A quick look at Mark Warner's record.

During the 2004 Presidential campaign President Bush so proudly stated that "results matter". I agree W, but I would argue that results can be both negative and positive - and positive results are what REALLY matter.

I found the "bullet points" listed below on the Draft Mark Waner 2008 site. These bullet points highlight many of the positive trends/results that the Warner administration can claim as their own.

Warner's Record

• Turned a $6 billion deficit into a $544 Million surplus
  
• Eliminated or merged more than 70 duplicative or unnecessary boards and commissions and eight state agencies
  
• Salvaged Virginia's threatened AAA bond rating
  
• Double-digit unemployment has plummeted in 12 of 13 of the most distressed counties
  
• 2nd lowest jobless rate in the nation
  
• 97% of all eligible children enrolled in heath care
  
• Single largest investment in K-12 education in state history
  
• Second largest increase in college and university funding in the nation
  
• Highest math SAT score increase in the nation
  
• The Council of Chief State School Officers Most Prestigious 2005Distinguished Service Award
  
• 700 miles of broadband connecting nearly 700,000 citizens and more than 19,000 businesses

Sure, politicians probably get too much credit when things go good, and too much blame when things go bad. I tend to agree with that general sentiment too. But when you consider the outright incompetence, smoke and mirrors management style, and fiscal mismanagement of Mark Warner's predecessor in the Governor's mansion, these "results" are welcome.