Posted on 01/10/2008 9:25:23 PM PST by concretebob
Yesterday evening, members of the House of Delegates were given their new committee assignments. There were a lot of changes made, and some were quite interesting.
The most interesting - and amusing (in my opinion) is that Delegate Brian Moran - the Democratic Caucus Leader, and Delegate Ward Armstrong - the House Minority Leader, have been assigned to Finance this year. Finance is the committee that deals with tax and fee increases.
Keep in mind, that Delegate Moran is running for Governor. Democrats of late have managed to get elected in part, by saying they would not support tax increases. Well, Delegate Moran sure does have a record of doing so, and now being on Finance, he will have to take a lot more recorded votes regarding tax increases.
Delegate Moran has also been placed on Militia, Police & Public Safety. This committee typically deals with a good deal of 2nd Amendment legislation. So his votes against our 2nd Amendment rights will mostly be recorded and available to the public.
These committees, and the votes Delegate Moran will have to take, will give Virginians a good idea of how liberal he really is. If he continues to vote the way he has in past years, there will be no way he can paint himself as a moderate the way Governor Warner and Governor Kaine did.
This should definitely be an interesting session.
Message for TBM...
Man is not complete until he is married.
Then he's FINISHED!!!!!!!
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