In the past two years or so since I last posted on this blog, I have become so disillusioned with the political process that I've effectively become desensitized to the stupidity and downright tyranny committed by nearly every politician nearly every second of the day. I used to get angry or sad when politicians committed these heinous acts, but now all I feel is numbness inside to the point it makes me feel sick. Occasionally, upon hearing of the latest tyrannical act by a politician, I'll feel an initial shock, but it doesn't last long anymore. I can feel a full range of emotions in my personal, social, and professional lives, but I've been nearly completely desensitized to politics and current events.
How much of a change is this for me? Well, there were points in my life where I was listening to 8-12 hours of talk radio a day. Now, I may go nearly a whole week without listening to more than a few minutes. Why is this? Because the hosts and callers are so quick to embrace a politician and praise him the second it looks like he's locked up a nomination. If they're so quick to jump on the bandwagon now, there's less than a 0% chance they'll hold his feet to the fire, ever. I'm not saying don't vote for the nominee, but don't make your support a cakewalk. And then there's the insufferable barrage of politicians and other political hacks on talk radio and other news sources talking about gross encroachments into personal liberty as simple policy and budget issues. ObamneyCare costs too much, it's bad for jobs, etc. When I hear talk like that, the numbness starts. For instance, when Bill Bolling issued his press release through his press secretary after the SCOTUS ruling, framing it it these terms, he solidified himself in this camp forever to me. Meanwhile, when Ken Cuccinelli sends a "Cuccinelli Compass" from himself, not as a press release through a press secretary, titled, "Today is a dark day for Liberty" framing the issue solely in liberty terms, I'm inspired to quickly make a significant contribution to his campaign for Governor of Virginia because he at least gives me a glimmer of hope until the next idiot political hack shoots his or her mouth off again.
I used to be incredibly idealist and feel a wide range of emotions related to politics, but when nearly everything is a policy issue, not a liberty issue, nearly every politician is a tyrant. The question is not if he or she will stab us in the back, but when. Yes, there are a few exceptions: Ken Cuccinelli, Bob Marshall, Michelle Bachmann, and Eugene Delgaudio come to mind, but seriously not that many more current politicians.
I frankly don't see how anything will ever get better when the majority of voters can't think for themselves most of the time and when they can, they've been so indoctrinated by 150 years of systematic liberal re-education, that they'll vote for someone because they have good hair and tell a good lie.
And those who profess to fight for liberty, more often than not are liars who don't know what liberty really is, or worse yet, want to use the force of government to impose their version of "liberty" on the masses.
There are good people out there, but until the conversation really moves into a discussion of liberty restraining government, not false "liberty" or "equality" being forced upon individuals using the government's monopoly on coercive force, I don't see my faith in the political process returning anytime soon.
Desensitized and Disillusioned
Why Labor Unions Support Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Disclaimer: Don’t Tread on Virginia does not support amnesty for illegal aliens or minimum wage laws. This article examines why skilled labor unions support these policies for their own interests at the expense of everyone else. Please do not stop reading this article prematurely assuming this article or website supports these policies. The purpose of this article is show that what’s good for unions is typically bad for America.
I've heard several talk radio hosts wonder why skilled labor unions support amnesty for illegal aliens. The hosts typically allege that it will cost the union members jobs. Many hosts write off the support for amnesty as support for liberal policies by the leadership regardless of the cost to rank-and-file members. I agree that this is a frequent occurrence in union political involvement. A key example is the union support for cap and trade when it hurts everyone, especially the industries with strong union presence such as mining and manufacturing. However, this is not the only factor concerning amnesty. In fact, there is an economically rational reason for skilled labor unions to support amnesty. This reason is bad for the economy as a whole and those not in skilled labor unions, but it can benefit skilled labor union rank-and-file members.
The reason why it may be economically rational for skilled labor unions to support amnesty for illegal aliens is quite similar to the reason why they support minimum wage increases. This article focuses on skilled labor unions because most unions are skilled labor unions and because advocating these policies will potentially benefit skilled laborers at the expense of unskilled laborers.
One of the main reasons employers hire illegal aliens is to sidestep the costs of burdensome labor and tax laws. If you pay an illegal alien under the table, you can sidestep minimum wage laws, tax laws, and other labor laws. Since the illegal alien is violating the law by being in the country illegally and working here illegally, you have a case of mutually assured destruction if the illegal alien reports the employer for violating labor laws or the employer reports the illegal alien to the INS. Thus, hiring an unskilled illegal alien can be far cheaper than hiring a legal unskilled employee. Hiring multiple unskilled illegal aliens can be cheaper than hiring one legal skilled employee (e.g., skilled labor union member) to do the same task.
Skilled labor is in competition with unskilled labor in many industries. For instance, say an unskilled laborer can make one widget per hour while a skilled laborer can make three of the same widgets in the same hour. The labor cost per widget is the same, ceteris paribus, if you paid the unskilled laborer $5 per hour and the skilled laborer $15 per hour. The labor cost is $5 per widget despite the skill-level of the employee, so it doesn’t matter whether you use skilled or unskilled labor.
