Jun 30, 2011
If states are laboratories of democracy, political scientists have observed unchecked liberalism construct budgetary Frankensteins in places like Illinois and California in recent years. At the other end of the spectrum are Rick Perry’s Texas and Bob McDonnell’s Virginia, which has just been named CNBC’s 2011 ‘Best State for Business.’
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When it comes to encouraging prosperity, the Old Dominion is trouncing the Old Line State. The American Legislative Exchange Council this week released a “Rich States, Poor States” report that modeled the 50 states and ranked the economic outlook in each. Virginia secured a third-place slot while neighboring Maryland lagged midpack at 21. That’s no accident.
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Democrats say otherwise, but Republican governors and their records will be a major asset to the GOP in 2012. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s monumental achievement this week in passing a bill to reform his state’s public-employee benefits is a prime example. As Gov. Christie said Friday, underfunded pension and health-care obligations are “the core problems of government spending in the country.”
Click Here to Read Full ArticleJun 13, 2011
Gov. Bob McDonnell stood before men tested and worn by years of war, and thanked them for their service as young troops fanned across the globe.
And yet as McDonnell toured the Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center in Richmond on Monday, the 67th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the residents showered him with thanks.
“It shows appreciation for what we had to do,” said Charles Garnett, 87, who served in the Army during World War II. “We really didn’t want to at the time. But we did, and we did it because we were asked to do it.”
“We all made the best of it. We had no choice at the time. You had to fight for your country. And we’re not going to give this country up too easily to anybody. Old as we are, we’re still ready to fight if we have to.”
May 25, 2011
Virginians who watch what Gov. Bob McDonnell does more closely than they listen to what he says have no cause to doubt he is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative, both fiscal and social.
Click Here to Read Full ArticleMay 10, 2011
Perceptions of the Commonwealth have improved since the December poll, with almost half (49%) saying that things in Virginia are going in the right direction and 36 percent saying things are on the wrong track. (December results were 45 percent right direction and 43 percent wrong track.) At the same time, Governor Bob McDonnell’s approval rating is now 66 percent, up from 57 percent in December.
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Even more — 62 percent — approve of the way Gov. Robert F. McDonnell is handling his job, while 26 percent disapprove.
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Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has used his line-item veto authority to strike $424,000 in taxpayer funding for public broadcasting. McDonnell had previously sought to reduce the spending twice, but the legislature approved the funds over his objections. The veto cannot be overridden.
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This week, families in Virginia are faced with filling their tanks with gas at an average price of $3.83 per gallon. Virginia businesses of all kinds are impacted by this expense, with no end in sight. The impact on virtually every good and commodity is significant, and it will be felt by everyone, poor and rich alike.
Click Here to Read Full ArticleApr 29, 2011
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, who has made the rounds recently on cable television, will make his next appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. McDonnell is scheduled to appear with David Axelrod, an advisor to President Barack Obama who has left for Chicago to work on the president’s 2012 re-election campaign, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, to talk about the 2012 presidental race and the economy.
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