Republican Liberty Caucus Chairman Lambastes Gas Tax Vote
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: D. J. McGuire (djmcguire_1999@yahoo.com)
(ARLINGTON, December 1, 2007) — The chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Virginia criticized the Virginia state senate for passing a 5-cent increase in the gas tax.
“This vote was deceitful, disgraceful, and dumb,” said McGuire, who also ripped vote on his “right-wing liberal” (http://rightwingliberal.wordpress.com/) blog. “There was no need to come to the taxpayers once more for money that would have been available had Governor Kaine not diverted $180 million in transportation money for his big-government wish list of pet projects.”
McGuire was especially critical of the four Republicans (Harry Blevins, Emmett Hanger, Fred Quayle, and John Watkins) who joined all twenty-one Democrats in favor of the tax hike.
“For these four Republicans to vote for this after pleading with voters for another term is just galling. Did Hanger learn nothing from his primary challenge? Clearly, he needs another one, because the his constituents will not be able to afford four more years of him - ditto for the constituents of Blevins, Quayle, and Watkins.”
“We here at the Republican Liberty Caucus are in the business of advancing limited government and electing pro-liberty Republicans. As of right now, we’re looking for pro-liberty Republicans in the 10th, 13th, 14th, and 24th State Senate Districts to replace these four.”
The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) is a grassroots, nationwide organization affiliated with the Republican Party (GOP). The RLC was founded in 1990, and now has members in every state.
For more information, email D. J. McGuire at djmcguire_1999@yahoo.com or visit the RLC’s national web site at http://www.rlc.org.
