Comments on: Peter’s Take: Why McDonnell Failed as Governor

By: ACDC Hack

ACDC Hack — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:38:01 +0000

Be careful what you wish for………

By: john

john — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:01:23 +0000

Next Governor please

By: LPS4DL

LPS4DL — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:15:58 +0000

Experience shows that those who complain the most about the “nanny state” are those most likely to need a nanny.

By: LPS4DL

LPS4DL — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 01:13:31 +0000

Bob McDonnell lied to us, of course, when he ran for governor. Knowledgeable people knew he couldn’t deliver on his transportation promise. A 5th grader could have seen through his bogus math. But the real losers, like the people who commented above, voted for him because they believed him. Here it is, 4 years later, and no progress has been made to fund VA transportation properly. SWVA doesn’t need roads, so people pretending to be from NVA who support McDonnell really belong in SWVA. Here, we need roads, we need road maintenance, and we need more money to do that. McDonnell’s true colors show him to be anti-government, anti-tax, and out of step with the main stream. Like the other dinosaurs in Richmond, he will fade away.

By: Rory

Rory — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:04:31 +0000

Let’s keep this local. People can go to DailyKos or Redstate or wherever for their daily political and partisan columns. What’s the point of this?

By: BBMS

BBMS — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:12:10 +0000

Well, that is quite a difference, LOL. Nothing like not knowing what you talk about!.

That’s roughly a 4% spending cut, certainly nothing too earth shattering. I doubt it even was noticeable, probably related to some sort of funding formula adjustment.

I do note that more money is in the 14 budget for education than was in the 13 year. That’s not a cut.

By: BBMS

BBMS — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:08:57 +0000

I dare anybody to do the math on how much more gas tax is needed to close the $4 billion transportation funding gap. I dare you. LOL.

By: CarlJr

CarlJr — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:50:33 +0000

“Cutting spending in and of itself is a bit of an inane goal.”

That right there is the problem with the left. Clear as day.

By: Chad

Chad — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:48:30 +0000

Just because you say those projects are bad does not make it so. What is your objective data that says they are bad projects? Roads are not supposed to generate enough wealth to maintain themselves, that is not have infrastructure works.

By: CarlJr

CarlJr — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:47:55 +0000

Not weird.

I win the internet!