GOP Virginia LG Bolling Rips Cuccinelli as "rigid ideologue who thrives on conflict & confrontation"

[lowkell]

http://www.bluevirginia.us/diary/10002/bolling-rips-cuccinelli-as-rigid-ideologue-who-thrives-on-conflict-and-confrontation

Ouch!

[WouldbeCentrist]

1. So much for the 11th Commandment

I guess Bolling does not believe in what former California GOP Chairman Gaylord Parkinson (not Ronald Reagan as widely believed) famously coined as being the Eleventh Commandment: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.”

[WouldbeCentrist]

3. And yet...

Large numbers of Marylanders flee to Virginia every year largely because of our tax system. And countless federal gov't employees gladly live in NOVA over DC. We "stupid" Virginians take pride in that, by the way.

[truebluegreen]

4. So. Marylanders flee to Virginia because of your tax system.

Lower taxes I presume? Always a good thing, yah?

[WouldbeCentrist]

5. Probably not a good thing per se

Probably not a good thing per se, but a factor nonetheless. Its called human nature: if people get to choose higher taxes or lower taxes, they will pick lower taxes.

[truebluegreen]

6. Yep, I get that.

Until they learn, if they ever do, what higher taxes will get them.

Probably not a factor in the US where all it gets them is a bigger military for unnecessary and unwise actions, and more surveillance to keep them "safe" from the results of such.

[vinny9698]

7. According to that logic, New York and California would be desolate and Mississippi would be

Overflowing.
Taxes is one of many. But the quality of life is another. In Richmond, Texas, the city has the highest school tax base in the state, People move there on purpose because Richmond has one of the top ten school districts in the nation. 90% of their students go to college, 15 students per class, all teacher must have a masters degree plus 5 years experience.

[FSogol]

8. They flee to VA because of the way Marylanders drive, not because of taxes.

[WouldbeCentrist]

9. LOL

Totally possible. I remember driving a couple times through MD to Columbia for a job opportunity and at least three cars took a swipe at me. Then again, with my VA tags, maybe they took me for an EN-VAY-DAH.