Virginia delegation suffers partisan meltdown

Virginia politicians have long considered themselves above the partisan fray that often plagues Washington, but on Wednesday they, too, were caught up in the scorching political storm now brewing in the critical swing state.

The annual bipartisan meeting of Virginia’s congressional delegation on Capitol Hill was canceled after Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell announced that he, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and other Virginia Republicans would hold a press conference right after the meeting that was expected to bash President Obama over $600 billion in looming defense cuts.