VPOD #52: Bob McDonnell, GOP gubernatorial candidate
By JR Hoeft | Thursday, March 5th, 2009 | PodcastsIn this episode of Virginia Politics On-Demand, Republican candidate for governor, Bob McDonnell, discusses the need for “effective leadership” at RPV, party unity and how he will provide it, his thoughts on the GOP nomination fight for attorney general, the state of the Virginia budget – and why our problems are only just beginning, his issue with the federal stimulus bill, his advocacy that offshore drilling begin in 2011, a clear choice between him and his opponents on Virginia being a “right-to-work” state (and how “card check” will impact that), his response to Chairman McAuliffe about Rush Limbaugh, and the state of his campaign – including future visits from Sean Hannity, Mike Huckabee, and many others.
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Opening music “Highway Run” by the Charlie Wheeler Band available through Ariel Publicity.
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Conservative to the core; liberal with his opinion! J.R. has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is also the director of “Blogs United” in Virginia. E-mail J.R.. Follow J.R. on Twitter.
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3 Responses to "VPOD #52: Bob McDonnell, GOP gubernatorial candidate"
Great podcast. Thank you for providing it J.R.
McDonnell’s plans for meeting our transportation needs goes over like a lead balloon with me though. His plans for Hampton Roads seems to be heavily reliant on tollroads.
In an attempt to get a debate going about transportation I will add this:
Eventually we are going to have to come up with a new means of funding transportation other then the fuel tax. As more drivers buy things like the Chevy Volt, they are going to escape paying their fair share for road maintenance.
But for the time being an increase in the fuel tax accomplishes killing two birds with one stone. It provides additional revenue for road maintenance and construction and encourages adoption of alternative energy sources for transportation.
If a toll is put on the “third crossing” less then maximum alleviation of congestion at the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel will result. Drivers who might have been motivated to take the third crossing will stick to the existing route to avoid the toll.
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