But, suppose there is a minimum wage of $5 per hour for all employees. At this minimum wage, nothing changes because both skilled and unskilled laborers already make at least the minimum wage. Now, suppose the minimum wage is raised to $8 per hour. The labor cost for an unskilled laborer to produce one widget is now $8. However, the labor cost for a skilled laborer to produce one widget is still $5 since $15 per hour is still above the minimum wage. Skilled and unskilled labor are substitute goods, so ceteris paribus, the labor cost per widget would rise to $8 for skilled labor as well, for a skilled labor wage of $24 per hour. However, labor costs are not isolated from other costs, so we can’t consider them ceteris paribus. If $8 per widget for labor costs is too high for the employer, the unskilled laborers will be priced out of their jobs and replaced by cheaper skilled laborers in lieu of raising the wages of both types of laborers. A reduced supply of potential employees with acceptable labor costs (now only skilled laborers) will increase the wages of laborers overall and reduce the total quantity demanded of laborers. Wages of laborers will increase, but won’t skilled laborers lose jobs? Probably not, and since skilled laborers are taking the place of unskilled laborers, they’ll probably gain jobs. Remember, the total quantity demanded of labor will decrease, but the share of skilled labor in the total will skyrocket. Plus, in this example, the work of one skilled laborer can replace the work of three unskilled laborers, so you would expect higher cost but more productive (skilled) labor to replace lower cost but less productive (unskilled) labor, raising wages but lowering the number of laborers. Skilled laborers gain employment when a substitute good, unskilled labor, is priced out of the market.
That is why skilled labor union rank-and-file members benefit from minimum wage increases despite the fact that they typically make far more than the minimum wage. However, this raises unemployment for the economy as a whole, especially for unskilled laborers. What’s good for skilled labor unions is bad for the country.
Now, how does this tie into the main topic of this article, amnesty for illegal aliens? Most employed illegal aliens are unskilled laborers and many are either paid less than the minimum wage or their labor costs are otherwise less because paying them under the table allows employers to sidestep labor and tax laws.
Granting amnesty to illegal aliens takes away the threat of mutually assured destruction for the now legal aliens or citizens. They can now demand that their employer pays them the minimum wage over the table and follows all labor and tax laws since they no longer need to fear deportation from reporting their employer for violating labor and tax laws.
For the former illegal aliens, this is effectively a minimum wage increase for unskilled laborers, which will price many of them out of the market in favor of skilled laborers. This benefits rank-and-file members of skilled labor unions, again at the expense of unskilled laborers and the economy as a whole, especially the former illegal aliens. Additionally, former illegal aliens that are in fact skilled laborers will join skilled labor unions, increasing the declining memberships of private-sector skilled labor unions.
In summary, as is often the case, skilled labor unions benefit at the expense of unskilled laborers and the economy as a whole. Granting amnesty to illegal aliens means skilled labor union employment will increase while overall employment decreases. So, skilled labor union support for this policy is more than just liberal politics. Although, like most liberal policies, it favors one group at the expense of all other groups.
Earth Day: You Don't Support Murder, Do You?
Earth Day was founded by Ira Einhorn, the Unicorn Killer, to honor Lenin's 100th birthday. The Unicorn Killer killed Holly Maddux and stuffed her in a trunk where she mummified. His lawyer was Arlen Spector, who would become a liberal senator until Pat Toomey defeated him in 2010 (hopefully). Supporting Earth Day is supporting a murderer. You don't support murder, do you?
Essentials to Restoring the Several States Back to Jeffersonian Federalism
- Repeal the 17th Amendment (Direct Election of U.S. Senators)
- Repeal the 16th Amendment (Income Tax)
- Bring Back Nullification As A Viable State Option For Unconstitutional Laws
- Restore the Sovereignty of the Several States Protected by, but not Created by, the 10th Amendment
- Repeal the General Welfare Clause of the U.S. Constitution
- Repeal the Interstate Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
- Roll back Hamiltonianism in all of its forms
- Eliminate the Federal Reserve
Pay Your State Taxes in Federal Reserve Notes? Your State Violated Article I Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution!
Did your state withhold and/or accept payment from you for your state taxes in Federal Reserve Notes (i.e., paper dollars or bank accounts backed by them)? If so, your state violated Article I Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution:
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.Federal Reserve Notes and checking, savings, credit card, etc. accounts that are backed by them are fiat money and not backed by gold or silver coin. Therefore, if your state
In fact, this clause of the U.S. Constitution is the key tenet in the Tenth Amendment Center's strategy for "Ending the Fed From the Bottom Up." It was in fact most of the founders' (not Hamilton's of course) intent that the federal government would also be prohibited from printing fiat (not backed by precious metals) money as well. Congress is given the power to coin money in Article I Section 8, which at the time of the founding meant specie (backed by precious metals) money. Printing fiat money is not an enumerated power and is therefore unconstitutional. Judicial activism on the part of the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed for Federal Reserve Notes to become fiat money, despite this being unconstitutional.
I really recommended reading the Tenth Amendment Center's article mentioned above, "Ending the Fed From the Bottom Up," for further discussion and enlightment on this topic.
If SCOTUS Rules ObamaCare Constitutional, States Must Nullify It
First, some background information:
As I write this, 20 states are challenging or have confirmed they will be challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare (click the lawsuit links to read the complaints filed in court):
A lawsuit filed by Florida AG Bill McCollum in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Pensacola Division on March 23, 2010 includes or soon will include Florida, South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Idaho, South Dakota, Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada, Arizona, and Georgia as plaintiffs versus the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Timothy F. Geithner, U.S. Secretary of the Department of the Treasury; the U.S. Department of Labor; and Hilda L. Solis, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Labor as defendants.
Virginia's great defender of liberty, AG Ken Cuccinelli filed a separate lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division on March 23, 2010 with the Commonwealth of Virginia ex. rel. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II as the plaintiff versus Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services as the defendant. AG Cuccinelli's suit is separate because of the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act, which asserts Virginia's sovereignty against the most blatantly unconstitutional part of ObamaCare, the individual mandate. Virginia is the only state so far with such legislation passed and signed into law, although many other states are working on similar measures.
