Benny Pitts to chair state committee

I actually tried to go thru the budget and find the details on what is costs for travel etc for Mr. Pitts to attend these events. Not that I think it’s untoward, but it is nice to know in tough economic and budgetary times.

You’re right Sammy. Escalades for everyone, fiscal restraint is out of fashion!

Wait- you say, there was an historic election last year where government spending and the economy was the biggest issue? Curses!

Mr. Thomas it is a shame that some people are trying to join the federal issues with state and local issues. They are totally different. That is why I totally disagree with party voting at local elections. It should be illegal to run by party name in local elections. Spotsylvania County has done an outstanding job with its budget and managing their financial resources (past and present). That is why their bond rating continues to improve, etc. and the budget office receives awards year after year. When compared with other localities the size of Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County maintains its record of doing more with less, year after year.

Ya see folks, We’re all Liberals here. You can’t question Steve Thomas!. If he thinks it, it must be right and just. And if he says “you’re a liberal!” Don’t take it as disrespect, it’s just counter to his better fiscally conservative thinking.

Oh and dare I mention he tends to grandstand his idea(l)s in the liberal media, of course the free version here on the web.

His tactic is; when you aren’t winning a “civil conversation” you grab at other sleezy hot button issues like The DC Governments inability to effectively manage their own government. Of course Steven, Leasing an E-lade is extremely excessive. Hey…we agree!!
It’s as rediculous as Adrian Fentys’ Smart Car.

But historically and currently the DC Government is not a Republican Conservative government so his sad thinking is ” I’ll take a nasty stab at this Spotsy Liberal (ha!) by comparing Grapes to Sand, that’ll make him seethe with anger!”, (Oh Good one Steve!,bravo!!)
Yeah Steve their homerule mess is alot like Spotsy. No… no Steve, stop right there, it can’t and will never be that bad here. Period. And not because of your watchdog efforts.

I can respect any Republican that is true to their principles of fiscal conservatism as long as they apply that principal equally to all parts of government when critiquing.

I think you can be a principled Republican and do that and of course I think one could be a principled Dem or Independent and do that also and I would lavish attaboys on Steve if he applied his fiscal conservatism – across the board in Spotsy for all functions that spend tax money.

Mr. Logan and Mr. Jackson both IMHO emulate such an even-handed approach to fiscal conservatism and we know them by their philosophies not their politics.

Sammy and I (and I suspect Mr. Haas) are on the same wavelength here.

The question is – can Steve – as local Republican Chair be a principled fiscal conservative – across the board – more than he wants to be a partisan .. guy…( so I won’t say “hack”).

As I said – I THINK HE CAN but I don’t know if the Republican Party these days will allow him to be “just” a fiscal conservative and not a highly partisan critter that goes after non-Republicans no matter whether they are fiscal conservatives or not.

So basically, Steve has to decide what we wants to me but I think the is basically a decent person who perhaps is pushed to be more partisan in his job than he’d be if he were not in his role.

I just want to see fiscal conservatism applied equally to all expenditures in Spotsylvania and blame not targeted only at some BOS and not others and none at all directed at the School Board which tends to not be ….willingly …fiscally conservative… (at least in my view).

I’d like to see school board members who are fiscal conservatives… who do understand that dollars don’t come from the BOS nor the State but from hard working citizens.