George W Bush 2000

Chairman Ken Mehlman heads to West Virginia this week, and that state s Republicans are ready to give him a warm welcome. The Wheeling (WV) Intelligencer editorializes, "West Virginians -- Northern Panhandle residents in particular -- should feel honored that" Mehlman "is coming to Wheeling this week. His visit is more evidence that politicians on the national stage no longer take the Mountain State for granted or dismiss it as not important enough to merit much attention. George Bush paid attention to West Virginians in 2000 -- and was elected president of the United States because he cared about the Mountain State. During his time in office, Bush has provided abundant proof that his expressions of affection for our state and its people -- and of concern for us -- were not empty platitudes." West Virginians "should not be taken for granted." Mehlman s "planned visit to Wheeling is a demonstration that he and other party leaders understand that."