Now, to the point at hand:
The Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act, contained in SB283, SB311, SB417 and HB10, consists of the following language:
No resident of this Commonwealth, regardless of whether he has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer, or a plan sponsored by the Commonwealth or the federal government, shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage except as required by a court or the Department of Social Services where an individual is named a party in a judicial or administrative proceeding. No provision of this title shall render a resident of this Commonwealth liable for any penalty, assessment, fee, or fine as a result of his failure to procure or obtain health insurance coverage. This section shall not apply to individuals voluntarily applying for coverage under a state-administered program pursuant to Title XIX or Title XXI of the Social Security Act. This section shall not apply to students being required by an institution of higher education to obtain and maintain health insurance as a condition of enrollment. Nothing herein shall impair the rights of persons to privately contract for health insurance for family members or former family members.This is a great first start to nullify ObamaCare within the Commonwealth of Virginia and provide the Commonwealth and its citizens legal standing to sue the federal government and attempt to get ObamaCare declared unconstitutional in court. But, what if some of these suits make it to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and they declare ObamaCare constitutional in a massively disgraceful example of judicial activism? Should the states listen to the SCOTUS ruling and just give up?
The Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act doesn't go far enough to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth at this point. At this point, any state that wishes to protect its citizens and sovereignty will need to pass something like the Federal Health Care Nullification Act proposed by the Tenth Amendment Center:
An Act to render null and void certain unconstitutional laws enacted by the Congress of the United States, taking control over the health insurance industry and mandating that individuals purchase health insurance under threat of penalty.The most important addition in this proposed legislation is that it attempts to block federal enforcement of the unconstitutional law through harsh criminal and civil penalties for those who attempt to enforce the provisions of ObamaCare. Federal employees who attempt to enforce ObamaCare would be guilty of a felony and state employees guilty of a misdemeanor and both subject to civil suit by the aggrieved party. This would hopefully deter federal and state agents from enforcing ObamaCare for fear of personal criminal and civil consequences to the federal or state agent him or herself, not just to his or her agency.
SECTION 1. The legislature of the State of ____________ finds that:
1. The People of the several states comprising the United States of America created the federal government to be their agent for certain enumerated purposes, and nothing more.
2. The Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people of the several states to the federal government, and all power not delegated to the federal government in the Constitution of the United States is reserved to the states respectively, or to the people themselves.
3. The assumption of power that the federal government has made by enacting the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” interferes with the right of the People of the State of _____________ to regulate health care as they see fit, and makes a mockery of James Madison’s assurance in Federalist #45 that the “powers delegated” to the Federal Government are “few and defined”, while those of the States are “numerous and indefinite.”
SECTION 2. NEW LAW
A new section of law to be codified in the [STATE] Statutes as Section [NUMBER] of Title [NUMBER], unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. The Legislature of the State of _______________ declares that the federal law known as the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” signed by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010, is not authorized by the Constitution of the United States and violates its true meaning and intent as given by the Founders and Ratifiers, and is hereby declared to be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, is specifically rejected by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this state.
B. It shall be the duty of the legislature of this State to adopt and enact any and all measures as may be necessary to prevent the enforcement of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” within the limits of this State.
C. Any official, agent, or employee of the United States government or any employee of a corporation providing services to the United States government that enforces or attempts to enforce an act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the government of the United States in violation of this act shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction must be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or a term of imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.
D. Any public officer or employee of the State of ____________ that enforces or attempts to enforce an act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the government of the United States in violation of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding two (2) years or by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or both such fine and imprisonment.
E. Any aggrieved party shall also have a private action against any person violating the provisions of subsections (C) or (D).
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
But, if SCOTUS rules ObamaCare constitutional, doesn't the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution prevent nullifcation of ObamaCare?
The Supremacy Clause reads as follows:
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.The founders never intended SCOTUS to be the sole arbiter of constitutionality. The is no enumeration of this power to SCOTUS anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. This power was seized for SCOTUS by SCOTUS in Marbury v. Madison (1803) by the Hamiltonian Chief Justice John Marshall in a gross power grab, Hamiltonian style. Many of the founding fathers envisioned that states and each of the federal branches individually would share this role through competition. This power is not an enumerated power of SCOTUS, but an unconstitutional seizure that has gone on for far too long.
The states have every right to declare ObamaCare unconstitutional and not supreme over their own laws because Obamacare was not made in "pursuance" to the enumerated powers given to Congress by the U.S. Constitution.
Remember the Tenth Amendment:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.The states can and must nullify ObamaCare if SCOTUS does not strike it down.
American Idol President to Appear on...American Idol?
This just in...
Barack Hussein Obama and his leading lady will appear in their most important roles yet...the roles they were destined to play...the American Idol president will appear on...American Idol!
He's been worshipped as an idol for years now by the left...now he's going to appear on the show the left uses to pick their idols...American Idol.
He was so great...he became an American Idol without ever appearing on American Idol...until now!
Leftist news agencies have proposed picking our presidents like American Idol...now the American Idol president...on American Idol!
Maybe he'll impress Simon...with a few verses of...Barack Hussein Obama...Mmm...Mmm...Mmm!
Though he'll probably just make a pitch for charity...while his own half-brother lives in a hut...on $12 a year!
The shallow celebrity president...showcased on America's showcase...for shallow celebrity worship!
Barack Hussein Obama...appearing on Idol Gives Back...though the idol won't give back our freedoms!
