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Remember that scene from Star Wars where Princess Lea sends a plea to Obi-Wan Kenobe for help? That's the half-assed Virginian Pilot editorial board bleating a plea for the Mighty "Won" to come to the rescue of the beleaguered Obama health care plan. Please take a moment to read the editorial Time for leadership on health reform. Go ahead, I'll wait. Done? Good, let's deconstruct. The president's error - which has seriously damaged the cause of health care reform - came in ceding responsibility to a Congress that has proven itself consistently incapable of tackling difficult issues. An interesting observation...

Here's a modest suggestion for improving the roads in and around the Hampton Roads area. And it's an idea that I'm sure will appeal to the cracked staff at the local papers who are constantly advocating one tax after another to pay for our road construction program. My brilliant idea: A sales tax on the Virginian Pilot. Ta...daaaaa! Now before you click away from this page let's run the numbers. The Virginian Pilot has a paid daily circulation of about 200,000. Let's say that a sales tax of 50 cents per paper is imposed. That would bring in over $36...