And Then There Were Two: Paul Harris Decides Not to Run for Attorney General of Virginia in 2009
Posted by Zachary Kitts at 5/10/2008 12:08 PM and is filed under Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act,John Brownlee for Attorney General,2009 Virginia Attorney General Race,False Claims Act Practice in Virginia 
This recent post from Charlottesville, Virginia's Daily Progress announces Paul Harris' decision not to run for Virginia Attorney General in 2009, clearing the way for a clean, straightforward contest between soon-to-be-former U.S. Attorney John Brownlee and Fairfax Sen. Ken Cuccinelli.
Some folks have mentioned that they thought my calling Mr. Brownlee a "qui tam hero" in a previous post was a little premature, as it is still not know exactly what his position would be on expanding the use of the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act by both the OAG and the private relator's bar.
In other words, my predictions that Brownlee will (1) run for Attorney General as someone who is actually interested in being Attorney General, as opposed to someone who is interested in being Governor, and that he will (2) make the VFATA one of the main planks of his platform—and then, one of the main planks of his administration—may not turn out to be true.
He could easily run for AG and spend all of his time and campaign energy focusing on the sorts of social issues that really have nothing to do with the job of the Virginia Attorney General. It has worked for many of his predecessors, thats for sure.
But I don't think he will, and so until such time as I am shown to be wrong, I will continue to have blog entries entitled "John Brownlee for Virginia Attorney General in 2009!"
Zachary Kitts
Cook & Kitts, PLLC
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