Barack Hussein Obama...further degrading the office of the presidency...Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 8:00 P.M. ET on FOX.
Divorce the Leadership, Not the Party (No 3rd Party)
This post is in response to the post, Maybe it's time for a divorce..., by Marc V. at Considered musings and random commentary.
While I agree about Tiger being a sleazebag, etc. and Marc V.'s insights on fidelity, marriage, etc., I strongly disagree with Marc V.'s call to divorce the Republican party and start a third party.
The "Republican Party" has strayed, cheated, lied, been condescending, gambled, spent money on members of other parties, etc. Repeatedly. Long before Reagan, but especially since. How long should voters stay in an abusive relationship?I have many concerns with this line of thinking:
It may be time to throw the bum out...
Maybe it IS time for a divorce --er, third party. Get out there and date again. Find the right politician, not the loons, crazies, shiftless, druggies, or any of the other in the pantheon of low-lifes willing to take over our money and our lives.
How many of us have pled with representatives to NOT abuse us? Not just republicans, but democrats alike. DON'T DO TARP (did it anyway). DON'T DO BAILOUTS (spent our money on harlots and booze, and then gave the booze to underage boys along with the keys to OUR cars). DON'T DO GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE! DON'T DO Crap and Tax! DON'T DO ...
The list goes on, and politicians on both sides ignore the people they are married to... the voters.
Maybe it's time.
1) A third party is a guaranteed way to split the vote and give the liberals a permanent majority and therefore destroy the country further than they've already destroyed it.
2) Parties don't stray, cheat, lie, condescend, gamble, or spend money on members of other parties, only people (i.e., the leadership, members, etc.) can do that. Political parties are collections of individuals with (hopefully) common ideals organized to further these ideals using the economies of scale that only a large organization can produce. The leadership and certain liberal members of the party have committed these acts, but not the party itself. The party is not the problem, its leadership and certain members are the problem.
3) Any political party will become a bureaucracy when it becomes large enough and experiences success. If the TEA Party became a political party, the same problems would soon occur in it as in all political parties, if it ever became a success (see #4).
4) There's a reason why no third party has been successful in America politically: It's incredibly difficult to get on the ballot with equal footing as the first two parties in most states. There are so many hurdles to overcome, that we'd have a better chance in totally overhauling the Republican party to be the extreme conservative / constitutional party it needs to be than to start from scratch.
5) I think Marc V. is confused regarding TARP, Bailouts, ObamaLackOfCare, Crap and Tax, Porkulus, etc. There was way more outrage after the travesty of TARP than before it. I wish there was more outrage on the right before it passed, but that simply wasn't the case (regretably). Regarding the rest, have you looked at the vote counts by party for these? Really? Are you really going to blame the Republicans for these? Really?
6) I support divorcing (i.e., voting out of office, firing, or impeaching) the people in the Republican party that have committed these acts, not the party itself. What are we, cowards afraid to fight? If we can't fight to take back our party from liberals in disguise, how can we take back our country from liberals in disguise and in plain sight?
7) Look at the conservative take back of the Republican Party of Virginia. With Pat Mullins at the helm, we swept the statewide offices with hardcore constitutional conservatives. It can be done!
In summary, divorce the leadership, not the party (no 3rd party).
LoudounI.com Poll Incompetence: If the members of Loudoun's Board of Supervisors were all up for re-election today, who would you want voted out of office?
Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while, I've been dealing with some family issues.
I'm a little late on this topic, but I have some interesting insights on it. Recently, LoudounI.com had the following online poll:
If the members of Loudoun's Board of Supervisors were all up for re-election today, who would you want voted out of office?
Stevens Miller (D-Dulles), extreme leftist, was winning the poll (to be voted out of office). Then, a voting-bot was obviously put into use by the left-wingers to try to force Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling), conservative patriot to win the poll. I seriously doubt this was illegal since the bots were merely voting, not trying to cause a Denial of Service or gain access to server. Rather, it exposes incompetence in the management of the online poll because there are relatively simple ways to prevent this from happening if the webmaster put enough value in the poll to take the time to secure it.
The poll uses (it's still open) a simple HTML form that submits an HTTP POST request to transmit the vote and an ID for the poll itself, not the particular vote. It is very easy to generate an HTTP POST request from any computer or server, submit it to the poll server, and vote, over and over again automatically.
One way the webmaster could deter this without out too much server-side tracking is to include two hidden form fields, a timestamp and an encoded version of the timestamp that was hashed with another value by a function on the server. Each time someone loads the poll web page, the values would be different. When the poll is submitted, the timestamp and the encoded version can checked for tampering (the timestamp field in the submitted vote re-encoded by the server should equal the encoded version in the submitted vote). To detect machine submissions, use the timestamp to make sure the vote wasn't submitted faster than humanly possible.
No online poll can ever be considered accurate, but polls where the webmaster doesn't even attempt to deter vote-bots are totally worthless.
Until LoudounI.com, secures their online polls, their polls aren't worth the time to read the results.
UPDATE: I just saw this article: Editorial: Listening to You
This week’s poll took off, largely due to its asking readers to announce the support (or lack thereof) of the Board of Supervisors and its members. While we feel that these surveys are valuable in taking a “room temperature” of public sentiment, the polls are not intended as a scientific study. As with any online poll, there is certainly the possibility of multiple votes being cast by the same person.The red section above should read:
As with any online poll [ON OUR WEBSITE], there is certainly theIf you don't at least attempt to stop poll-bots, you're guaranteed to have them destroy the results of your poll whenever the two sides of an issue get fired up on a contentious issue.possibility[GUARANTEE] of multiple votes being cast by the same person.
