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Tag Greason: Loudoun’s Class Act

The Loudoun Scoop directed us this morning to a post on the Living in LoCo blog appropriately titled, “A Kind Gesture of Crossing Party Lines.” The story begins with a couple in Belmont Country Club who awoke the other morning to find their Obama sign stolen out of their front yard. Erica Garman over at Living in LoCo writes:

Kapil, quite disappointed that someone stole his sign, asked his good friend and neighbor Tag Greason, “Why would someone do this?”

Jokingly, Greason offered Kapil one of his many yard signs, but understandably, Kapil refused the gesture. Greason, you see, is actively involved with the Loudoun County Republican Committee and has been campaigning across the county for the GOP’s McCain/Palin ticket.

But to assist his neighbor, Greason shot off an e-mail to Tim Buchholz and Bob Moses with the Loudoun County Democratic Committee and asked if they would be so kind as to replace the Kapoors’ Obama sign.

Buchholz and Moses both e-mailed Greason with the news that they’d be happy to do so immediately

That’s a class act by Tag Greason, an honorable man if ever I’ve met one. (And yes, I’ve met him, although I’m not sure he’d remember.) There’s no question he’s an ardent supporter of the GOP stance on things and of the McCain/Palin ticket. But Greason obviously remembers something that slips the notice of many political supporters these days: he’s an American, first and foremost. His neighbors are fellow Americans. Good Americans stand with other Americans.

Buchholz wrote back to Greason, by the way, to thank him for interceding on his neighbor’s behalf and to offer his appreciation that Greason hadn’t hesitated to cross party lines to do so. He and Moses also showed class in this whole situation. All three should make we Loudouners proud.

Come what may next Tuesday let’s all keep this story and the example of these quite fierce supporters of their respective parties firmly in mind. A critical decision is to be made and we can argue the merits of the choices. After than decision is done, we’re still neighbors and we can still be friends. Read the whole post, it’s worth your time.

October 29th, 2008 Posted by ricjames | 2008 Presidential Race, Politics, Virginia Politics | 2 comments