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By: Moran blasts House GOP on education funding « VIVIAN J. PAIGE

Moran blasts House GOP on education funding « VIVIAN J. PAIGE — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:01:08 +0000

[...] to provide real estate tax relief and raise teachers’ salaries. Senate Republicans, with an assist from a couple of Democrats, killed any hope we had of this first this year. If implemented, the [...]

By: Anon E. Mouse

Anon E. Mouse — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:38:32 +0000

Still — I’m a Republican, and I do not understand why there would be such opposition to the bill.

By: Brian Kirwin

Brian Kirwin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:12:55 +0000

Vivian’s right. The Senate is in Democratic control. If a bill doesn’t pass, it’s the fault of the party with the numbers to pass bills.

By: JACK STILES

JACK STILES — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:34:46 +0000

this is a said day for the VA GOP, that is why i voted for the dr. and miller last year just for this reson.

By: Mark Brooks

Mark Brooks — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:23:31 +0000

This measure was aimed at the wrong people….the working poor and middle class. If it had been about Dominion or another GOP favorite, it would have been a-ok. The rich get the lion’s share, the rest of us get the crumbs. For reference, see: Virgil Goode.

Contrast this with the so-called ‘death tax’, or estate tax to rational human beings. Purely for the benefit of a very limited constituency.

I wish I was kidding.

By: Brian Smith

Brian Smith — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:17:47 +0000

Terrible. Shameful. And other adjectives.

By: Louis Eisenberg

Louis Eisenberg — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:54:16 +0000

So much for the myth that Republicans are for lower taxes.