Gilmore Running For Senate

Gov. Jim Glmore has made it official, he is running for U.S. Senate.

Former governor James S. Gilmore announced this morning he will be a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate next year.

In a e-mailed announcement, Gilmore declares "the race is on." - The Washington Post

Gilmore is billing the race as a "Clash of The Titans." It will be interesting to see how Virginia responds when given the choice between a Governor who delivered, and one who didn't.

Jim Gilmore ran for Governor on the platform of "no car tax." But that is not what Loudoun has experienced. On the contrary, our car tax bills have gone up.

Yesterday [March 7, 2006], supervisors in Loudoun became among the first to make it official, voting to bill car owners this year for 41 percent of their bill, up from 30 percent now. For the owner of a car valued at $20,000, that means a bill of $344.40 -- compared to $252 last year for a car of that value. - The Washington Post

We should welcome the opportunity 2008 will give us to compare and contrast the records of the most recently completed Republican and Democratic administrations in Virginia.