team are pushing the right buttons for the right reasons and I hope that this story will gain some real traction. 

But whether or not it makes a difference will depend coverage - so far things a fairly quiet.  The Allen slur is still taking headlines, leaving no room for this one.  I'm not sure it would be front page anyway, but for now there's no room.

We, the American people, have been treated to headlines of corruption and incompetence from the Republicans in power for a few years now.  And any questionable behavior by Davis will be quickly associated with the mass of misdeeds leading to "they're all corrupt, even Davis".  Which plays right into Hurst's campaign.  So a little publicity on this could go a long way.  Let's hope we get it.

I think the letter only illustrates the belief held by so many people. Lawmakers must be held to the highest of standards. Through friendships with lobbyists and having the taxpayers fund his campaign, Tom Davis is obviously not living up to the standards that he should as the chairman of the House Committee on Reform. Andy Hurst, however, has already began making sure he and other politicians are held accountable for his actions. That is why he filed an official complaint against Davis's willingness to take advantage of the residents of District 11.

While this story probably woudn't make the A section, it's ripe for the Metro or the Thursday "Fairfax" section in the Post.

Formal complaints of misconduct, backed by someone in the accussed own party.

Now if only WaPo wasn't so freaking in love with Davis, maybe it's time for another Letter to The Editor campaign, such as the one that led to this article, Now, a Word About the Invigorated 11th District Democrats

According to one of the several mailings, “The cost of producing, preparing and printing this piece is less than a postage stamp.â€Â� That is 39¢ each.  The letter in the paper says the registered voters in the District total 288,535.  That’s $112,528.65 for the printing.  Mailing is another $58,000 if he used some bulk rates and not first class.  That’s $170,235 for a single mailing, if he did not target unregistered voters. 

Full body armor for a soldier in Iraq costs $1,585 each.  He could have bought body armor for more than 107 soldiers with that money.

Andrea, you never cease to amaze me, excellent point.

I'd vote for the body armor.

...Davis is buying political body armor to protect his own rear end!

for Davis' mailer. 

While catching up on today's RK I heard the distinct howl and hacking noise my cat makes before dislodging a very juicy hairball.  So, I grabed a closest junk paper I could find and shoved it under her - just in time to catch that nasty thing and keep the floor clean.

Turns out it was the Davis mailer.  Thanks Tom - I guess I owe you one.  But you're not getting my vote.

Perhaps you should e-mail info@tomdavis.org and let them know, or Nick his campaign manager at nick@tomdavis.org and thank them.