1. People are trading in older rarely used cars for cars they are FAR more likely to drive more, faster, longer…thus offsetting the emissions savings the program was supposed to achieve…not to mention it barely makes a dent in our total emissions.
2. So much for American car makers.  The top 10 “clunkers” are American made and cheaper, foreign cars are the ones being purchased.
3. Barack Obama is an idiot.

Economy – Kip attempts to say that both candidates are all about creating jobs, but that is just insane.  While Creigh is all about getting rid of the sham called global warming, investing in “green” jobs, and allowing unions to thrive, none of those actually create net jobs.  In order to create jobs in the green sector, there has to be a loss in other energy sectors which results in people losing their jobs.  Now I don’t know how many people it takes to watch a wind turbine blow or watch solar panels soak up sun rays, but I’m fairly sure it isn’t that many to “create jobs” in mass to make up for the severe loss of jobs this course of action would cause.  In fact, Deeds is just sitting around right now in full support of a federal cap & trade bill that will effectively kill the one huge business in his Senate district, MeadWestvaco.

McDonnell’s plan will actually create jobs.  Passing the employee free choice act would wreak havoc on private business in Virginia and McDonnell understand that.  When unions organize, it costs companies far more money and that cuts into the investments they will make to the state economy, the local communities, and to hiring on more workers.  Additionally, McDonnell wants to make Virginia a “green jobs zone” as well that incentive business related to green energy to come to Virginia and, if they do, receive tax credits per every employee they hire.  Any specifics like this in Deeds’ plan? I don’t think so.

Environment - While Deeds may have be a big fan of and have a plan for high speed rail, that’s about the only plan that he has. His support of drilling for natural gas and NOT for oil just shows how dumb he actually is as both are just as safe and neither pose and real risk to the environment if done correctly. Actually, it’s been shown that oil rigs can be developed to create an artificial habitat for aquatic life and, in turn, benefit that much more in addition to the million of dollars of oil the rig would bring in revenue to the state.

McDonnell on the other hand supports drilling for oil on Virginia’s shore and sees the potential sustainable revenue that could result from this action.  Additionally, during his time in the majority part in the legislature and his stint as AG, more environmental protections have been passed than in the two centuries prior to his career.  And the high speed rail issue? McDonnell sees that it shouldn’t be given priority.  While it may be nice to take after France and Italy and buy a VAPass to jaunt around the Commonwealth, it’s not economical to invest in the infrastructure and its debatable if people would even use the system. Case-in-point…Amtrak: a company run into the ground by non-use.

Education – Kip mentions that Deeds believes in universal pre-k, raising teachers salaries to the national average, and making college affordable.  What he means to say is that Deeds wants to impose HEFTY taxes to fund an absolutely unnecessary program (I didn’t go to Pre-K and I turned out fine), and supplementing money to higher ed so they would drop their tuition rates. As for the teacher raise issue, they may need raises but the bulk of the money needs to stay in the classroom.  Our school money needs to go to our kids, not teacher’s pockets.  After all, if Deeds gets his raise to the national average, that would (in-turn) heighten the national average and all the teachers would be back again next year asking for a raise again.

McDonnell sees that funds need to stay in the classroom and has saw to it while in the legislature to double the amount of direct aid that goes to schools. Additionally, he supports charter schools. Kip would have you to believe that charter schools under perform public schools throughout the nation, but the emphasis lies on WHERE the charter school is.  In urban cities, charter schools offer opportunities for children who, in public schools, had none before to excel.   Instead of concentrating on joining a gang or wondering where he’s going to get beat up in the hall today because he could actually answer a question in class, the child can actually concentrate on his studies and hopefully attend college.

Transportation - Once again: high speed rail is a horrible waste of money.  Once again, TAXES TAXES TAXES will fund Deeds plan, which is why he played possum at the debate last week. THAT’S THE ONLY PLAN DEEDS HAS COME UP WITH! We will have 4 more years of an inability to fund transportation or reign in restless department heads who have no idea how to run VDOT. Do you really want 4 more years of Kaine? I don’t.

McDonnell? Kip would have you to believe that education would be murdered by Profession Transportation in garage with the VDOT truck. But I don’t have a CLUE as to where he gets this idea.  McDonnell’s “muddle” is actually a comprehensive network of public/private partnerships that keep rest stops open, allows for the maintenance of current infrastructure, development of future infrastructure and, ABOVE ALL, re-frekain-structures VDOT and it’s scary bureaucracy in Richmond.

Health Care – Kip says “Deeds has a plan for expanding health insurance to the unemployed and assisting families with elderly loved-ones living with them.” However, this plan will also extend these same benefits to part-time workers and those that can go get a job but are just to lazy. While assistance may be necessary for a select few, stop wasting the money of those of us who actually work on those who DON’T need it and are just gouging the system.

McDonnell? The issue isn’t listed. Because it’s really not an issue so much as it is government providing a highly unnecessary service.  If you’re reading this part and are upset at that last sentence…eat right, don’t smoke, return the laptop you’re reading this on, and go sign up for a $65/month HSA.

Equality and Civil Rights -The Marriage Amendment passed overwhelmingly (and not in a California sort of “we didn’t know what we were voting on” sort of way).  Kip just can’t wrap his mind around the fact that Virginia isn’t full of “pragmatic progressives” who think taxing and spending should be what’s for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  Private business are just that…private and they should be able to hire and fire at will, which is why we are and will forever be a “right to work” state despite Deeds’ best efforts.  And the pot-shot at McDonnell for being pro-life? I’m pretty sure something somewhere says that says we have an inherent right to life. But of course, liberals only use those pieces of paper to wipe with.

Veterans -This is where progressive just irk me.  While Deeds may focus on health and education benefits to veterans, there is only so much we can do at the state level to assist veterans….and we’ve tried to go above and beyond that limit every year.  And yeah, McDonnell may just honor the flag and have a memorial wall put up, but he also has a daughter that served in Iraq and (I’m just guessing) doesn’t want her coming home to half her paycheck missing due to a progressive agenda.

This adds up to more than enough for me to go happily door-to-door for BOB, as I know it’s what’s right for Virginia. I hope a few of you will read this, see the right side (pun intended) of the issue and join his campaign.