The scale of the disaster may not be known for some time. Phillipe describes layers of oil beneath the surface. What will happen to them? Will we see beaches fouled by the surface oil cleaned over time, only to find the off shore sea floor destroyed by this subsurface oil? I doubt that there are any plans whatsoever for cleaning up oil beneath the surface over the continental shelf. And if it remains suspended in the water beneath the surface, out of sight, will the currents then send it around the world for years and years to come? A lot of questions but not many answer forthcoming just yet.

In the budget being voted on soon, supervisors plan to switch 70% of the cost of the Watershed Inspections Function away from developers. Developers who build new stormwater facilities will still pay 30% – perhaps enough to cover initial inspection costs, but all future inspections and repairs will be covered by the residents.” Click here to read the entire article.

To fail to address this in his proclamation is both insulting to blacks and dishonest to history. It should not surprise anyone that he would make such a statement. His efforts to appeal to the base of the Republican party is in keeping with most of his other actions as and a perfect match for his money wasting, teabag Attorney General Cuccinelli.

From the governors mansion right down to our own county and district the far right attitudes of our legislators are clear. Whether it be McDonnell’s proclamation, Cuccinelli’s law suit against healthcare reform, Corey Stewart calling Tea Party members who insult and threaten congressmen and women “patriot’s” and the Coffee Party crowd, believing in civil debate “fruitcakes” and “nuts”, or John Stirrup introducing a motion at the BoCS meeting 23 March to THANK CUCCINELLI for his lawsuit, their positions are clear.

There are two questions we must ask ourselves. Are we content to let these actions go unchallenged, and if not, what are we going to do about it? My answer to the first one is NO I am not content to let these men push their far right agenda unopposed and I intend to do everything I can to see that they are reined in now and defeated in the next election.

This year we need to get our Democratic butts in gear and stop sitting on the sidelines like we did in November. You see what happens when we do! Everyone of us who believes this has to stop and that we need positive leaders, working for a better county, state and nation need to get behind our candidates. Right now you can show your feelings about McDonnell, Cuccinelli, Stewart, and Stirrup by working to reelect Gerry Connolly.

Gerry stood up for us on healthcare reform and now we need to stand up for him.  Make a donation http://gerryconnolly.com/ or volunteer. There is also a new organization just getting off the ground that is dedicated to electing Democrats in Prince William County. It’s called Greener Prince William PAC http://www.actblue.com/page/greenerprincewilliampac.

Look for more information on it shortly.

Now I think we can all agree that small business and commerce are key to job creation and prosperity, but if commercial taxes account for less than 20% of the total tax revenue, is that fair to home owners?

And if it’s not fair, how do we address the problem without hurting small businesses? Your thoughts?