Va. Senate Approves 6-Cent Rise In Gas Tax

[Chris_]

Va. Senate Approves 6-Cent Rise In Gas Tax

RICHMOND, June 25 -- The Virginia Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to raise the gas tax by 6 cents, but officials in both parties say the measure has almost no chance in the House of Delegates, leaving many legislators to wonder whether any plan to pay for transportation will be resolved in the current special session.

Senate Democrats said the GOP-dominated House would kill the bill but voted on no alternative. House Republicans seem determined to force a vote to show they are unified against tax increases. Much of Wednesday's debate centered less on road-building than on the themes Republicans and Democrats plan to use in the 2009 elections, when Virginians will elect a governor and all 100 delegates.

"We have been awash and are swirling in a sea of politics," said House Minority Leader Ward L. Armstrong (D-Henry).

After a day of fierce partisanship and escalating rhetoric, Senate Democrats ignored a proposal by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D), approving a plan that would raise the gas tax over the next six years, increase the statewide sales tax by 0.25 percent and boost the tax on vehicle purchases by 0.5 percent. Together, the taxes would raise $452 million annually.

"I don't know any other way to fix this without raising and spending money," Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) said.

Um, how 'bout spending less?     Oh wait, that "D" after your name makes that impossible.  nevermind.

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[Chris_]

Smart move in this fuel price environment......

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[DixieBelle]

I hate this state.

[Chris_]

I hate this state.

What the hell happened.....I lived in Fairfax in '97, and the state was a pretty conservative place.....the "car tax" pissed me off a lot though, but cigarettes were cheap.

doc

[DixieBelle]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

[Wretched Excess]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

government employees believe in activist government.  activist government begets bigger government.  sooner
or later, they take over.

I think we should move the capitol to, say, phoenix one weekend without telling anyone.

[Flame]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

government employees believe in activist government.  activist government begets bigger government.  sooner
or later, they take over.

I think we should move the capitol to, say, phoenix one weekend without telling anyone.

hey now...don't generalize too much there!  I'm married to a gov't employee and he's as anti big gov't as I am!!

[Wretched Excess]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

government employees believe in activist government.  activist government begets bigger government.  sooner
or later, they take over.

I think we should move the capitol to, say, phoenix one weekend without telling anyone.

hey now...don't generalize too much there!  I'm married to a gov't employee and he's as anti big gov't as I am!!

he must be the exception that proves the rule.

[DixieBelle]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

government employees believe in activist government.  activist government begets bigger government.  sooner
or later, they take over.

I think we should move the capitol to, say, phoenix one weekend without telling anyone.

hey now...don't generalize too much there!  I'm married to a gov't employee and he's as anti big gov't as I am!!

Mr. Belle is a Fed too. He loathes the morons too

[Jim]

its DOA in the House but goes to show how far my commonwealth has fallen.

its thought that this may be intended to further gin up anti GOP sentiment in NOVA and Tidewater so as to give BHO a little better shot here.  Gov Timbo "watch me lie" Kaine has been Barry's love monkey since about day one.

[Jim]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

government employees believe in activist government.  activist government begets bigger government.  sooner
or later, they take over.

I think we should move the capitol to, say, phoenix one weekend without telling anyone.

thats liable to backfire on BHO as much of that DC donkey population works for the DOD.  they face a choice of losing their job due to defense cutbacks or electing the messiah.  similar deal in Tidewater.

[Chris_]

^you are assuming that libs won't "vote against their own self-interest".......hell, they do it every day.....nothing is more important than their idology, and the "magic negro" will certainly take care of them when they are out of a job, right?

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[Jim]

^you are assuming that libs won't "vote against their own self-interest".......hell, they do it every day.....nothing is more important than their idology, and the "magic negro" will certainly take care of them when they are out of a job, right?

doc

I really really hear what you're saying and I would have agreed before last weekend.  I was actually in NOVA and talking to such a lib who IS dependant upon DOD for his and so are both his kids who also live up there.  There is a difference, even in their minds, between self interest and paycheck.  They have a razor sharp focus on the how fickle that particular sort of govt teet is.  Combine that with their hand wringing over how terrible the economy is and that puts them in a very uncomfortable place.

[Lanie]

Raising the tax on gas? Are these people wanting to lose the next election?

[Thor]

No offense to present company, but the dumb****s in Va VOTED to elect these choochtards. They got what they deserved.

[Jim]

Raising the tax on gas? Are these people wanting to lose the next election?

its good if Gilmore can tie Mark Warner to it.

Dick Saslaw (the shit head who authored this) is even more arrogant and elitist than BHO which is saying something.

[Jim]

No offense to present company, but the dumb****s in Va VOTED to elect these choochtards. They got what they deserved.

yeah they did. 
help me out, which choochtards are we referrig to specifically ?  sad to say, we have too many to keep up with anymore.

[Thor]

In this instance, "choochtards" equate to the people mandating a 6 cent per gallon tax on already exhorbitant gasoline prices.

[Jim]

In this instance, "choochtards" equate to the people mandating a 6 cent per gallon tax on already exhorbitant gasoline prices.

ok, that be Dick Saslaw and Timbo "I love to lie" Kaine et al

in a way, I'm glad the GOP allowed this to go to the floor of the Senate.  it will be good ammunition in the next election.  moreover it probably took Kaine off BHO's veep list. 

[Crazy Horse]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

government employees believe in activist government.  activist government begets bigger government.  sooner
or later, they take over.

Are you ****ing kidding or what.

I too am a goverment employee.......................where the **** have you seen me wishing this about goverment???

 

[Thor]

CH, you have to admit that AFSCME (I think that's right) wants to have a self-perpetuating government.

[Chris_]

Moonbat central. NOVA is blue to the core now.

government employees believe in activist government.  activist government begets bigger government.  sooner
or later, they take over.

Are you ****ing kidding or what.

I too am a goverment employee.......................where the **** have you seen me wishing this about goverment???

 :hammer:

I worked for the State of California for 13 years and it never budged me one inch off my Conservative Principles.

BUT

I did see a LOT of overt liberalism that was tolerated, whereas Conservative opinions were not allowed at all ("no political speaking allowed by Government").

So to some degree the statement is true.