No safe harbour

摘要

A favourite bumper-sticker on conser-vative cars in America asks people to "Pray for Obama: Psalms 109:8". A Christian gesture of support for the president? Not so. The Bible verse reads: "Let his days be few; and let another take his office."rnThe sentiment is readily adopted by Republicans in Virginia, who, after last year's win by Bob McDonnell in the governor's race, have the momentum going into the mid-terms. One of the smattering of congressional districts they hope to pick up is Virginia's second, centred around the resort city of Virginia Beach but including a chunk of Norfolk. The district, containing the world's largest naval station, is dominated by the armed forces and related businesses.