Congratulations to the First GMU Law Alum to Become Virginia Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli
Congratulations to Attorney General-elect Cuccinelli! Mr. Cuccinelli noted that he would be the first GMU Law alum to be elected VA Attorney General when he spoke at GMU in Spring 2009.
He truly understands the meaning and importance of the 10th Amendment in protecting the sovereignty of Virginia from unconstitutional federal encroachment.
This is essential in a time when 99.9999999999% of what the federal government is doing is unconstitutional. We need someone to stand up to the advancing tyranny of the federal government against state sovereignty.
Mr. Cuccinelli is also a strong defender of private property rights when travesties like Kelo vs. New London are robbing citizens of their natural right to own private property without government encroachment.
Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General (2nd term) 2013!
Ken Cuccinelli for Governor 2017!
Ken Cuccinelli for President 2020!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE REST OF THE GOP VICTORS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS FOR DESTROYING THE DEMOCRATS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA AND TURNING NEW JERSEY RED!
I will fully analyze the political slaughter of the Democrats in a future post.
Vote Red to Make King Kaine the Tyrannical and Barack Hussein Obama (Mmm...Mmm...Mmm) Blue
Election day is here!!!
Vote Bob McDonnell for Governor, Bill Bolling for Lieutenant Governor, Ken Cuccinelli for Attorney General, and the Republican candidate for your House of Delegates district!
I was in line (7th person) outside the polls before they opened at 6:00 AM this morning.
The polling data looks good, but turnout is key. We need to send a message to those trying to seize the entire healthcare system as a means to a socialist end that if those Representatives and Senators that were elected in right-leaning districts and states vote for socialism, they'll fall big like Deeds, Wagner, Shannon, and many Delegates will if we turnout in droves. Hopefully, they'll fall either way, but we need to make them think they'll survive if they vote no on socialism, before we defeat them at the polls. If we win in New Jersey and New York-23 too, I hope it scares the crap out of all of the phony moderates!
Virginia going overwhelmingly RED will make King Kaine the Tyrannical and Barack Hussein Obama (Mmm...Mmm...Mmm) exceptionally blue either way. And I don't mean liberal blue, they're already that! I mean sobbing like the man-childs that they are blue!
So, get to the polls now before they close at 7:00 PM and vote the RIGHT way!!!
The Tyrants On The Loudoun BOS Are Trying To Ram The Meals Tax Down Our Throats Again
In case you haven't heard yet, the tyrants on the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors are trying to ram a meals tax down our throats again, this time without a vote (because it was voted down in 1998, 2002, and 2008). Like good little tyrants, if you can't get public support, you find a way to ram it down the public's throats whether they like it or not (which, in this case, they despise it). They must be taking advice from the tyrants pushing the ObamaLackOfCare socialist healthcare industry seizure! But, then again, the Loudoun BOS did build the county government building after it was voted down, so they've been experts at finding the way around election results against their wishes since Obama was community organizin' on the mean streets of Chi-town (and not organizin' from the White House like he is now).
No surprise, Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling Park) was the voice of reason as usual on the board on the losing end of another 8-1 vote where he stood up for freedom against tyrrany.
The vote was whether to ask the General Assembly to grant counties the authority to impose a 6.5% meals tax and other taxes that towns and cities are allowed to ram down their citizens' throats without a vote. Currently, counties can impose a 4% meals tax if passed through referendum, not at the whim of the BOS.
Delgaudio sent out an e-mail to his constituents on October 26, 2009 that he will fight this and that "[t]he Republican Party will take up a resolution asking legislators to take a position and for whoever is elected Governor to veto the Loudoun Board's request."
It looks like that will be Bob McDonnell (in a landslide) and I hope he will veto this without a second thought if it makes it that far.
Here's the full section from Delgaudio's e-mail on the subject:
>>>STOP THE MEALS TAX 2009 updateWe here at Don't Tread On Virginia salute your constant fighting for freedom, Supervisor Delgaudio! Keep fighting the good fight and don't let them tread on Loudoun either!
The board of supervisors voted 8 yes, 1 no (Delgaudio) to ask Richmond for taxing authority for admission to events in the county, cigerette taxes and the meals tax. I am fighting this and will keep you posted. Many newspapers are beginning to report on this shocking development since the citizens voted down the meals tax three times (1998, 2002 and 2008).
The Republican Party will take up a resolution asking legislators to take a position and for whoever is elected Governor to veto the Loudoun Board's request.
GOP Rally Schedule For Last Stretch of Virginia Races
This Just In: A Schedule Of Rallies That The Three Statewide GOP Candidates Will Be Attending In The Final Push To Ensure That Virginia's Redness Is Enough To Make Obama (Mmm...Mmm...Mmm) And King Kaine The Tyrannical Blue On Nov. 3!
I Believe This Is Bob McDonnell's Schedule Of Events With Notes About Other Attendees.
Let's Pack These Rallies To Show Our Support For Our Great Candidates!
