In April, Virginia's sleazy, no-good, lying, motherfucker Governor Mark "I will not raise taxes! I will not raise taxes! I will not raise taxes!" Warner passed that largest tax increase in Virginia history. Warner, a Democrat, who campaigned on a 'no new taxes' pledge had broken his promise because Virginia was apparently in such dire circumstances. A month later, it was discovered that Virginia was actually running a huge budget surplus.

With Virginia's robust economy chugging along, the fiscal year ended June 30th with an extra $324 Million in the bank. For the new year starting July 1st, we already have a $13 Million surplus. So, with all this extra money coming in, will lawmakers be giving it back to the taxpayers? Not on your life. Even though the few die hard fiscal conservatives in the GOP feel like first class suckers, Virginia lawmakers, Democrats and the Republican leadership alike, plan on spending the money. All those government programs and budget line items that were left on the cutting room floor are suddenly the most important projects on earth.

[House Speaker William] Howell says state legislators should consider directing a portion of future windfalls to transportation. The transportation budget has been cut by nearly 3-point-5 (b) billion dollars in the past three years, forcing the state to focus nearly all of its highway funding on maintaining existing roads.

By the way, those "future windfalls" are being seized from Virginians at the point of a gun.