Bob McDonnell's Trip, Stumble, and "Spectacular Fall" from the National Stage

The stage where the 2016 Presidential candidates are gathering.

"By Nate Parkhouse on June 3, 2011"

 

Ex-Governor of Virginia Is Indicted on Charges Over Loans and Gifts.  (The New York Times, 1/21/2014)

But at least he still has his boyish good looks.   Once a rising Republican star, mentioned as a possible running mate for Mitt Romney in 2012 and as an aspirant for his party’s 2016 presidential nomination, Mr. McDonnell has taken a spectacular fall since details of his relationship with Mr. Williams surfaced last spring.