According to Friday’s Hotline (subscription only) Tim Kaine, brand spanking new governor of Virginia is to give the Democratic response to the State of the Union. Kaine, of course is the new governor of Virginia, and someone I blogged about earlier in the year for endorsing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state of Virginia, as well as his opposition to civil unions.

VA Gov. Tim Kaine (D) “will deliver his party’s rebuttal to” Pres. Bush’s SOTU 1/31, according to Dem sources. “Kaine is expected to echo” nat’l Dem “charges that” GOPers “foster a culture of corruption at the highest levels of” gov’t “as well as speak about his party’s efforts on behalf of the middle class.” One Dem: Kaine is a “perfect choice” because “he is a” Dem “who was elected from a red state by focusing on the issues that affect all Americans and has a proved track record as a leader who successfully tackles the tough issues” (Preston, CNN.com, 1/19).

So, that’s the voice piece we want, a governor pandering to the ugliest discrimination to face America in years, and he’s our guy? Come on, please tell me we can do better.