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Brian Kirwin

The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.

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7 Responses to "Jody Wagner defends Kaine’s billion-dollar tax increase"

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   Jody “Financial Fantasyland” Wagner Returns!!! Endorses Failed $1 Billion Tax Hike « Virginia Virtucon June 25, 2009 12:01 pm

   [...] wait!  It gets even better!!!  As Bearing Drift points out, Wagner appears to have really stepped in it later in the same email, slamming LG Bill [...]

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   Mike June 25, 2009 14:19 pm

   I’m trying to think of a tax increase Jody Wagner hasn’t supported – and I’m stumped. Why we would want to elect this person Lieutenant Governor is beyond me.

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   GMo June 25, 2009 14:46 pm

   Is anyone shocked that this email would come from the Wagner campaign? All we’ve heard from Wagner since the beginning is droning partisan rhetoric, nary an issue to be found.

   This latest example is a clear indication that she has no idea what is going on. Even taking into account that Wagner has supported every single proposed tax increase over the last eight years, a logical person would expect that she’d have the intelligence to do some simple research into what she’s talking about. The simple fact that she is attacking Bolling for not supporting a billion dollar tax boondoogle that was defeated 98-0 is stunning.

   But what do you expect from someone who misses their budget forecast by $5 billion? Not a lot, and that’s what we’re getting.

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   Wagner is an embarassment June 25, 2009 19:36 pm

   Wagner is a total embarrassment on the issue of fiscal responsibility. She has the calculation skills of Enron executives.

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   Jody Wagner Just Doesn’t Add Up June 25, 2009 23:14 pm

   [...] Wagner defends Kaine’s billion-dollar tax increase Bearing Drift Every House Democrat, Republican and Independent opposed Kaine’s transportation tax increase. And [...]

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   phantom08 June 26, 2009 07:34 am

   Maye jody will cut an ad for us against the house dems for opposing kaine too?

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   Steve Vaughan June 29, 2009 10:02 am

   Wagner is the weak link on the Democratic ticket, just like Cuccinelli is the weak link on the GOP ticket. It wouldn’t be surprising if the McDonnell people try to make Deeds take a stand on Wagner’s bad forecasting — well it wasn’t really hers, but thats the political short hand. That issue is going to sink her against Bolling because it WILL stick. It will be interesting to see if Republicans try to use it against the rest of the Dem ticket.