Well, Virginia. The whole republic ticket was elected. Woopdee Doo.

[Teebyrd86]

I live in Nova and I was shocked at all the McDonnell fans here, I doubt it has a lot to do with the fact that he was raised here.. but I'm not sure. I have heard lots of complaints about Obama I am sure it is because he promised a bunch of junk he had no business promising. He pumped up lots of people and got ther minds thinking he was going to turn the country around overnight.. Brainwashed? that seems to be wearing off I think. I was likeing Deeds a little bit towards the beginning of his campaign but he got nasty with it and not to mention he chose Mr.Obama to endorse him and that REALLY turned me off. Neatless to say I am glad I decided to vote for McDonnell and I was pleased with the outcome..

[newhandle]

McDonnell was a pathetic AG and he will be a pathetic Governor. Example, he knew all about the VITA scandle and said and did nothing to prevent the rape of Va's computer resources, now he proposes outsourcing the ABC stores. He took money from N/G, talk about corruption whose fate he has to decide. There were no pro-consumer cases in his tenure as A/G, in fact, he required DMV to waive 2 million owed in fuels taxes by big business while he required that DMV collect 2.5 million from small truckers - both were DMV mistakes brought about by failing computer systems that his friends at N/G have no clue on how to fix. Now he proposes a road tax increase; oh he calls it tolls on interstates, but whatever you call it, it is money that will be paid by taxpayers. The citizens voted for a crook. He will make Kaine look good and that is hard to do. The Commonwealth is broke and he (nor Deeds) offered any plan to fix the problem. Republicans are happy, but the success of Va. depends on the success of Obama just as its current budget crisis was caused by Bush.

[Nebat]

Originally Posted by Alexus

Republicans stink.

Thank God for the northern portion of this state.

I hate how NoVa thinks they are the only important area in the state, like somehow the rest of us are dumb, unintelligent, and backwards. Asinine comments like this prove how ill informed some people in NoVa can be. The city of Richmond and usually Henrico county generally are very democratic and most of Hampton Roads generally is as well. Charlottesville and Albemarle county are guarnteed to be Democratic as well. It is no secret that less populated areas tend to lean Republican, not just in VA, but also in places like NY and PA. Even NJ went Republican. If CNN's county map was accurate, I found it interesting that Bath and maybe Allegheny county went for Deeds, but he's from there, so just the locals hoping to see one of their own in office I guess. And didn't even NoVa swing Republican this time too?? Exceptions being Arlington, and Alexandria?

To me the state as a whole is quite moderate with ultra conservative pockets and ultra liberal pockets.

[roanoker 4]

Obama inheritied the biggest deficit in history from the Bush administration spending. When the federal government doesn't impose taxes then it affects the states....viola! I don't think McDonnell will be another republican Bush and he MUST impose taxes to keep the state afloat! Whatever they call a toll on the interstates, it is a tax. If they call them "fees" they are taxes. Property "taxes" on the local level must be raised to pay for "tax cuts". I will be interested to see how McDonnell and his party squirm away from all of these "taxes".

[newhandle]

McDonnell will resort to Gilmore and Allen's budget tricks of playing with and using accounting gimmics. For example, the state is suppose to be self insured. Before Allen, there was about 1/2 billion in a fund for this purpose. Allen elimated this self insured fund.

Here is a great example of Mr. McDonnell's legal knowledge. The AG must approve all legislation to ensure it is constitutional. Remember when the Supreme Court ruled that Hampton Roads and Northern Va. Transportion districts could not levy taxes. He said it was legal. He really got that wrong. It cost the State and the dealerships which administered the tax a small fortune to undo it and dealerships were not reimbursed for their computer costs and personnel costs. He could care less about business. Now I wonder, will he raise the idea that Allen had of turning DMV's call centers over to the Dept. of Corrections? Wait a year or two and see how that turns out.

[Spongedaddy]

This thread is a good example of what is wrong. There is a conflict mentality in this country and the govt and its people are more worried about being "right" than about how to help people. We are in BIG trouble if this continues.

[highway29south]

Originally Posted by roanoker 4

Obama inheritied the biggest deficit in history from the Bush administration spending. When the federal government doesn't impose taxes then it affects the states....viola! I don't think McDonnell will be another republican Bush and he MUST impose taxes to keep the state afloat! Whatever they call a toll on the interstates, it is a tax. If they call them "fees" they are taxes. Property "taxes" on the local level must be raised to pay for "tax cuts". I will be interested to see how McDonnell and his party squirm away from all of these "taxes".

I always find it quite interesting how the September 11th attacks were Bush's fault and Clinton never got blamed for not paying attention to the numerous warning signs from Al-Qaida while he was in office (too busy "running the country" with Monica Lewinsky, I guess). Now Bush gets blamed for the deficit Obama "inherited". I guess Obama has nothing to do with the now increasing deficit because again, that is Bush's fault, even though he hasn't been in office in almost a year. I only left to assume that the Democrats are the only ones that can run the country right and any problems are always the Republicians fault, eh?