Why I support Susan Stimpson for Lieutenant Governor
Much like Riley in his post endorsing Scott Lingamfelter, I do not claim to speak for Virginia Virtucon as a whole. I only speak for myself.…
Read articleSanford wins special election to Congress
I am surprised at how the blogosphere seems to have missed the pertinent lesson of Mark Sanford’s return to Congress last night. Yes, it’s a highly…
Read articleData issues and errors spread from global warming alarmism to economics…and from left to right
Whenever I mention the statistical chicanery, data manipulation, and errors behind “global warming,” my friends on the left go into high dudgeon. They can’t fathom that such…
Read articleThe Fauxsterity Chronicles: Greece
At first read, the Examiner headline gives the impression that Greece is finally getting the message about what needs to be done – “Greek Workers to…
Read articleThe Prez’s budget: higher taxes and higher spending
You read that right: the president’s ten-year budget plan calls for higher spending over the next ten years. Patrick Brennan (Corner) provides the details on the…
Read articlePortugal Constitutional Court rejects Fauxsterity Plan A, pushes Fauxsterity Plan B
The Portugese government, like just about every other deficit-crippled government in the Mediterranean, has responded to Brussels’ demands for belt-tightening with what I like to call big-government-on-the-cheap…
Read articleHouse passes amended Plan ’13 From Outer Space (UPDATE: Senate does too)
The House of Delegates approved McDonnell’s changes to HB 2313 (a.k.a. Plan ’13 From Outer Space), by a 64-35 vote. The roll is not up yet,…
Read articleMcDonnell’s amendments to transportation tax: a few rate tweaks, and a mechanism for AUTOMATIC future tax increases
Under the Governor’s latest version of Plan ’13 From Outer Space, a subdivision imposed multiple counties away from you can trigger a tax increase that no one can stop…
…and he calls this an improvement…
Read articleAndrew Cuomo’s masquerade as a business-friendly Democrat comes to an end
Readers of this blog may have noticed my previous admiration for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. After this week, we can safely put the emphasis on…
Read articleVirginia, education spending, and budgets
During the great transportation-tax-love-in last month, a slew of Republican delegates and senators lamented that there was “nowhere to cut” in the Virginia budget. I can…
Read articleAbout that sequester…
One of the amber-encased pieces of conventional wisdom regarding the sequester is that the Administration has no room to maneuver on what spending it can reduce.…
Read articleThe President, the deficit, and Keynesian theory
During last week’s scare session on the sequester, the president said something very revealing about himself (via Peter Kirsanow): Lay offs and pay cuts means (sic) that people…
Read articleA draft transportation alternative to Plan ’13 From Outer Space
So Virginia’s tax-hike cheerleaders want those of us who opposed this fiasco to present a transportation alternative. Ok. Here goes… 1) Privatize all subdivision roads with…
Read articleAbout the “local” tax increases…
The tax increase fiasco continues to get worse with exposure…. Readers may recall Ken Cuccinelli’s somewhat confused statement on the bill. While he opposed the “massive…
Read articleThe tax revolt goes national
John Fund (National Review Online) has noticed the Virginia tax battle, and the title says it all: McDonnell Tarnishes His Legacy I particularly like his description…
Read articleBloggers join together to stand up for the taxpayers (UPDATE – and we’re not alone)
More than a dozen bloggers have signed an open letter to the General Assembly asking them to defeat the “compromise” tax increase. I am happy to say…
Read articleThe gory details on the tax hike “compromise”
The numbers are out on the conference committee’s tax hike plan…and if anything, it’s worse than we thought. For starters, the plan raises taxes by $682…
Read articleThe conference committee deal: higher sales tax, higher local taxes, higher other taxes… (UPDATED AND BUMPED)
The conference committee, remarkably, came up with a “deal” that is worse for the taxpayer than the two versions that were supposed to be the bookends…
Read articleQuinnipiac confirms: backing a tax increase hurt Cuccinelli
I suspect that most of the discussion on the latest Quinnipiac Poll will be about the effect of Bill Bolling in the race as an independent.…
Read articleIt looks like Virginians’ taxes will go up
The word from the Washington Post is that the conferees in the Virginia Legislature are moving closer to a deal. How close to McDonnell’s tax hike…
Read articleCould the taxpayers be spared by a Richmond train wreck?
If what Steve Contorno (Washington Examiner) hears is correct, Democrats in the State Senate could be so wedded to Frank Wagner’s tax hike that they’ll refuse…
Read articleOh the irony…
Well, the Senate passed Frank Wagner’s tax hike plan, as expected… Not long after, Bill Bolling dropped is support for McDonnell’s tax hike in favor of Wagner’s.…
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