Not surprisingly, former Gov. Tim Kaine's proposal to raise the state income tax was killed in the GOP-controlled House of Delegates this afternoon. Democrats tried to pull the bill before the vote but their Republican counterparts would have none of that. The GOP majority wanted to force Democrats to vote on the bill, leaving them with the choice of raising taxes or voting against Kaine, the chairman of their national party. Kaine's proposal died by a vote of 98-0. Only the sponsor, Del. Bob Brink, abstained from voting on the bill because well, you can't vote against your own bill....