Moran: GOP Would Be Running on "Taliban Ticket" in Afghanistan

Meredith Jessup | November 02, 2009 7:58 PM

Congressman Jim Moran is no stranger to ~~saying idiotic things~~ controversy. And today he went out on his own limb again, in a state where the "Taliban" candidate

is leading by about 18 points:

At a get-out-the-vote rally in Fairfax County, Moran said: “I mean, if the Republicans were running in Afghanistan, they’d be running on the Taliban ticket as far as I can see.”

Moran was talking about Republicans Robert F. McDonnell for governor, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and state Sen. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, who is running for attorney general. By some accounts, the three represent the most conservative Republican ticket to run in Virginia in many years. Moran’s comments clearly were aimed to motivate Democratic voters to turn out on Tuesday and vote blue.

According to WAMU, McDonnell spokeswoman Crystal Cameron called Moran’s remarks “negative” and “vicious.”