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GOP tax opponents criticize Chichester (Ask RINO to leave, go to Dims)
Richmond Times Dispatch ^
| Feb 1, 2004
| JEFF E. SCHAPIRO
Posted on 02/01/2004 6:47:41 AM PST by xyz123
Edited on 07/20/2004 11:50:52 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Anti-tax Republicans say Senate Finance Committee Chairman John H. Chichester should get out of the party - maybe even become a Democrat - for advocating $2.5 billion in new taxes.
But Chichester said yesterday he is not going anywhere, and he branded his toughest critics within the GOP as out of touch with mainstream voters and the needs of the state.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: chichester; jerrykilgore; rat; rino; tax; taxincrease; va; virginia
Larry J. Sabato of the University of Virginia said the rift could force the front-runner, Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore, to take a clear stand in the intraparty debate over taxes and spending.........
But Kilgore refuses to take an ironclad vow against higher taxes, apparently to avoid alienating GOP-leaning business leaders who favor the Chichester plan or a more modest alternative by Gov. Mark R. Warner, a Democrat.
It's time for all in the GOP to choose a side, both locally and nationally.
Are you a BIG GOVERNMENT LIBERAL TAX AND SPEND REPUBLICAN or not?
The only issue the average pol cares about is staying in office; his tax increase decisions will be made accordingly.
Do them a favor, help them decide.
YOUR SILENCE, YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS, AND YOUR VOTES SIGNIFY YOUR APPROVAL
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posted on
02/01/2004 6:47:44 AM PST
by
xyz123
To: xyz123
now if the republicans up on the hill would tell all RINO senators to leave that would make my level of hope rise.
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posted on
02/01/2004 6:53:23 AM PST
by
suzyq5558
(WARNING! this tagline does not dial 911..........)
To: xyz123
He's just following in the steps of another liberal republican, George Bush.
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posted on
02/01/2004 7:03:50 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
(If you agree with the Fench raise your hand. If you are French raise both hands.)
To: xyz123
Country Club business Republicans favor higher taxes cause the sheeple will be paying them. Its no skin off their nose to advocate a tax increase precisely cause someone else will foot the bill.
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posted on
02/01/2004 7:06:45 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: xyz123
I worked with Chichester 19 years ago in his failed LG race (He lost to Doug Wilder), and I called Wilder's office the day after the election to congratulate them by saying "the better man won."
Even though Wilder was far more of a liberal than Chichester, he didn't go out of his way to hide the fact. "Johnny C." tried to pass himself off as a "rock ribbed" sort of Republican, but about a month into his campaign (and I was under contract), I could see he was little more than talk - an expedient, squishy type of Republican if there ever was one. I tell you what, though, he had a lot of the right in VA fooled for a long time.
As for your point, yes, when given an option you do have to decide what type of Republican you want representing you: Tax and spend mod/lib,...or "Cut it now" types. Cut it now!
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posted on
02/01/2004 7:07:22 AM PST
by
NCPAC
To: Seruzawa
"He's just following in the steps of another liberal republican, George Bush."
I have not seen G.W. raise taxes. Some of his other ideas are quite liberal, but, he hasn't raised taxes to my knowledge.Yet.
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posted on
02/01/2004 7:36:17 AM PST
by
zygoat
To: xyz123
RINOS OUT!!! You wanna raises taxes and spend spend spend? GO JOIN THE RATS!!
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posted on
02/01/2004 8:20:50 AM PST
by
KantianBurke
(Principles, not blind loyalty)
To: zygoat
he hasn't raised taxes to my knowledge.Yet. He has raised the price tag on his Socialized Pill Plan by 30%+, 400b up to 540 in one month.
New budget coming out tommorrow, supposedly scaling back on his tax cuts.
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posted on
02/01/2004 8:37:12 AM PST
by
xyz123
(Al Gore said Bush's numbers were "Fuzzy Math". Even a broken clock is RIGHT twice a day.)
To: xyz123
jeff frederick defeated jack rollison, who supported higher taxes, in the prince william republican primary last year and went on to win in the general election...its time to get the rinos out of the virginia republican party...
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posted on
02/01/2004 8:58:24 AM PST
by
metoooo
To: xyz123; Mudboy Slim; Taxman; Angelwood; Jimmy Valentine; Jimmy Valentine's brother
"But Chichester said yesterday he is not going anywhere, and he branded his toughest critics within the GOP as out of touch with mainstream voters and the needs of the state.
"They have no understanding of the budget," the retired Stafford insurance executive said. "It's just a knee-jerk reaction to what conscientious people want us to do to keep Virginia moving forward." Typical RINO bleating. Betcha didn't know that RINOs could bleat!
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posted on
02/01/2004 9:38:20 AM PST
by
sauropod
(Better to have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy!)
To: xyz123; Mudboy Slim
"If Sen. Chichester continues his support for such massive tax increases on all Virginians, . . . we regretfully request he switch his affiliation to a more suitable political party for such an agenda."
A bump for conservative Virginians with some principles.
We need to see more of this accountability across the country. And if they want to be RINOs, then find a conservative candidate and defeat them. Republicans who want to match spending with or exceed the spending of Dims aren't worth voting for. Actually, it's probably more dangerous to vote for them than Dims who do the same things because, once they take over your party, the conservatives are excluded from the party and you'll end up with only two flavors of liberal to vote for.
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posted on
02/01/2004 10:18:12 AM PST
by
George W. Bush
(It's the Congress, stupid.)
To: NittanyLion
In a town near you...
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posted on
02/01/2004 10:23:12 AM PST
by
George W. Bush
(It's the Congress, stupid.)
To: George W. Bush
Please take a moment to send an email to Sen. Chichester, asking him to CUT SPENDING and NOT RAISE TAXES...Click
HERE I suggest you just sign it with your name and NOT your address....unless you live in his district.
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posted on
02/01/2004 8:33:42 PM PST
by
Gopher Broke
(Abortion: Big people killing little people)
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