problems and addressing long-term intractable problems such as transportation and funding for higher ed. The success of the approach is dependent on convincing activists [...]
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Tyler Whitley reports this morning on a rhetorical shift from the Governor-Elect that may result in a early resolution of the potential conflict-of-interest controversy over Bob McDonnell’s designated Commerce Secretary Bob Sledd.
Whitley notes that while McDonnell is absolutely clear that he still wants Sledd in the cabinet, the Governor-Elect noted yesterday that he does not [...]