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Senate Sinks Transportation Plan

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Riley

Virginia’s own political version of Laurel and Hardy — Senators Chichester and Potts – appear to have sunk the compromise transportation bill that has been working its way through the General Assembly.  Was it perfect?  No.  Could it have worked?  Maybe.  Was it worth at least a try?  Sure.

Now, here is the real kicker.  Potts, Chichester & Co. decided the problem with the compromise plan was, well, it would force them to compromise and then they wouldn’t be able to hike taxes just for the heck of it.  How long must we be forced to endure these two clowns? 

Hey, guys, buy a clue.  Until you lock up the transportation trust fund and firewall it so you can’t just dip into it any time you feel like it for unrelated purposes, mainstream Republicans, independents and even fair-minded Democrats aren’t going to go along with your call for a tax increase.

Many on the left are already saying that this is bad news for the House GOP.  I disagree.  All the media coverage lately has been on how the House has been working on this transportation plan, that they were willing to swallow some things they weren’t crazy about in the spirit of compromise, etc.  If there is one thing voters don’t like, it is obstructionists.  That is precisely what Chichester and Potts are and they will pay the price for this — hopefully in the form of a primary defeat.

Filed under: 2007 Elections, Taxes, Transportation, Virginia Politics

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4 Responses

  1. James Young, on February 2nd, 2007 at 12:34 am Said:

    I think you’re right about the opportunity that this provides to demonstrate that it is the Senate Repubmocrats who are — and always have been — the obstructionists. But I won’t hold my breath for the media to spin it that way.

  2. Riley, Not O'Reilly, on February 2nd, 2007 at 9:38 am Said:

    That’s why the House GOP, the blogs, etc. have to do it.

  3. Proud Republican, on February 2nd, 2007 at 11:49 am Said:

    What Chichester, Potts, and Company need to realize as well is that, if nothing gets done on transportation this Session, it’s not the House where we’ll lose our majority. It’s the Senate, and then those two, if they are still in office, won’t have their Committee Chairmanships anymore.

  4. Congrats to Bearing Drift for helping shape the transportation debate « Virginia Virtucon, on May 8th, 2008 at 4:47 pm Said:

    [...] much. We’ve been onboard with this for a long time: Until you lock up the transportation trust fund and firewall it so you can’t just dip into it [...]

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