“Stop Abandoning Principles”
Stafford County Board Chair Susan Stimpson, who is also a candidate for the GOP nomination for Lt. Gov. this year, issued this compelling email regarding the legislature’s vote to raise taxes to fund transportation.
Dear Friend,
I just received an email from the Governor that leaves me flabbergasted. It brags about billions in new taxes. It even directs people to look at the spending projects in their area! It sounds like a White House press release. I was half expecting it to conclude with an offer for a free cell phone!
Republicans are supposed to be about cutting taxes, cutting spending and reducing the size of government—like our current leadership in Richmond promised us they would do when we were working hard to elect them.
Instead they abandoned our party’s principles by raising taxes and paving the way for Obamacare.
Do we or do we not believe that a restrained and limited government is what allows the most freedom and prosperity?
Speaker Bill Howell and Governor McDonnell are friends. But they could not be more wrong. And they could not have failed us at a more critical time.
There has been a long, unsettled battle within the Republican Party in Virginia on whether or not government has enough money. It has played out in 2004, 2007 and now. Each time, Republican leadership has taken the side of “not enough taxes” instead of providing the vision and leadership toward a restrained government. How much more can we bear?
It’s time to end this battle decisively with New Leadership committed to the principle that Virginians are over-taxed.
As Lieutenant Governor, I will not only work tirelessly to advance a conservative agenda in the General Assembly, but I will work relentlessly for authentic conservative majorities in the House and Senate.
I have talked to Republicans today who are absolutely disgusted with our Party. They are sick and tired of being sold out. The Republican Party itself is at stake in Virginia, and if we don’t act and restore our Party to that of lower taxes and smaller government, we risk losing faithful Republicans and independent voters. While Democrats are proudly stating they stayed committed to their values and achieved higher taxes and Medicaid expansion, Republicans failed to lead and they rolled. And we control both Houses and the Governor’s office!
The time to act is now. As Lieutenant Governor, I will fight for tax cuts, spending cuts and smaller government as I have done in Stafford County, and I will lead an effort to elect principled, tax cutting conservatives to the House of Delegates and State Senate.
Sincerely,
Susan StimpsonP.S: It is critical that we elect grassroots conservatives who will lead our efforts to defeat tax and spend Republicans at the Republican State Convention on May 18. Visit our website and get the delegate filing information for your county or city today!
13 Responses to ““Stop Abandoning Principles””
That’s a great message, expressing what many of us are thinking. Thanks Susan!
Virginia is rapidly turning into New Jersey.
If only she was qualified to be Lieutenant Governor….
Except that Susan Stimpson raised taxes in stafford several times by passing along huge spending programs to us!!! This letter is as hollow and phony as her claims. I happen to agree with the words she uses here but they’re meaningless coming from Bill Howell’s protege’.
“P.S: It is critical that we elect grassroots conservatives….”
I agree, that’s why I’m going to be a delegate for EW Jackson.
^ What’s up with the two anonymous guys up there? Guys trying to hide something?
Professional dirty tricksters, no doubt. The fear they express of Stimpson helps to convince me that she’s the real deal.
Riley I agree. I continue to be impressed with Stimpson’s message and her solid record on the Stafford Board of Supervisors. She is truly a grass-roots conservative.
Anon- Please provide the details of these tax increases, I am not aware of that and I did some research on her. I saw her reocrd as cutting spending and taxes. THanks.
Stimpsons publically disagrees with Howell all the time, the email above is case-and-point. Sure they may be friends because Stimpson has a mass appeal with many sectors of the party and works well with people, hence her wide success, but Id hardly presume that her relationship with anyone means she compromises principles.
To the contrary, Stimpson’s broad relationships and ability to build consensus are why she is so successful moving the conservative agenda forward.
Susan missed the Governor’s point. He was bragging about his transportation bill…………anyone take a ride out today? bumper-to-bumper everywhere………we do need help……………..if people want to do something…………ask pwc not to further screw up transportation around wegman’s ans sentara hospital and God-forbid, the new stadium in the middle of it all…………..we desparately need help in getting our transporstion system up to par…..
Please tell us how the new tax increase will alleviate your traffic problems. I’d love to hear what roads they plan to build. Thanks!
The Governor has published a list of roads to be constructed and/or road that are severely in need of repair………also, funds for the silver line near tysons. Since the bill has just been enacted,i think the Governor will need sometime tobring list up to date…………..when i find it again, i will send to you LL…..Your friend, Ken
Yup, just as I thought, no new roads. Road repairs and massive amounts to metro. Since our roads in Loudoun are repaved every year, whether they need it or not, I’m not excited about repairs to existing roads. That won’t solve our traffic problems. Yes, please let us know what new roads we might see and when we might see them. Thanks!
I will LL XOXOKen
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