A belated welcome to VA Gabz!
I didn't know Kilgore's wife worked for the anti-smoking propagnda outfit. I am an ex-smoker but I have always been offended that the tobacco companies are paying for commericals that paint them as evil. Eating junk food like Sarah Lee cakes and Lays Potatoe chips is not good for you either - I don't see the junk food companies being forces to educate the public about how evil they are.
If we look at what is going on with current Supreme court nominee we can see good folks can disagree - personally I think the woman may end up being an excellant justice despite her background but the unhappy folks have a right to say why they don't like the pick - maybe they will be listened to next time.
The right thing for Kilgore to do is to answer the VCDL survey and make a personal apology to Phil Van Cleave.
I have to admit I'm really torn about what he should do about the VCDL survey and the staffer's comments about Mr. Van Cleave. Would answering the survey and extending an apology be the right things to do? Yes. Are they the politically best thing to do at this point after all the back and forth? I don't think so - but that is just my cynical position on politics, and could be totally wrong.
And thanks for the welcome. We love it here.
It was the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation. I ~believe~ she was appointed there by Jim Gilmore. I may have my facts wrong. She was Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth under Gilmore for a while.