Phillip Rodokanakis’ “The Politics of Lies,” posted March 28 on Bacon’s Rebellion, is mind-boggling in its deceitful mudslinging and campaign chicanery, especially since it comes from someone claiming certification as a fraud investigator.
The “half-truths, falsehoods and outright lies” Mr. Rodokanakis lays to Sean Connaughton – chairman-at large of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors running for the Republican nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor in the June 14 primary – actually better describe his own article.
Tellingly, Mr. Rodokanakis’ screed includes false allegations against Sean Connaughton almost identical to those made by his opponent, state Sen. Bill Bolling, in a campaign flier mailed to Virginia voters in December. (Read full text of response.)
