Comments on: Billy Robinson: brillance derailed

By: jazzzlover1971

jazzzlover1971 — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:50:32 +0000

His carelessness hurt people and that is a shame and detracts from all of the good he used the law and politics for. It is a sin and a shame that it ends this way. It could have been different had he used some form of case management software to keep up the unrealistic workload he imposed on himself.

By: vjp

vjp — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:43:35 +0000

I have never had a conversation with Mr. Robinson, although we did say hello to each other last year at a Kaine rally. He is good friends with a client of mine and sent a message to me thru him telling me to run again. I remember the first time I met Winsome Sears and she said she was running against Billy Robinson. I kinda laughed, because I just couldn’t imagine that she could beat him. But I was wrong – and his troubles had just really started.

I do hope he finds a way to contribute.

By: Conaway Haskins

Conaway Haskins — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 01:37:09 +0000

I remember meeting former Del. Robinson several times back in my college days. The man could work a room and come up with the right words to say. It’s a shame this his story – this article only goes into some of the controversies surrounding his last days in elected office – may end this way. I think that you’re right in that he has a lot to offer. American politics is full of second acts – maybe Virginia’s will be too? At the very least, Robinson can be an adviser for rising pols on what not to do in the striking a balance in being a citizen-legislator.