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	<title>Comments on: McDonnell Announces &#8220;Virginia Speaks&#8221; Tour</title>
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		<title>By: Mike Barrett</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Barrett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Actually, I understand the politics much better.  McDonnell&#039;s strategy to sell the ABC stores, use money from that sale for transportation (fix one interchange), and then cut the budget by the amount that the ABC operation contributed to the General Fund, so our Mayor/Council will have to cut teachers, policeman, and fireman.  Political tactic; genius.  Governance; typical sleazy move.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actually, I understand the politics much better.  McDonnell&#8217;s strategy to sell the ABC stores, use money from that sale for transportation (fix one interchange), and then cut the budget by the amount that the ABC operation contributed to the General Fund, so our Mayor/Council will have to cut teachers, policeman, and fireman.  Political tactic; genius.  Governance; typical sleazy move.</p>
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		<title>By: Tim J</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tim J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Of course, then less flows to local government, and they must make the actual cuts.&quot;... sounds like you finally get the math... Less money from the state government to the local government = cuts in the local government.  Mike are you in line yet to buy one of the private &quot;ABC&quot; licenses?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Of course, then less flows to local government, and they must make the actual cuts.&#8221;&#8230; sounds like you finally get the math&#8230; Less money from the state government to the local government = cuts in the local government.  Mike are you in line yet to buy one of the private &#8220;ABC&#8221; licenses?</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Barrett</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike Barrett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes he was Brian, to raise money from the very corporations who will benefit from the deficit creating cuts in corporate taxes, machinery and tool taxes, and BPOL taxes.  But of course, that is the McDonnell plan.  Even the ABC sale is simply a way to reduce state income, and then clearly reductions must be made in the general fund to keep the budget balanced.  Of course, then less flows to local government, and they must make the actual cuts.  It is the simple Grover Norquist strategy:  Cut the arms and legs off of government so the body can be drowned in a bathtub.  Great politics, lousy governance.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes he was Brian, to raise money from the very corporations who will benefit from the deficit creating cuts in corporate taxes, machinery and tool taxes, and BPOL taxes.  But of course, that is the McDonnell plan.  Even the ABC sale is simply a way to reduce state income, and then clearly reductions must be made in the general fund to keep the budget balanced.  Of course, then less flows to local government, and they must make the actual cuts.  It is the simple Grover Norquist strategy:  Cut the arms and legs off of government so the body can be drowned in a bathtub.  Great politics, lousy governance.</p>
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		<title>By: James Hawkins</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43681</link>
		<dc:creator>James Hawkins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Town Hall meetings with Glenn Nye ?? 

Where can I find a list of Town Hall meetings in August with Glenn Nye ??

Governor Bob McDonnell has time to talk to the citizens.

Where is Glenn Nye ??

Fund raising with Charles Rangel ??

Does Glenn Nye lack the &quot;cojones&quot; to talk to the citizens ??

Palin Says Brewer Has Something Obama Lacks: &#039;Cojones&#039;

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/01/palin-brewer-cojones-obama-lacks-immigration-enforcement/?test=latestnews

Perhaps both Obama and Nye lack the &quot;cojones&quot; that Governor Brewer seems to have.

If you want a congressman with &quot;cojones&quot; then

VOTE REPUBLICAN ON NOVEMBER 2ND</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Town Hall meetings with Glenn Nye ?? </p>
<p>Where can I find a list of Town Hall meetings in August with Glenn Nye ??</p>
<p>Governor Bob McDonnell has time to talk to the citizens.</p>
<p>Where is Glenn Nye ??</p>
<p>Fund raising with Charles Rangel ??</p>
<p>Does Glenn Nye lack the &#8220;cojones&#8221; to talk to the citizens ??</p>
<p>Palin Says Brewer Has Something Obama Lacks: &#8216;Cojones&#8217;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/01/palin-brewer-cojones-obama-lacks-immigration-enforcement/?test=latestnews" rel="nofollow">http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/01/palin-brewer-cojones-obama-lacks-immigration-enforcement/?test=latestnews</a></p>
<p>Perhaps both Obama and Nye lack the &#8220;cojones&#8221; that Governor Brewer seems to have.</p>
<p>If you want a congressman with &#8220;cojones&#8221; then</p>
<p>VOTE REPUBLICAN ON NOVEMBER 2ND</p>
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		<title>By: Tim J</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43630</link>
		<dc:creator>Tim J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Those stupid citizens... &quot;citizens are just too unengaged to get the difference.&quot; are just getting in the way of taxing and spending for the &quot;right&quot; projects. 

And then... &quot;the damage that will become due much later to be paid by our children&quot;... is classic Mike trying to hold up &quot;our children&quot; as human shields against the evil &quot;tax and spending&quot; fiscal responsibility being shown by McDonnell.

