All's fair in politics and infidelity...

UPDATE: It has come to my attention that some readers feel that I am actually hurting Jeff by posting this. However, from what I can see here and in other places, I feel that this race has now gotten a lot more attention than it had yesterday, and I hope everyone who is on Jeff's side donates and volunteers to bring another good Virginian into office as part of the Democratic party.

I apologize for the way this has come off to some of you. I hope you all understand that I meant no harm, and I support Jeff although I am not in his district.

I felt it was appropriate and necessary to call out the Republican blogger for his hate and ignorance. Gay rights are very important to me, as it affects my immediate family. Sometimes, as I have learned, while it may seem "smart" to ignore the right-wing bloggers and their inane arguments, counter-attacking them can help in the long run by making their abhorrant behavior PUBLIC. Personally, I hope that Mike May CONDEMNS this hateful attack, and focuses on the ISSUES throughout this election.

I feel confident that Jeff Dion will.

Again, I am sorry to offend any of you if that is the case.

Now go donate and sign up to volunteer.




















Well, I see that the right-wing blogosphere is at it again, attacking Democrats for behavior they find unsavory. To save yourself from having to click on their venomous site, here is the rundown on their latest attempt at creating a scandal:

Jeffrey R. Dion is the Democrat running for Occoquan Supervisor in the special election to be held on January 30th, 2007. We’ve heard a lot of nice things said about Jeff, who has done a good job helping crime victims. But there’s some other critical information that the Democrats haven’t been too interested in talking about that might help inform voters about how Mr. Dion values his commitments.

Back sometime around 2001, Jeff who was married to his wife Jane, and had a five year old boy and a one year old baby girl got divorced. To many folks that just one of those unfortunate things that happen to too many people, and is just another minor tragedy amongst a sea of similar tragedies. What makes this different is that Jeff is now an openly practicing homosexual who lives with his gay partner. To an outsider like me, it sure looks like he left his marriage and destroyed the stability of his family in order to pursue a homsexual "lifestyle."

Well! Looks like the hate machine is running at top speed, eh?

In the midst of this homosexual "lifestyle" Mr. Dion by all accounts raises these two children, who are now six and ten years old, in a 3BR 1-1/2 BA house of a little more than 1100 square feet that he bought for $90,000 back in 2002. Meanwhile, his wife who has since remarried, lives in a 4BR 2-1/2 BA house she bought for nearly $300,000 in 2002. From the press releases by Vic Bras and his statements to the press, the clear impression given is that Jeff has full-time custody of the children despite the evidence that his ex-wife has a better home for the children both in terms of space, but in the natural and nurturing environment that only a marriage can provide. Given that Mr. Dion is also a member of and contributor to the gay "rights" organizations that fought against the overwhelmingly popular Marriage Amendment, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that he would also value his gay "lifestyle" over his marriage and want to expose his children to it on a daily basis.

This is to my knowledge the first time that the Prince William County Democrats have selected an openly gay candidate. I am surprised they would want to first test these waters with someone who appears to have left a marriage and broken up a family in order to live as a gay person. It’s doubtful that Jeff Dion can get much traction as a candidate given this demonstration of what a commitment to a marriage and a family means to him, however. For many of us that commitment to our marriage and our family defines who we are, and how we honor that commitment speaks volumes to how we honor all other commitments.

As always, the right-wing blogosphere is trying to hide their hate and displaced anger behind a thin veil of "reporting the facts." There really is so much stupidity to attack in that piece, but the blogger is right-wing; he's EXPECTED to be hateful and ignorant. So, let's get to the point.

Now...it seems that the right-wing blogosphere wants to continue their personal attacks on members of the Democratic party, eh?

Well, fine, I say; two can play at THAT game.

Upon further investigation, I have learned three very important things concerning the Republican party of Virginia and some of their members.

1. Tom Davis has three children, and he too left his wife and his childrens' mother. Now, he may not be "in the midst of a homosexual lifestyle", but I'd still like to know why he left his family. Could it be that he left her for his new wife?

2. Jeanmarie Devolite-Davis (Tom Davis's NEW wife) ALSO left her husband and their four children. Again, no homosexual "lifestyle" here, but why DID she leave them? And what does it have to do with Tom Davis? Most people who divorce their spouse and then quickly move on to a new spouse usually have a relationship with the future spouse BEFORE the divorce is final. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

3. Now isn't this interesting....it looks like Mike May, who is running against Jeffrey R. Dion (the subject of the right-wing attack against equal opportunity and rights) has an interesting prior work history. It seems that Mr. May is a former staffer of Tom Davis. Wow. Anyone shocked?

So, my question is this: where is this report on Jeff's private life coming from? Is it just some "scandal!" that a blogger has created to get blog hits? Is it coming from someone in the Democratic party who is angered by the choice?

Or is it coming straight from Tom Davis's mouth, by way of a blogger in order to keep himself clean?

More to come as the facts unfold...