GOP pays tribute to Pat Robertson (VaPilot Opinion)

[Catchawave]

The Virginian-Pilot
© August 5, 2005



Transportation in Hampton Roads is a festival of confusion and delays. There’s far too little money in the pipeline and there won’t be much anytime soon.

Unless, apparently, you’re the well-wired face of the religious right named Pat Robertson, a man to whom the Republican Party is much beholden. Then, you get not one, but two exits serving your empire near the Chesapeake/Virginia Beach line.

Just as well, since there are apparently two sets of rules in Washington: the set by which everyone operates, and the set by which the GOP rewards its friends.

Thanks to the work of U.S. Sen. George Allen, as well as U.S. Reps. Thelma Drake and J. Randy Forbes, the new $286 billion transportation bill includes a particularly curious $10.8 million for an I-64 exit leading to City Line Road, which doesn’t exist.

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http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=90202&ran=98102

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Yes I live here, and near CBN. This is the most SHOCKING NEWS this area has received since the BRAC put our master jet base (Oceana NAS) on their hit list...just two weeks ago! (Funny, lots of photo ops on the local front pages and evening news now for the above mentioned "reps")....argghhhhhh.

On the upside, this news may also help Virginia go Blue in 2005 (gov race), 2006 (possible George Allen-Mark Warner Senate smackdown), also my district rep, Thelma's being challenged by an Iraq, USMC vet, David Ashe,who was swift boated by her with GOP money in 2004).

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[fedupinBushcountry]

1. City Line Road ?

Where the hell is that suppose to be ? I live near CBN too, I hate having to get off at Indian River Rd., for I know I have to pass the land of fundamentalists. It gives me the creeps.

Can't wait for David Ashe to run again, next time he will come out a winner, and I will be working my tail off for him.

[Catchawave]

2. Me too.....

I donated to him in 2004, but he definitely needs 'boots on the ground' in 2006 ! I think the above article is framing our debate just too easy :)

:hi: I'm a mile off Indian River exit B.

[Catchawave]

3. Kicking like it's 2005 :)

:hi: