James Webb Is Going to Disappoint the Wacky Left

If you looked at Senator-elect James Webb without the party labels, you'd think he be the kind of person the wacky left would absolutely hate. Decorated military officer, former official in the Reagan administration, and with the exception of his curious writings, a pretty straight arrow. However, because he chose to become a Dem and challenge the very conservative George Allen, he was quickly embraced by the lefties.

That's what makes this report from his Thursday victory rally all the more entertaining:

He started off by mentioning that "tomorrow is an extremely important day for America," and the crowd went wild, thinking he was talking about taking power. But of course, he launched into his praise of the Marine Corps, and the crowd cheered a little less loudly. Then he thanked all the brave veterans and brave men still fighting, and the crowd cheered a little less loudly again.

Then he mentioned that he received a call from Sen. Allen, and the crowd went nuts again. Then he mentioned how pleasant and dignified Allen was, and the crowd grew quiet. Then he said he was having lunch next week with Allen — and the crowd was dead silent. Finally he told the audience that they should all thank Sen./Gov. Allen for his many years of dedicated service to the people of Virginia — and you could almost hear the people gathered looking at each other asking, "What the $#@! did we just do?"

It was priceless.

I think there will be a lot of "What the $#@! did we just do?" moments for the Dems with Jim Webb. Yeah, he beat the Republican, but I don't expect him to follow the wacky left line.