Sen. John Miller, Sen. Ralph Northam, Sen. Yvonne Miller, Sen. Louise Lucas.

These Democrats think fuel prices are so low that we in Hampton Roads should pay, not one, but TWO tax increases on gas!

SB 6009, which the Senate Democrats happily approved yesterday, raises taxes on gasoline statewide every year for the next six years (and statewide sales tax increase), and on top of that, slaps Hampton Roads drivers with a 1 % gas tax increase on top of that (and the 1% regional sales tax we voted down by referendum).

Somehow, “Double gas tax increases” didn’t quite make it into Democratic campaign mailpieces last year.

Quite the chuckle at the Virginian-Pilot’s editorial headline “Kaine makes it hard to say no on roads”.

Their online poll the same day on Kaine’s plan: Yes 29% No 67%

Leave it to a liberal to push a house tax in the middle of a housing crisis and push regional sales taxes that lost two referendums by a 2 to 1 margin. But that’s Gov. Tim Kaine’s plan. And guess what? The “house tax” won’t even go for roads.

Defending this apparent flip-flop, according to the WSJ Obama said:

“I originally voted for the suspension because I thought that it was extraordinary circumstances, given the huge hike in prices.” Gas prices averaged $1.52 a gallon in March 2000. [They're averaging $3.51 today...nearly $2 more.]

“Kaine, the lieutenant governor, said he is opposed to increasing Virginia’s tax of 17.5 cents per gallon on gas and will veto any tax increases for roads until the state passes a constitutional amendment that prohibits lawmakers from using money in the transportation fund for other purposes.” Washington Post October 9, 2005

Seems that’s out the window, like Kaine’s promise to implement the death penalty. RTD reports that Kaine’s huddled with his tax friends and a poll that shows Virginians truly want their taxes raised.

Well, if that’s true, let’s test it! Let’s have a referendum.

Yesterday, Virginia’s sales tax was 5%. Today, it’s 5%. To frequent Bearing Drift commenter Reid Greenmun, that must be a tax increase