For those of you who follow Virginia politics, the Washington Post reports today that the Virginia GOP has selected Jim Gilmore, past governor of Virginia, as its candidate for Senate. Mr. Gilmore, who is best known for bankrupting the state during a time of unprecedented growth and prosperity, should make Mark Warner's job in securing the second Democratic senate seat in Virginia.
Gilmore could not even manage to raise funds for this campaign, and he won, I'm pretty certain, because his biggest rival, PWC resident Robert Marshall. It appears that event the Republicans are aware that even strong party conservative (Marhsall anti-abortion and anti-tax) from Prince William County would not stand a chance--he's much too popular with the anti-immigrant crowd in his home county.
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Apparently, you're getting your information on Gilmore's record directly from the WaPo and the Mark Warner campaign.
In fact, state finances were in fine shape when Gilmore left office. It was Mark "I will not raise taxes" Warner's fraud in justifying his massive tax and spending increase which is the basis for the smear of Gilmore.
Actually, I'm getting my information from the state budget, which was running deficits when Gilmore left office. Don't you remember even President Bush thought his tenure as head of Virginia was a fiasco--and suggested Jim spend more time with his family.
This is the problem with this county, Republicans are myopic and so easily forgetful. No wonder the country is in the shape we're in. -SC
Warner spent the better part of his time as governor cleaning up what Gilmore left behind. While the platform of "tax cuts tax cuts tax cuts" is temporarily feasible at the Federal level when the resulting debt can be passed on to our children and grand children, it doesn't work at the state level when the budget must be balanced.
Amen. Actually, I think we've reached the end of tax cut prosperity. We actually have to start paying for things, and times could get tough.
Let's just hope for some solid leadership. -SC
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