Yes Virginia, if ever there was a time to cut back on spending, this would be time. But, legacy hungry Democrats appear to only be thinking in the short term – and what better way to make people like you than by spending more money. Never mind the fact that the money being spent by Virginia’s Democrat Governor actually belongs to taxpayers. You can see the Republican response to Governor Kaine’s plan here. And it’s not Republican leaders who are opposed to Kaine’s dance. Not one single Virginia State Senate Democrat has stepped up to carry their Governor’s bill in the state senate, and apparently at a recent press conference only 10 state House Democrats showed up to show unified support for Kaine’s tax increase. Lastly, the Virginia Republican Caucus draws our attention to the fact that Democrat Tim Kaine’s job approval numbers have actually fallen since he undertook his effort to sell Virginians on the virtues of his tax and spend freely approach to solving problems. From InsideNova.com:

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine told lawmakers Monday that Virginians expect them to act now to approve new funding for transportation.

In an address to a joint General Assembly session, Kaine told the House and Senate “there is no reason we should not act right now” to fund highway maintenance and construction.

Kaine proposed his own package of about $1.1 billion to pay for upkeep and repair statewide and for new projects in northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.

The second special legislative session in two years to consider transportation funding reforms opened with little faith among legislators that any meaningful agreement was possible.

Kaine, allied with some of the state’s most muscular pro-business lobbies and organizations that represent county and city governments, continued to demand comprehensive statewide revenue for upkeep and repairs to the state’s aging 58,000 miles of highways and its 13,000 bridges.

Just as determined, Republicans found support from outspoken allies in anti-tax organizations.

In prepared remarks aimed chiefly at House Republicans, the Democratic governor said he’d consider their ideas as long as they fund urban and rural transportation alike.

“None of us should tolerate inaction,” Kaine said. “Evasion of responsibility should not be a character trait of this body.”

Kaine’s bill would increase the sales tax for cars from 3 percent to 4 percent, still beneath the 5 percent tax paid on other retail purchases. It would boost the tax homeowners pay when they sell their houses, and it would increase the annual vehicle registration fee by $10. It includes a 1 percent sales tax increase to fund new road projects in Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia, the state’s most heavily populated and traffic-choked regions.

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