[COBOL2Java]

Hang on to your pocketbooks, Virginians! The RINOs are salivating, and Warner's piping his favorite tune!

[iceskater]

Richmond ping.

I didn't realize that Cha-chingchester was likely to retire. This infuriates me even more.

[JohnnyZ]

Mr. Chichester, of Stafford County, has been under fire since the session began in January. The 1st Congressional District Republican Committee suggested that he leave the party after he proposed to increase taxes.

Good!

There are a lot of instances where RINOs do more harm than good, and this is one of them.

[cogitator]

SOMEBODY needs to do a serious analysis of the effect on state finances of having the cherished AAA bond rating downgraded a notch. Is it that big a deal? After all, only 13 states have a AAA bond rating, and they rest of them (with the notable exception of California) still seem to be viable entities.

But when Idaho went through the same type of thing that Virginia is going through now, Idaho's AAA bond rating was also topic #1 of discussion.

I'd sure like to see what Grover Norquist has to say about bond ratings. He seems to think that taxes should be cut no matter what -- I've never seen an indication that he takes things like bond ratings into account. These Virginia moderates are taking a different view of that, aren't they?

[MrB]

No mention of what they're spending the taxpayers' money on.