Posted by
Rural Anorak on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:00:37 AM
Today, Barack Obama is in Virginia. Rumours abound that he will announce his selection for Vice President sometime during his visit to the Commonwealth. A significant statement that adds to this rumour is that Mr. Obama will be speaking at John Tyler Community College in the Richmond area. John Tyler, for those who don't know, was the last Virginia to serve as Vice President. True, it was only for a month (then he became President), but he was the last VP from the Commonwealth. So yes there is speculation that this means that Barack Obama will pick Tim Kaine to be the Democrat Vice Presidential candidate.
Please take him.
He is in the process of ruining a great state. Currently, the Commonwealth is in financial crisis in that there is a significant budget short fall, we're talking BILLIONS here. How? Why? When Mr. Kaine took office, he predecessor had left the Commonwealth with a budget surplus. Yet, here we are a few short years later operating in the red. Mr. Kaine, were did the money go? In the budget battles in the General Assembly, Mr. Kaine's pet project has been off limits when discussions turned to budget cuts. Operating budget cuts for every other state agency were on the table, but not his "legacy" project.
So, please Barack Obama, take Tim Kaine out of Virginia. We need to get back on solid ground. Just take him away.