CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 22, 2026
FEW PEOPLE, OTHER THAN THE MOST PARTISANS IN VIRGINIA, THINK NOW FORMER REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR GLENN YOUNGKIN DID A POOR JOB. HE DID A GREAT JOB ON EDUCATION, TAXES, COOPERATION WITH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON DEPORTING ILLEGAL CRIMINAL ALIENS AND MUCH MORE.
THE NEW GOVERNOR, LEFT-WING DEMOCRAT ABIGAL SPANBURGER, HAS ALREADY SHOWN HERSELF TO BE THE OPPOSITE OF YOUNGKIN IN HER FIRST FEW DAYS IN OFFICE. SHE HAS ORDERED NO COOPERATION WITH ICE. SHE WANTS TO RAISE TAXES AND SPEND MORE. GO DOWN THE LIST OF THE DEMOCRAT AGENDA AND SHE TICS ALL THE BOXES.
THE MEDIA SAY SHE MAKES HISTORY AS THE FIRST FEMALE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE, BUT GENDER SHOULD NOT OBSCURE IDEOLOGY. SPANBERGER RAN AS A MODERATE, BUT NO ONE EVER DEFINES THAT WORD. DOES IT MEAN MODERATING THE SECULAR PROGRESSIVE’S VIEW ON ABORTION, BOYS IN GIRL’S SPORTS, HIGHER TAXES, AND THE REST? DEMOCRATS USE THE WORD “MODERATE” TO FOOL VOTERS. IT CAN ALSO BE SAID HER VICTORY WAS PARTIALLY A RESULT OF ANTI-TRUMP SENTIMENT IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND RICHMOND, TWO OF THE STATE’S MOST LIBERAL AREAS.
WITH A DEMOCRAT LEGISLATURE, SPANBURGER WILL BE ABLE TO DO WHAT SHE WANTS. YOU ASKED FOR IT, VIRGINIA, NOW YOU’RE GOING TO GET IT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