Thursday October 29th (On the RV)
7:30am Rally with Henrico GOP at Silver Diner (100
People)
10890 W Broad St
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060
POC - Julie Coggsdale
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
8:30am Depart for Richmond Airport
9:15am Wheels up from Richmond for Danville (45 minute
flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Michael Steele
• RNC Staffer
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
10:00am Depart Danville Airport on the RV
10:00am Rally at the Danville Victory Office (100 People)
625 Piney Forest Road
Danville, Virginia 23518
POC – Julia Mayhew
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
11:00am Depart Danville for Martinsville on the RV
12:00pm Rally at the Martinsville Republican
Headquarters (100 People)
1780 Virginia Avenue
Martinsville, Virginia 24112
POC – Trixie Averill
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
1:00pm Depart Martinsville for Rocky Mount on the RV
1:45pm Rally at the Franklin County Courthouse (75
People)
275 South Main Street
Rocky Mount, VA
POC – Trixie Averill
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
2:45pm Depart Rocky Mount for Blacksburg on the RV
4:15pm Tailgate at Virginia Tech (7pm Football game)
Matt Bollings Tailgate Spot
POC: Alex Stanley/Cailin McDonnell
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
• Jeanine and Cailin will be attending
TBDpm After VT Game, depart for Lynchburg on the RV
Friday October 30th (On the RV and Flying)
8:00am Rally at the Lynchburg Victory Office (100 People)
3813 Wards Road – Unit 6
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
POC – Rachel Pecor
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
• Jeanine and Cailin will be attending
8:45am Depart for Waynesboro on the RV
10:45am Rally at the Waynesboro Republican Headquarters
(75 People)
801 West Broad Street
Waynesboro, Virginia 22980
POC – Savannah/Steve Landes
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
• Jeanine and Cailin will be attending
11:45am Depart Waynesboro for Culpeper on the RV
1:45pm Rally at the Depot Conference Center (100 People)
111 Commerce St
Culpeper, VA 22701-3007
POC- Alex Cortes
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
• Jeanine and Cailin will be attending
2:45pm Depart Culpeper for Hanover on the RV
4:00pm Rally in Ashland at Homemade by Suzanne (50
People)
102 N. Railroad Avenue
Ashland, Virginia 23005
POC- Julie Coggsdale
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Michael Steele will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine and Cailin will be attending
Saturday October 31st (On the RV and Flying)
9:00am Fairfax Rally at Interstate Vanlines (500 People)
Interstate Van Lines
5801 Rolling Road
Springfield, Virginia 22152
POC- Adam Zubowsky
• Gov. Haley Barbour will be attending
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen will be attending
10:30am Depart Fairfax for Fredericksburg on the RV
11:15am Rally at the Fredericksburg Victory Office (150
People)
7 Butler Road
Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408
POC – Josh Daniels
• Gov. Haley Barbour will be attending
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen will be attending
12:00pm Depart Fredericksburg for Chesterfield on the RV
1:15pm Rally at the Chesterfield Victory Office (200
People)
9503 Hull Street Road, Suite D
Richmond, Virginia 23236
POC: Tim Rose
• Gov. Haley Barbour will be attending
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen will be attending
2:30pm Depart Chesterfield for Williamsburg on the RV
3:45pm Rally at the Williamsburg Victory Office (75
People)
5251 John Tyler Highway
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
POC – Marie Vulaj
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen will be attending
5:00pm Wheels up from Williamsburg for Leesburg (40
minute flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Phil Cox
• Maureen McDonnell
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
6:00pm Leesburg Halloween Parade
Ida Lee Recreation Center
60 Ida Lee Drive NW
Leesburg, Virginia
POC: Nate Parsons
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen will be attending
9:00pm Wheels up from Leesburg for Virginia Beach (55
minute flight)
Sunday November 1st (Flying)
12:30pm Rally at the Chesapeake Victory Office (100
People)
124 South Battlefield Boulevard
Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
POC: Christie Craig
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Bobby, and Sean will be attending
1:00pm Depart Chesapeake Victory Office for Airport
1:30pm Wheels up from Virginia Beach for Tazewell (120
minute flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Bobby McDonnell
• Sean McDonnell
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
3:15pm Rally at the Tazewell County Airport (100 People)
2200 Airport Road
Cedar Bluff, VA 24609
POC: Alex Stanley
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Bobby, and Sean will be attending
4:15pm Wheels up from Tazewell for Weyers Cave (60 minute
flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Bobby McDonnell
• Sean McDonnell
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
5:00pm Rally at the Weyers Cave Airport (100 People)
77 Aviation Circle
Weyers Cave, Virginia
POC: Annie Celotto
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Bobby, and Sean will be attending
6:00pm Wheels up from Weyers Cave for Winchester (25
minute flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Bobby McDonnell
• Sean McDonnell
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
6:15pm Rally at the Winchester Victory Office (100
People)
19 West Boscawen Street
Winchester, Virginia
POC: Alex Cortes
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Bobby, and Sean will be attending
7:15pm Depart Winchester for Leesburg on the RV
8:00pm Rally at the Leesburg Victory Office (75 People)
312 E Market St. Suite C
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
POC: Nate Parsons
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Bobby, and Sean will be attending
9:00pm Depart Leesburg for Alexandria in the RV
Monday November 2nd (Flying)
7:45am Rally at the Alexandria Victory Office (250
People)
1219 1st Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22301
POC – Kiley Smith
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine, and Cailin will be attending
8:45am Depart Alexandria for Manassas on the RV*
10:00am Rally at the Manassas Victory Office (250 People)
