The Last Three Words Are Critical

I give Bob McDonnell credit for being honest by adding that caveat at the end...

Comments

[CarolineProgressive]

"Bob's for Jobs" is this year's "No Car Tax." At least "No Car Tax" was an actual statement of policy. In addition to jobs, is Bob also for puppies or anything else that everyone is for?

[Gnarly]

People wouldn't be responding so positively to Bob's for Jobs if some of that Hopey Changey had worked out.

[DanielK]

Hell, he's playing the public for a bunch of fools. Let's face it, he wants to get through this election so he can go back to what he knows best, social issues. His record in the legislature is a clear indicator of the type of Governor that he would be. If he's gets through the election by tricking voters that abortion is not a priority for him then he has four years of free rein to push through whatever he wants. The main problem is that if Democrats don't turn this around then we won't have the ability to stop it in the House and Senate if it comes down to the tie-breaker vote!

[Larry Sabato's nose-hair]

I must insist that Bob keep that "Abolish the car tax" promise he made, as a member of the House of Delegates, before he starts to make new and more promises. Keep the old promises, before you start making new ones. These pesky republicans, just make promises, with no intention of ever keeping them, and pray that voters don't stop to think, or consider, that they never kept any old promises. Where is Bob on "abolishing" the car tax? Is that a priority for him? Come on you republicans hold his monkey-feet to the fire!

[Dan J.]

I don't know why this type of thing surprises anyone. Time Kaine ran a right-of-center campaign and ended up being a flaming liberal as a governor. I remember quite vividly watching Kaine get away with claiming to be a "sportsman" and "anti-tax" and Jerry Kilgore let him get away with it.

[Purple]

At least Bob says he is for something. Creigh seems to be for whatever Bob is for a day late. Except for the abortion issue, which neither candidate will affect one way or another. Creigh's looking desperate and I'm getting worried.

I don't give a damn about the car tax. I've long since given up on that one going away and so should we all. I'd be happier to pay it if I thought that it was going to pave the crumbling roads in Northern Virginia. From what I've seen, the roads in Creigh's part of the state are on average looking much better.

[Not Einstein]

"From what I've seen, the roads in Creigh's part of the state are on average looking much better."

Of course they do. Both of them were first paved in 1966 & have averaged at least 10 cars a day ever since.

[Bruce]

"From what I've seen, the roads in Creigh's part of the state are on average looking much better."

Of course they do, the money to pave them comes from Northern Virginia. NOVA gets less than 66 cents back for every dollar it sends to Richmond. I would hazard a guess that Bath County gets more than it puts in. You can have good roads if someone else pays for it. Now it's time to move forward with a more balanced approach that recognizes the added need and contribution of NOVA.