What's the matter with Virginia?

First, it was U.S. Sen. George "Macaca" Allen insulting just about every ethnic group he could.

Then, it was U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., a Republican, complaining that a Muslim member of Congress would take his oath on the Quran and warned of a possible Muslim takeover of Congress.

And now, we have Virginia delegate Frank D. Hargrove Jr., a Republican, saying that blacks "should just get over" slavery and that the state issuing an apology for slavery would be akin to asking Jews to apologize for killing Jesus.

And when a Jewish member of the Virginia legislature took him to task for the comment, Hargrove told him, "Your skin is a little too thin."

He did apologize, sort of, saying he didn't even know his colleague was Jewish.

What is it with Virginia? Not enough oxygen in the atmosphere?