Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb launches exploratory committee!

[Mr. Morden]

Wow, he's actually going through with it.  Well, I guess he's prominent enough that Clinton will feel compelled to do at least a couple of debates, provided that Webb is still in the race a year from now.

[Mr. Morden]

Here's Webb from earlier this week:

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2014-11-17/jim-webb-vs-humanitarian-intervention-and-the-clock

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[Mr. Morden]

An "interesting in retrospect" column from one Jim Webb from way back in 1979:

http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/jim-webb-women-cant-fight/

[Mr. Morden]

Two more Webb nuggets: He apparently refused to "shake John Kerry's hand for 20 years" because of Kerry's anti-Vietnam War activities, though did end up voting for him in 2004:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/28/AR2006042801994.html

And on climate change:

http://grist.org/politics/jim-webb-sucks-on-climate-change/

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[Mr. Morden]

To elaborate on the climate change thing:

http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-04-11/news/dp-nws-environotebook-0412-20110411_1_global-warming-offshore-drilling-bill-intergovernmental-panel

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And then in 2011, he "called on Obama to open Virginia's coast to oil and natural gas exploration."

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[Mr. Morden]

Webb's record on Israel is attacked by a former head of AIPAC:

http://jpupdates.com/2014/11/21/2016-webbs-israel-record-already-called-question/

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[Mr. Morden]

Webb's proto-campaign is being helped by Chuck Todd's wife:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/12/chuck-todds-wife-aiding-jim-webb-199431.html?hp=r3_3

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This will make any Meet The Press 2016 interviews rather awkward.