The DC Examiner throws its support behind a move to insulate the state's transportation trust fund from raids and other budgetary sleights of hand:

During his gubernatorial campaign, Kaine promised that he would not approve any new taxes until such an amendment was passed, but his pledge remains

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In the midst of this critique of corporatism, "liberaltarianism" and what it all means for the right, Soren Dayton re-acquaints us with a solid piece of wisdom from Adam Smith:

The proposal of any new law or

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The University of Richmond's Thad Williamson and I tackle the issue of charter schools in Richmond . But charters are only a small beginning of what's required:

That some would go out of their way to limit parents' ability to choose the educational environment what they think is best for their children is deeply

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Had dinner last night with some local Young Republican toughs and a Delegate. Lots of topics were on the table, but the big one was what's eating the GOP?

The Delegate's answer was interesting: It's the case of a party that wants to be loved for something it isn't, and afraid of being loved for who they are.

Which brings the obvious question, posed so long

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A VCU poll finds that education, jobs and the environment are voters' top concerns -- not transportation. That finding leads the poll's director, Cary Funk, to note:
<blockquote>...considering that lawmakers will hold a special session next month to address highway and transit funding

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