Gilmore for president
By Michael J.W. Stickings
Who?
Exactly.
But I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Jim Gilmore -- about whom you can learn more here, should you feel the need -- is a former one-term governor of Virginia and chairman of the Republican Party. He is, to put it mildly, a completely undistinguished candidate. Yet he's running for president.
Steve Benen asks the right question: Why? Gilmore "was among the worst governors in modern history": "He ran for office on a pledge to eliminate Virginia’s car tax, and once in office, successfully pushed it through the legislature. The move ruined the state’s finances, prompting Republicans in the legislature to revolt and insist that Gilmore reverse course. The governor refused, sending the state’s political and budgetary system into a tailspin." Overall, he "has an abysmal record and a dull personality."
Sounds perfect.
For now, I support Jim Gilmore to be the Republican nominee for president in 2008.
Who?
Exactly.
But I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Jim Gilmore -- about whom you can learn more here, should you feel the need -- is a former one-term governor of Virginia and chairman of the Republican Party. He is, to put it mildly, a completely undistinguished candidate. Yet he's running for president.
Steve Benen asks the right question: Why? Gilmore "was among the worst governors in modern history": "He ran for office on a pledge to eliminate Virginia’s car tax, and once in office, successfully pushed it through the legislature. The move ruined the state’s finances, prompting Republicans in the legislature to revolt and insist that Gilmore reverse course. The governor refused, sending the state’s political and budgetary system into a tailspin." Overall, he "has an abysmal record and a dull personality."
Sounds perfect.
For now, I support Jim Gilmore to be the Republican nominee for president in 2008.
posted by Michael J.W. Stickings at
1:00 AM
2 Comments:
Please, get your facts straight. for the 10,000th time:
There was no budget shortfall. Virginia's Constitution mandates by law that there be a balanced budget, which their was.
If there was a budget shortfall how did the state budget increase almost 20 billion during such a "crisis".
Can you also explain why, before any extra tax dollars were collected from Mark Warner's increase, there was a $500 million surplus reported.
Get your facts straight even though we don't expect any more. Why don't you go get Russ Potts to make a comment next time too?
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Anonymous, at 1:30 AM
EVERY Virginia governor is a one-term governor. They are term limited to one consecutive term, although they are allowed to run again after someone else has served.
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Anonymous, at 3:48 PM
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