10286 Bristow Center Dr.
Bristow, Virginia
POC: Blake Waggoner
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine, and Cailin will be attending
11:00am Wheels up from Manassas for Charlottesville (25
minute flight)*
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Jeanine McDonnell
• Cailin McDonnell
• Phil Cox
• TBD MC for Monday Rallies
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
12:00pm Rally at the Charlottesville Airport (200 People)
POC: Chris Leavitt
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine, and Cailin will be attending
1:00pm Wheels up from Charlottesville for Roanoke (40
minute flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Jeanine McDonnell
• Cailin McDonnell
• Phil Cox
• TBD MC for Monday Rallies
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
1:30pm Rally at the Roanoke Airport (200 People)
POC: Trixie Averill
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine, and Cailin will be attending
2:30pm Wheels up from Roanoke for Abingdon (45 minute
flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Jeanine McDonnell
• Cailin McDonnell
• Phil Cox
• TBD MC for Monday Rallies
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
3:15pm Rally at the Abingdon/Virginia Highlands
Airport (200 People)
18521 Lee Highway
Abingdon VA, 24212-0631
POC: Alex Stanley
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine, and Cailin will be attending
4:15pm Wheels up from Abingdon for Richmond (60 minute
flight)*
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Jeanine McDonnell
• Cailin McDonnell
• Phil Cox
• TBD MC for Monday Rallies
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
5:30pm Rally at the Richmond Airport (750 People)
(Bob speaks at 6:05pm – Live Richmond TV)
POC: Julie Coggsdale
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine, Cailin, Rachel, Bobby, and Sean
will be attending
6:30pm Wheels up from Richmond for Virginia Beach (35
minute flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Jeanine McDonnell
• Cailin McDonnell
• Rachel McDonnell
• Bobby McDonnell
• Sean McDonnell
• Phil Cox
• TBD MC for Monday Rallies
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
7:05pm Wheels down and drive to the rally site on the RV
(Last leg of RV Tour)
7:30pm Rally in Virginia Beach (750 People)
Sandler Performing Arts Center
POC: Erika Fischer
• Lt. Governor Bolling will be attending
• Sen. Ken Cuccinelli will be attending
• Maureen, Jeanine, Cailin, Rachel, Bobby, and Sean
will be attending
10:00pm Wheels up from Virginia Beach for Richmond (35
minute flight)
• Bob McDonnell
• Bill Bolling
• Ken Cuccinelli
• Maureen McDonnell
• Jeanine McDonnell
• Cailin McDonnell
• Rachel McDonnell
• Bobby McDonnell
• Sean McDonnell
• Phil Cox
• TBD MC for Monday Rallies
• McDonnell Press Staffer
• McDonnell Body Staffer
I Can't Wait to See the Looks on King Kaine the Tyrannical and Obama's Faces On Nov. 3!
King Kaine the Tyrannical and Barack Hussein Obama (Mmm...Mmm...Mmm...) thought they turned Virginia blue. I can't wait to see the looks on their faces on the night of November 3 when Virginia's true RED colors shine through and we win triple landslides! Imagine the extra insult to injury if Jon Corzine is tossed out in New Jersey too!
The glorious signs of big, looming Democrat sufferings are all over the SurveyUSA poll released on October 20 showing Bob McDonnell ahead by 19 points, Bill Bolling ahead by 14 points, and Ken Cuccinelli ahead by 15 points. Remember, when Democrats suffer defeat, America wins, Virginia wins, freedom wins, capitalism wins, and real Americans win!
Now, on to my analysis of the poll:
The poll sampled 900 Virginian adults from October 17-19, 2009. 814 of those sampled were registered to vote and 595 were judged to be likely voters. 195 (33%) of these likely voters described themselves as Republicans, 191 (32%) as Democrats, and 197 (33%) as Independents. 252 (43%) described themselves as conservative, 236 (40%) as moderate, and 78 (13%) as liberal. 297 (50%) were men and 298 (50%) were women. Note, that unlike many other polls in this race, this poll sampled party affiliation fairly evenly.
In the Race for Governor:
Margin of Sampling Error: +/-4%
McDonnell: 59% (+19%)
Deeds: 40%
Undecided: 1%
McDonnell is leading with men and women, all age groups, Republicans, Independents, college grads and non-college grads, rich and poor, McCain voters, and in all regions of the Commonwealth.
McDonnell has the support of 71% of Independents, but only 44% of Moderates compared to Deeds's 55% support. This underscores the reason why Republicans need to run and govern as principled conservatives to win over the Independents instead of moderating to them. Independents are not all wishing-washy moderates. Many hold conservative views, but may not realize that they are really conservatives. A conservative, articulate candidate will win them over by being conservative in principle and practice, not by being a spineless moderate.
He's also winning the support of 12% of Democrats, 9% of Liberals, and 19% of Obama voters.
Plus, only 1% of voters are still undecided! I really hope this landslide comes to fruition! Just imagine the looks on Obama and his lackey Kaine's deceitful faces!
In the Race for Lieutenant Governor:
Margin of Sampling Error: +/-4.1%
Bolling: 56% (+14%)
Wagner: 42%
Undecided: 2%
Bolling is also leading with men and women, all age groups, Republicans, Independents, college grads and non-college grads, rich and poor, McCain voters, and in all regions of the Commonwealth.
He's got the support of 64% of Independents, while losing the Moderates, underscoring my previous point again about not moderating to the Independents.
12% of Democrats, 9% of Liberals, and 15% of Obama voters support Bill Bolling.
Only 2% are undecided!
In the Race for Attorney General:
Margin of Sampling Error: +/-4.1%
Cuccinelli: 56% (+15%)
Shannon: 41%
Undecided: 2%
Cuccinelli is also leading with men and women, all age groups, Republicans, Independents, college grads and non-college grads, rich and poor, McCain voters, and in all regions of the Commonwealth except the Southeast.
