Posted on 10/17/2009 8:45:52 PM PDT by freespirited
A LEGACY of sound policies, coupled with the proximity of the federal government, has partially protected Virginia from the harsh retrenchments that the recession has forced on many states. Yet the commonwealth faces a daunting crisis in the form of a drastic shortfall in transportation funding, measured in the tens of billions of dollars, that threatens future prosperity. If the current campaign for governor has clarified anything, it is that state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee, has the good sense and political courage to maintain the forward-looking policies of the past while addressing the looming challenge of fixing the state's dangerously inadequate roads. The Republican candidate, former attorney general Robert F. McDonnell, offers something different: a blizzard of bogus, unworkable, chimerical proposals, repackaged as new ideas, that crumble on contact with reality. They would do little if anything to build a better transportation system.
There are plenty of reasons why Mr. Deeds is the better choice for governor in the Nov. 3 election. He has stood with Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, the incumbent, and his predecessor, now-Sen. Mark R. Warner, in support of the sane fiscal and budgetary choices that have made the state one of the best-governed and most business-friendly in the nation. Mr. McDonnell has generally spurned those policies, most notably by opposing Mr. Warner's landmark tax package in 2004, which attracted bipartisan support as it boosted public safety and education and protected the state's finances. Mr. Deeds has compiled a moderate record on divisive social issues that reflects Virginia's status as a centrist swing state. Mr. McDonnell has staked out the intolerant terrain on his party's right wing, fighting a culture war that seized his imagination as a law student in the Reagan era.
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So, our roads are hopelessly lost and need billions of dollars, but Deeds gets credit for "maintaining the forward-looking policies of the past" which lead to our hopeless roads that need billions of dollars.
The Post can't even make a logical argument for Deeds.
But they can contradict themselves. 3 months ago they called McDonnell a moderate who was in no way part of the radical right. Now he's a far-right wingnut. the WP was obviously wrong at some point.
WP: Taxes are good. Deeds will raise taxes. McDonnell opposed the unnecessary tax increases of the past. Vote for Increased Taxes. Vote for Deeds.
This is endorsement should come wrapped in a stinking dead fish.
C’mon, now. If the compost endorsed McDonnell, THAT would give me pause and worry to think he was really a closeted liberal.
... coupled with the proximity of the federal government, has partially protected Virginia from the harsh retrenchments that the recession has forced on many states.
WOW! Just being physically close to Father Federal Government protects us! Is this what the blame for California's woes? It's too far from DC?
The WP probably had a lot of influence among democrat voters in their primary last spring but very few others here in the general election. Its endorsement will be met with yawns by voters. I do think endorsements by pro-business groups have some influence over swing voters like the office park dads we occasionally hear about. Those have gone to McDonnell this time.
The ConmPost is a RAT newspaper through and through.
If I recall correctly, the WP also endorsed Pol Pot. How did that turn out?
The ComPost is a POS. They literally are an arm of the Virginia Democrat Party.
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