Virginia real

James Webb—Annapolis grad, decorated Marine, Vietnam vet—is an American every American ought to admire.

He's a talented writer: Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America (nonfiction) and Fields of Fire (fiction) are two of the must-read books of the past 40 years.

Appointed by Ronald Reagan to be Secretary of the Navy, he later resigned his post over an issue of principle. Mr. Webb is a hero.

The real deal. And he's a candidate for the United States Senate.

As a Democrat. Against a Republican incumbent favored by many for the GOP nomination for president in 2008: George Allen.

The Webb candidacy is an important event in American politics —a campaign by a respected anti-war veteran against a supporter of the war in Iraq. It is a high-stakes collision of visions, and its turf in red-state Virginia makes it even more significant.

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