The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, June 30, 1996                 TAG: 9606280021
SECTION: COMMENTARY              PAGE: J4   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   20 lines

BLAMEWORTHY

It was John Warner's fault that Michael Farris lost the lieutenant governor race. It was John Warner's fault that Oliver North lost the Senate race. It was the state election process that lost James Miller the primary.

Who will be responsible for the next Republican loss? The tooth fairy?

When will the radical Christian Right, who have taken over the state Republican Party apparatus, realize it cannot produce a candidate who can be elected by the general public.

It's about time the Christian Right looked in the mirror and realized, ``We have met the enemy and it is us!''

SKIP BREHM

Virginia Beach, June 13, 1996 by CNB