Are UMW Officials Glutton for Punishment?
Last year, many students (and professors) at the University of Mary Washington were angry that the school had asked former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to deliver the commencement address at graduation. According to a Free Lance-Star article written last year on the subject, only one Democrat has been invited in the past five years. Gingrich was joined by State Sen. John Chichester in 2002 and VA House Speaker Bill Howell in 2003.
Well now they can make it one in the past six years because Sen. John Warner will be giving the commencement this year. Many people who were upset with Gingrich’s appearence last year were left with the impression that a Democrat would be giving the speech in 2008.
Would it kill them to invite Sen. Warner in 2009 when he’ll have a lot more free time on his hands? I’m not asking UMW to just cave in completely, but ever hear of compromise? Mixing it up by alternating between moderate and conservative Republicans is just asking for it.
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Senator John Warner is one of the few moderate Republican Senators who has been supportive of environmental issues.. He encouraged the UMW graduating class to get involved with solving climate change.
This is his final year of his long career as a public servant..and Senator Warner set an example of true
statesmanship.