Why do we need to keep a Democrat in the governor's mansion after Tim Kaine leaves office early next year? See here for a few examples:During his monthly call-in radio show on WRVA in Richmond, the governor reiterated his intention to sign recently passed legislation to impose a statewide ban on smoking in public restaurants that do not have separately ventilated areas for those wishing to light up.
Kaine also said he would veto legislation passed by the General Assembly that would allow holders of concealed-weapons permits to bring their hidden guns into establishments that serve alcohol.
"I'm very nervous about the public-safety impact of that bill," he said.
And the governor signaled he would endorse a further legislative crackdown on the payday-lending industry...
Imagine if we had Governor Kilgore or Governor McDonnell right now? They'd let hidden guns into bars in a heartbeat. They'd be friends of the payday lending industry. They'd allow smoking in restaurants. And they'd do a lot of other bad stuff, whether you care about the environment, public safety, education, health care, women's rights, gay rights, nonpartisan redistricting, or any number of issues. In short, we need to defeat Pat-Bob McDonnell-Robertson this year, or Virginia's going to be a lot worse place next year and beyond.
P.S. Belated "happy birthday" to Gov. Kaine, who turned 51 yesterday.
