Virginia Right!

I am on the email list for ConservativeHome blog (which I recommend heartily) and I was curious what the pro-Tory blog would say.  But it did not come to me today!  I thought maybe I got kicked off for aggravated touting for UKIP (which I plead guilty!) in the recent postings.  But I went to [...]

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Following the State of the Union address by Barack Obama tonight, US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) will deliver the Republican response. Below are excerpts from the speech he is set to deliver: “This opportunity – to make it to the middle class or beyond no matter where you start out in life – it isn’t bestowed on us [...]

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Remember when Candidate Bob McDonnell promised to balance the budget and solve the transportation funding problems without raising taxes? Apparently McDonnell, now Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia has forgotten his promise to voters. In a Press Release, Governor McDonnell announced his scheme to add an additional $3.1 Billion tax burden on the backs of [...]

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The New York Times reports today, “A rising number of manufacturers are canceling new investments and putting off new hires because they fear paralysis in Washington will force hundreds of billions in tax increases and budget cuts in January, undermining economic growth in the coming months. Executives at companies making everything from electrical components and power systems to [...]

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McConnell: ‘They’re Not Even Pretending To Care About The Economy’   SEN. MITCH McCONNELL: “They’re not even pretending to care about the economy. They’ve sort of given up on the argument that this is about the economy. We know that because two years ago the Democrats agreed that this tax increase, they’re now fighting to increase — [...]

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is constitutional and stands. Congressman Cantor issued the following statement: “The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Obamacare is a crushing blow to patients throughout the country. Obamacare has failed to keep the President’s basic promise of allowing those who like their health care to [...]

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‘Would Seriously Impair Our Ability’ ‘To Put Our Unemployed Back To Work’   “America’s job creators… are critical to the effort to rebuild our economy and create the jobs necessary to put our unemployed back to work. Unfortunately, the Senate is expected to take up yet another bill that, if enacted, would seriously impair our [...]

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This from the website of the Heritage Foundation is useful for those looking for evidence to fight tax and spend liberalism and Krugmanism.  It’s about Estonia – the tiny Baltic republic liberated nearly twenty years ago and one of the freest nations in the world today: In the midst of a world embroiled in economic [...]

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No debt ceiling plan of their own. No budget for well over 800 days. No leadership from their President. No jobs. No economic growth. It seems the only thing Democrats are capable of these days is doing nothing. And killing any and every idea that comes from Republicans. And whining. A lot! See, the Republicans [...]

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Speaking on the floor this morning, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made major remarks on the debt limit negotiations, saying, “[A]fter years of discussions and months of negotiations, I have little question that as long as this President is in the Oval Office, a real solution is unattainable.”   He explained, “I was one of [...]

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By Rep. Eric Cantor February 26, 2011 America is at a tipping point, and Republicans have begun to take action. Last week, the House passed unprecedented legislation reducing discretionary spending this fiscal year by more than $100 billion. In addition, we made clear that our long-term budget, to be unveiled in the spring, will address [...]

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On Monday President Barack Obama released his latest budget, another financial mess that adds to the national debt while raising taxes as well. His $3.7 trillion budget fails to take government spending seriously, offering tentative cuts at best.  In response, Congressman Eric Cantor offered the following statement: “President Obama says he wants to win the [...]

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Obama Administration Memo Cites Non-Legislative Amnesty As Possible Option On Illegal Immigration USCIS MEMO: “NON-LEGISLATIVE VERSION OF ‘AMENSTY’” OPTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION MEMO TO U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES DIRECTOR: “This memorandum offers administrative relief options to promote family unity, foster economic growth, achieve significant process improvements and reduce the threat of removal for certain [...]

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The McDonnell Administration and our legislators have done a commendable job of balancing the budget without raising taxes, setting the stage for future economic growth.

However, the suggestion that Virginia install toll plazas on I-95 entering and exiting the state is a misguided idea for a number of reasons. From a financial and environmental standpoint, you have the time and energy expended to build the toll plazas and millions of dollars spent to impede the flow of people and commerce. You have the hiring of hundreds of state employees to man the booths 24 hours a day along with their infamous state pensions and all of the fuel required to get them to and from the job. The huge amount of fuel wasted each day as motorists brake and then accelerate back to speed, along with the additional accidents caused by the obstruction to the flow of traffic and the attending traffic officers is all a total unnecessary financial and environmental burden.

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