Things in the Commonwealth are not as our Governor portrays as Pete Snyder explains in his message below.[read_more]
“Go through the numbers, look where we are today. Things are booming.” — Governor Terry McAulliffe (The New York Times 2/21/2015)
Friends,
Last year under Governor McAuliffe, Virginia ranked 48th out of 50 states in economic growth. The Virginia economy grew at a mere 1/10th of 1%, with only Maryland and Alaska ranking worse. With a new, reformed-minded Republican Governor in Maryland, Terry will have to hope for some help from Alaska to stay out of the bottom spot this year.
With Virginians hurting so badly under his watch it takes a lot of nerve for Terry to call the economy “booming”. In fact, even the jobs being added in Virginia’s economy are paying far less than the jobs that have been lost- leading to even more economic stagnation.
But the Governor in charge of the nation’s 3rd worst economic growth is praising President Obama’s policies and calling on him to “market his policies better.” Speaking of the Obama Administration, Terry goes on to say that “I think they need to do a much better job of explaining their successes… I don’t get it.”
I don’t get it either, Terry. I don’t understand with Virginia’s economy spiraling downwards under your watch you could possibly call things “booming”. Do you really believe that economic activity that only brings along growth of 0.1% is “booming”? With all of your praise for Barack Obama’s economic policies — of which, both sequestration and the President’s regulatory attacks on Virginia’s coal industry have had a devastating effect on our growth — how could you really be looking out for Virginia’s economic best interest?
Let me tell you all the truth. Governor Terry McAuliffe is proving that he is just too close to President Obama and Hillary Clinton to stand up for Virginia’s economy. While Virginians are hurting, instead of fighting for Virginians and acting in our best interest as Governor, Terry still wants to be a partisan mouthpiece for the DNC and a cheerleader for the very policies that have cratered our economy.
As we enter the final week of the General Assembly and the state budget is settled for the upcoming biennium, I ask all my fellow conservatives to reach out to our GOP majorities in the House and Senate and tell them to stand strong. No more taxes and no more big spending. With another three years of Governor McAuliffe’s “booming” growth ahead of us, we won’t be able to afford anything else.
Pete Snyder
Chairman, Disruptor Fund
4 comments
Nice story, give credit when credit due.
You can actually stop after paragraph 4.
As it starts ; I don’t get it either ,…..
I have a close friend of many years that was looking to relocate his small business (< 300 employees) out of the NE recently to the mid-Atlantic/southern region. He and his finance officer did a great deal of due diligence regarding infrastructure costs, regulatory environment and labor environment. He had a pool of ten state locations that they trimmed to 5 and finally down to three finalist sites. He was visiting me on a social visit prior to making the final decision and I attempted to ply him with a pitch regarding Virginia. He immediately pulled me up short before I could even get started and kindly informed me that Virginia didn't even make their FRIST cut and had in fact ranked dead last among the group of possibilities under consideration. There may not be trouble in 'river city" that is the DC environs, but the remainder of the state is in an economic policy business development drought of major proportions.
To bad your friend did not have a sports francise that he was looking to move.
Then, history proves that Virginia would have moved from the bottom of the list to the top. Fast, real fast.
There is no mountain that cannot be moved, no taxpayer money that cannot be squandered, in order to get even a taste of professional sports in Virginia, or Richmond.
Manufacturing jobs? Virginia, not interested. At the boooootttttttttttooooommmmm!
Intelligent voters are sick and tired of someone from the other side telling us how bad the other side is.
As you know, the Virginia House and Senate is under the control of Liberal Republcan’s, who along with McDonnell taxed us into orbit. (HB2313) Nothing but job killing, tax and spend government, that is now catching up with reality.
This $e$$ion, “your Liberal Repulican’s” decided to take more by introducing Legislation to raise our electric bill for the next 5 years. (SB1349) Liberal Republican Sen. Carrico introduced bills to raise vehicle registration Taxes for not one year, but the next 10 years. (SB754) also by Liberal Republican Carrico, introducted legislative to raise the vehicle inspection tax. SB791
All job killers, economy killers, middle-class lifestyle killers.
Also, many Republcan’s introduced bills calling for a COS, to amend the US Constitution. What is it that they want, an amendment making it against the law to be middle-class?
Your article appears to be written to entertain ignorance. Please, try an apology for the Republican Party next time.