Editor, Gazette-Journal: Now that the election is over, it’s time to get down to business. The first thing I want to point out is that we—Virginians—are the ones who have selected the candidates to represent us in Washington. I hope I speak for us when I say “We” because I’m assuming most folks are interested in electing people who have good character and integrity. Hopefully they’re not there to simply rubber stamp what their “party leader” tells them. Since the winners are elected by “we the people,” we should reasonably expect all of the representatives from Virginia to act on behalf of all Virginians. Food for thought: do we want to keep this right against left, red against blue, whites against blacks, etc., going in Congress? I don’t think so. That would be very short sighted and non-productive. We need to get things done for the people. Let’s change the focus to kitchen table issues that affect the vast majority of Virginians. In that regard, it seems that some rearranging of the...