In a statement released earlier, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell called for the resignation of beleaguered Del. Phil Hamilton.
Elected officials must keep the highest ethical standards in order to maintain the public trust. From what I have seen of published news accounts containing emails and admissions, it appears that Delegate Hamilton has violated the public trust. Based on this public information it would be in the best interests of his constituents for him to step down, but if he believes that the due process of a full inquiry by the House Ethics Advisory Panel will clear his name, he should have a full opportunity to present his case. Any such inquiry should be commenced immediately and conducted expeditiously.
Or maybe not.
UPDATE: Not just McDonnell, but Republican LG candidate Bill Bolling and RPV chair Pat Mullins have also asked for Hamilton’s resignation.
VIVIAN J. PAIGE | All Politics is Local 
Its not just Hamilton who has no ethics. Does Stolle running for Sheriff to boost his retirement check ring a bell? Then you have Hamiltons neighbor Republican Glenn Oder in the 94th who has made a career of bragging that he is ‘fighting’ the predatory payday lenders, all while taking thousands in campaign contributions from them and after voting YES on HB940 to let them into Virginia in the first place in 2002. The lapses in ethics are numerous and severe in the Virginia Republican party.