Mike, the moving companies, due to the economic down turn, have great rates for moving your household goods to your condos in Belize and Costa Rica.  You can blog from there to let us know how we should follow Latin American examples of how to take from money from citizens and have Government spend it to have great roads, shining cities and to pay for everything for everybody... oh wait... you already are doing that!  Well, go ahead and move there anyway, and you will gain some credibility with us since you will be close to and living the example.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Those stupid citizens&#8230; &#8220;citizens are just too unengaged to get the difference.&#8221; are just getting in the way of taxing and spending for the &#8220;right&#8221; projects. </p>
<p>And then&#8230; &#8220;the damage that will become due much later to be paid by our children&#8221;&#8230; is classic Mike trying to hold up &#8220;our children&#8221; as human shields against the evil &#8220;tax and spending&#8221; fiscal responsibility being shown by McDonnell.</p>
<p>Mike, the moving companies, due to the economic down turn, have great rates for moving your household goods to your condos in Belize and Costa Rica.  You can blog from there to let us know how we should follow Latin American examples of how to take from money from citizens and have Government spend it to have great roads, shining cities and to pay for everything for everybody&#8230; oh wait&#8230; you already are doing that!  Well, go ahead and move there anyway, and you will gain some credibility with us since you will be close to and living the example.</p>
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		<title>By: Brian Kirwin</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43627</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kirwin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oh, and Mike, probably because McDonnell was here in Virginia Beach yesterday.

Where were you?  The Deeds-Wagner-Shannon office?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh, and Mike, probably because McDonnell was here in Virginia Beach yesterday.</p>
<p>Where were you?  The Deeds-Wagner-Shannon office?</p>
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		<title>By: Brian Kirwin</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43626</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian Kirwin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Aren’t we Virginians entitled to an honest assessment with the facts before the PR campaign?&quot;

Sounds like you&#039;re criticizing Light Rail Now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Aren’t we Virginians entitled to an honest assessment with the facts before the PR campaign?&#8221;</p>
<p>Sounds like you&#8217;re criticizing Light Rail Now.</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Barrett</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43621</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barrett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, if you think the proposal about sale of the ABC stores (which they don&#039;t own) is a bit premature, what about the other proposals by the Commission populated by McDonnell&#039;s anti tax supporters. 

Surprise, they want to reduce taxes on themselves (corporate income tax), and also the BPOL tax and the machinery and tool tax, which are collected to support local government, not the state.

Does anyone else remember the No Car Tax debacle which essentially bankrupted the Commonwealth? Is the collective memory of this administration that short? Or do they plan to cut the local taxes and not reimburse the cities/counties? 

My theory is that is exactly what they will do as it is clear that citizens are just too unengaged to get the difference. In fact, cutting taxes is now the popular thing, not the right thing, to do, and with a Governor and a mandate, stand by for more popularity and a bill for the damage that will become due much later to be paid by our children.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, if you think the proposal about sale of the ABC stores (which they don&#8217;t own) is a bit premature, what about the other proposals by the Commission populated by McDonnell&#8217;s anti tax supporters. </p>
<p>Surprise, they want to reduce taxes on themselves (corporate income tax), and also the BPOL tax and the machinery and tool tax, which are collected to support local government, not the state.</p>
<p>Does anyone else remember the No Car Tax debacle which essentially bankrupted the Commonwealth? Is the collective memory of this administration that short? Or do they plan to cut the local taxes and not reimburse the cities/counties? </p>
<p>My theory is that is exactly what they will do as it is clear that citizens are just too unengaged to get the difference. In fact, cutting taxes is now the popular thing, not the right thing, to do, and with a Governor and a mandate, stand by for more popularity and a bill for the damage that will become due much later to be paid by our children.</p>
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		<title>By: James Hawkins</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43616</link>
		<dc:creator>James Hawkins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>‘We Will Not Be Silenced’: Democrats Produce Documentary Alleging Rampant Vote Fraud by Obama Campaign vs. Hillary in 2008 Primaries

wewillnotbesilenced2008.com/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>‘We Will Not Be Silenced’: Democrats Produce Documentary Alleging Rampant Vote Fraud by Obama Campaign vs. Hillary in 2008 Primaries</p>
<p>wewillnotbesilenced2008.com/</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Barrett</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43615</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barrett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How ironic that the Governor and his public relations machine must lack so much confidence in the business case that they must drum up public support for their proposal before it is even finished.

That is, most rational officials consider the business case before promoting the selected alternative; in this case, they are doing it the other way around, and suggesting that it is a done deal and if we don&#039;t proceed, transportation will suffer.

This is so patently ridiculous as to cause derision and laughter. The solution to funding transportation needs to have a nexus to the use of the system and it ought to be a permanent fix, not a one time infusion sufficient to fix one interchange.

Anyone who takes this seriously needs a dose of common sense and perspective, and all this PR activity reveals that the business case has simply not been conclusive.  Aren&#039;t we Virginians entitled to an honest assessment with the facts before the PR campaign?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How ironic that the Governor and his public relations machine must lack so much confidence in the business case that they must drum up public support for their proposal before it is even finished.</p>
<p>That is, most rational officials consider the business case before promoting the selected alternative; in this case, they are doing it the other way around, and suggesting that it is a done deal and if we don&#8217;t proceed, transportation will suffer.</p>
<p>This is so patently ridiculous as to cause derision and laughter. The solution to funding transportation needs to have a nexus to the use of the system and it ought to be a permanent fix, not a one time infusion sufficient to fix one interchange.</p>
<p>Anyone who takes this seriously needs a dose of common sense and perspective, and all this PR activity reveals that the business case has simply not been conclusive.  Aren&#8217;t we Virginians entitled to an honest assessment with the facts before the PR campaign?</p>
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		<title>By: Mike Barrett</title>
		<link>http://bearingdrift.com/2010/07/29/mcdonnell-announces-virginia-speaks-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-43612</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike Barrett</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Brian, why has the Governor and his vaunted public relations machine snubbed the largest city in the Commonwealth?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Brian, why has the Governor and his vaunted public relations machine snubbed the largest city in the Commonwealth?</p>
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