Many of those supposedly on the right claimed that Cuccinelli was doomed to fail because he was too conservative to get elected. In light of these predictions, let's see how the most conservative candidate on the ticket is fairing with non-right-wingers compared with McDonnell and Bolling:
Democrat support:
1) Cuccinelli: 14% to 84%
2) Bolling: 12% to 86%
3) McDonnell: 12% to 87%
Independent support:
1) McDonnell: 71% to 27%
2) Cuccinelli: 67% to 30%
3) Bolling: 64% to 34%
Moderate support:
1) Cuccinelli: 44% to 53%
2) McDonnell: 44% to 55%
3) Bolling: 42% to 55%
Liberal support:
1) Cuccinelli: 14% to 85%
2) Bolling: 9% to 90%
3) McDonnell: 9% to 91%
Cuccinelli is indisputably the most conservative candidate on the ticket both in principle and practice, yet he has the most support amongst non-right-wingers!
Only 2% undecided in this race!
Summary:
Let's hope these numbers are correct. Public Policy Polling is also showing growing leads, and they've had problems with Democrat bias in the past in Virginia. Rush Limbaugh has also exposed Public Policy Polling's liberal bias too many times to count over the years. I just hope King Kaine the Tyrannical will have to move mountain...move (ala his DNC Convention speech) a mountain of tears from his face along with Obama!
Sing with me:
He takes a tissue from the box, mmm...mmm...mmm, Barack Hussein Obama, to wipe and dry his crying face, mmm...mmm...mmm, Barack Hussein Obama, Virginia's red and he is blue, mmm...mmm...mmm, Barack Hussein Obama, his lackey Kaine saved not his face, mmm...mmm...mmm, Barack Hussein Obama, he sealed their fate with his disgrace, mmm...mmm...mmm, Barack Hussein Obama, failures are the liberals' fate, mmm...mmm...mmm, Barack Hussein Obama, Barack Hussein Obama...
Washington Post Endorses "Dirty" Deeds
We all knew it was coming. The Washington Post endorsed Democrat Creigh Deeds for governor here in the Commonwealth of Virginia on Sunday. Well, actually, a liberal paper from the most liberal place in the country, the District of Columbia, endorsed a liberal in the governor's race here in Virginia from within the limits of the District of Columbia. They want to make the Commonwealth of Virginia, where capitalism first arrived in America in 1607, like their little socialist "paradise" in the District.
They've endorsed him, so now I'm going to tear apart the Post's arguments using the weight of their own arguments:
1) They claim that "Mr. McDonnell has staked out the intolerant terrain on his party's right wing, fighting a culture war that seized his imagination as a law student in the Reagan era" and "[d]espite his rural roots, Mr. Deeds has been ideologically flexible enough to support abortion rights; press for background checks on firearms buyers at gun shows; oppose displaying the Confederate flag on state license plates; and warm to equal rights for homosexuals."
Excuse me, but abortion, guns, free-speech, and the gay agenda are key battles in the culture war! So, if you agree with the Post on all of these issues and have worked to implement them, you've "compiled a moderate record on divisive social issues that reflects Virginia's status as a centrist swing state." But, if you're on the other side of the Post regarding these issues, you're "intolerant" and "fighting a culture war."
Maybe the culture war is like the Global War on Terror under Bill Clinton, one side declared war and is fighting, while the other is doing nothing (oops, I forgot about Monica!). But then the Obama administration did say that us right-wingers and our soldiers are terrorists and the Post is simply a parrot of the Obama administration, so I guess that comparison is apt.
2) The Post correctly claims that "Mr. McDonnell has sought to corner Mr. Deeds by focusing on debates in Washington over energy policy, labor union membership and other contentious federal issues." And quite successfully, I might add. But the b.s. begins again in the next sentence: "But a governor of Virginia can do little to influence the ideologically charged debates raging on Capitol Hill."
Hello, the U.S. Constitution does not enumerate powers to the federal government "over energy policy, labor union membership and [most] other contentious federal issues." So, by the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, these powers "are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Therefore, the governor and legislature of Virginia have these powers and they are being usurped by an out-of-control federal government. It is the duty of the governor and attorney general to defend the sovereignty of the Commonwealth of Virginia against federal encroachment and dare I say, nullify these intrusions within the borders of the Commonwealth if all else fails.
3) They claim that "[g]leeful Republicans, convinced that Mr. Deeds has dealt his own candidacy a lethal blow by his stance on taxes, have seized on it as evidence that Mr. Deeds is heedless of the financial strains on ordinary Virginians." Yes, that is Deeds to a T, but the Post goes on to say that "[a] recession is no time to raise taxes, [Republicans] say; never mind that any solution is unlikely to be in place until recovery is underway."
Well that's quite a load, isn't it? Yes, the roads won't be built for quite some time, thanks to the enviro-Marxists and assessment after assessment that will be needed to placate their anti-human agenda and skyrocket costs so we'll think twice before we drive anywhere.
But, the taxes will probably go into effect immediately, or the next July 1st after the passage of the massive bill produced by the "bipartisan [i.e., partisan] commission [Deeds dictates] to forge [i.e., ram through] a consensus [of tax-hiking liberals] on transportation funding [i.e., taxes], with the full expectation that new [astronomically-excessive] taxes would be part of the mix." Think back to the bipartisan, unconstitutional, 2007 "transportation" debacle that Democrats love to blame on Republicans, despite the fact that King Kaine the Tyrannical was knee deep in that mess, as were many Democrats. Remember Kaine stripped the language from the abusive fees section, making them only apply to Virginia drivers. As horrendous a concept it was before Kaine did his dirty work, he made it worse.
More analysis to come...
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