Dave,
I have 2 of his books. His first, "Fields of Fire" and (I think) his third, "Something to die for" both very good. It just happened that I have kept tabs on him as I knew he was a rare breed. And yes, it would be great if more men stood by their principles. IMO, the biggest problems for any politician to overcome are, to much energy wasted on being PC, subversion by special interests and running for re-election. From everything I know about James Webb he will stay aloof of those pitfalls. Semper Fi