Final home stretch 2013. Terry McAuliffe ads tell voters that he has his eye on business, growth and bi-partisan solutions to common problems. He also trusts women to make their own health care choices. Works for me.
Cuccinelli and his supporters tell voters that this election is a referendum on Obamacare and higher taxes. I am not sure how a state election will have any outcome on a federal law. I think once again, the Republicans are off their mark. They need to be telling us what they are going to do for our state. My taxes went up quite a bit under the current Republican administration. The extra 1% sales tax jolt because I live in Northern Virginia really pisses me off. I would gladly share part of that with the rest of the state, rather than Northern Virginia taking the hit. I also paid for car licensing which is a tax and I now pay sales tax on purchases from Amazon. That is a huge hit.
There are 8 (yes that is eight) delegate positions in Prince William County. That is totally absurd. The fact that there are 8 positions says someone did one hell of a job of Gerrymandering. I just wonder what party was in charge of that debacle? I live in the 13th so naturally I support Atif Quarni who is a math teacher, veteran of the Iraq war, and a personable guy who is not a culture warrior like his opponent.
Then there are the down-ticket candidates. I haven’t heard much out of E. W. Jackson. I am sure he is a nice man, just not Lt. Governor material. I support Senator Ralph Northam. Mark Herring is the obvious choice for Attorney General. No more personal agendas in that office. If the ads are to be believed, Mark Obenshain carries his own agenda and is another culture warrior. No mas!
Disclosure: I am not even going to pretend to be bi partisan tonight. This independent is pushing the Democratic Ticket in Virginia.
