Webb asked Miller about what to do about lobbyists - Webb as a lobbyist had a canned answer.
And Miller reminded everyone that Webb was a Republican until recently. Webb had his canned answer.
The only question they didn't agree on was don't ask don't tell. Miller's anwer was predictable - he is courting liberals. Webb was honest and didn't pander. He could have gained some easy liberal points but told the truth. In this case I agree with Miller's POV, but this election isn't about this issue.
This election should be a referendum on what Democrats think about labor, outsourcing, insourcing replacements, lobbyists, and the working class in general. Harris Miller is "truly one of the bad guys" when it comes to these issues according to the AFL-CIO.
I'll be the first to admit I don't agree with Webb on every last issue. The important thing about Webb is that he is honest, he has character, and he cares about working families.
Miller simply cannot redeem himself on his past efforts against labor. His past actions speak must louder than his current words. My biggest complaint about this "debate" if you want to call it that is that Miller was not portrayed as the snake that he is. It was a love fest considering how things were going previously - I fully expected them to start singing Kum-baya.
What I must remind myself is that Miller is not going to storm the stage in a snake costume handing out pink-slips. Snakes don't do that. Instead, he will put on a nice face and sell himself as a "technology businessman" (even though he has never worked for a technology company) and not a high-tech lobbyist.
The losers of this debate are the voters of Virginia. Chris Mathews didn't expose Miller for what he is and what he will always be: anti-labor.