McPadden on “when the going gets tough.”

This Fifth District Republican primary is really separating the men from the boys: [Robert] Hurt is a likable person personally, [Mike] McPadden said, but “Democrats and moderates like Hurt will vote to raise taxes when the going gets tough.” That’s right—if the U.S. were (say) invaded by China, that namby-pamby Tom Perrillo or the spineless …

A fifth Republican packs into the anti-Perriello clown car.

It’s a Wednesday, and you know what that means: yet another Republican who wants to run against Rep. Tom Perriello, Albemarle resident Michael McPadden. (Note that’s four out of five who are from north of the James.) He appears to basically be a clone of most of his fellow challengers. He’s a blogger. Here’s a …