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■ 08 June 2010 | 5:00 AM

Team of two

OK, now I have only two U.S. politicians whom I admire. Bill DeSteph, a Virginia Beach city councilman known for small 'gubbament' views and for having taken a public stand against the New York City mosque, and Scott Taylor, GOP candidate for the 2nd District congressional seat, for publicly defending the three Navy SEALS wrongly accused of punching a terrorist in the gut.

Both are young men of experience and accomplishment who make me proud that they chose to pursue political careers in Virginia. Two is a mighty small nucleus for totally transforming the structure of American politics, but I'd be willing to give it a try. It has to be an improvement over the sorry mess we have now.

John P. Kuchta Jr.

Virginia Beach

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