Comments on: Republican Party reeling…but there’s still hope

By: Henry Ryto

Henry Ryto — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:07:56 +0000

Reid,

Once again, facts get in the way of your extremist agenda.

Anyone knows Property Tax revenue in Virginia goes to local governments. If you siphon off future revenue from land values, that’s money that would have gone to local government.

By: Reid Greenmun

Reid Greenmun — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:37:08 +0000

Henry, what baloney that last statement you made is. Who do you think believes that fairy tale?

By: Henry Ryto

Henry Ryto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:53:57 +0000

Reid,

If you don’t suck off that property money for Transportation at the state level, it would go to local government.

By: Reid Greenmun

Reid Greenmun — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:42:54 +0000

Henry, try to keep up (please?). (1) I live 12 miles from my job. I work in Town Center and i no longer live in Sandbridge. (2) The VBTA and TLP Transportation funding recommendations do not use local money for state projects. But they do make use of a principle based on a combination of:

A. User pays for what they use.

B. Those that benefit most from tax funds used for new infrastructure are targeted to pay for the new infrastructure.

As to the comment about being “for something” – and not just “agaist” the Democratic party. Great point. I agree,

I’d simply add that being “for something” without having our elected representatives actually VOTE for those same things is a path to more lost elections.

By: Henry Ryto

Henry Ryto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:17:24 +0000

Brian,

What a great example Reid is there: he lives out at the Beach while working in Portsmouth.

By: Brian Kirwin

Brian Kirwin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:50:53 +0000

Reid’s transportation plan is to live closer to your job.

By: Steven Osborne

Steven Osborne — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:11:50 +0000

I think that one thing that we can do for the future is to be FOR something again. I mean, sure we oppose the liberals when they are wrong, but we must convince the American people that our priciples are superior.

Strict Constructionism
Moral Values
Strong Defense
etc…

By: Henry Ryto

Henry Ryto — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:37:21 +0000

The VBTA “Transportation Plan’ can’t be taken seriously. As mentioned, it takes local Property Tax money to cover state Transportation expenses.

It’s a classic case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.

By: Alter of Freedom

Alter of Freedom — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:30:34 +0000

When you drink Kool-aid and sing Kumbuy-ya you get Obama in the White House with a Clintonian cabinet so lets wait and see how that works out before we follow suit. The only way we can succeed is through challenging eash other to formualte new solutions. 2009 will be a trying test for the State GOP, not McCain’s or even Gilmore failed campaigns, in that if McDonnell fails in his bid for Governor the root of the problem will certainly run deeper than anyone here knows today.
Fear not Reid, the housing industry is lining up for its bid for a bailout, but at least they will be smart enough to come to Washington with a plan.

By: Reid Greenmun

Reid Greenmun — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:03:50 +0000

Darrell, No lie. Okay … where do I get the GOP kool-aid to drink? Let’s all sing “Kum-buy-ya” and help give “bailouts for everyone!” Wa-Hoo! Why, my economy feels stimulated already! I love this GOP group hug! Let’s break out the minority party “underdog” Talking Points and let the games begin!

“Well … there he goes again . . .” (Thanks Ronnie – your ghost is all we need to lead us to the promised land . . .)

By: Darrell -- Chesapeake

Darrell -- Chesapeake — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:52:18 +0000

C’mon Reid, quit looking back. That’s history no one cares about. You need to look forward to all those nice new taxes the GOBs are going to help stick you with because they forgot history.

You are needed in the new RPV, where carping about being left out of the GOBs blogvolution is a more pressing problem than busted budgets.

By: Brian Kirwin

Brian Kirwin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:31:28 +0000

So the voters only ditched Gilmore because the Republicans told them too?

That fails logic on so many levels.

By: Don Tabor

Don Tabor — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:59:37 +0000

Gilmore, for whom I voted, as he was more libertarian than the Libertarian on the ballot, was thrown under the bus by the RINO’s who infest the General Assembly, and the Senate in particular, in their rush to suck up to Warner while he was governor.

Instead of standing up for him and the Car Tax phaseout, they abandoned and criticized his tax cuts, siding with Warner to raise taxes.

That made him damaged goods in the Senate run, and Chichester, Lanteinge and their ilk stabbed him in the back again during the election.

So, no, Gilmore was not too moderate, but he was betrayed by those who are.

By: Reid Greenmun

Reid Greenmun — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:49:07 +0000

Alter of Freedom, you suppose incorrectly. The GOP controlled General Assembly permitted massive growth in state spending. Yes, we have had 2 Democratic governors that helped make this massive increase in state spending “law’, but the responsibility is certainly shared by the GOP.

I am as far from being in a “camp” with “others on the left” as one can get.

By: Jeremy Hinton

Jeremy Hinton — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:39:17 +0000

This is fun. Anyone bring popcorn?