When the no-good, rotten, lying, son-of-a-bitch, Democrat Mark Warner ran for Governor of Virginia he promised "I will not raise taxes. I will not raise taxes. I will not raise taxes." Earlier this year, Governor Warner pushed the largest tax increase in Virginia history. A few weeks later, it was revealed that Virginia had actually run a surplus for the year.

One component of his tax hike was capping the tax cut on automobiles. With the dreaded car tax bills set to arrive any day now, Virginia conservatives in the legislature want the tax cut restored.

Earlier this year, the Republican-controlled legislature approved the cap as part of a plan that raised the state sales, cigarette and real estate taxes by $1.38 billion and lowered others.

[Virginia House Speaker William J.] Howell still questions the necessity to raise taxes and freeze the car tax since the state reported a $323.8 million budget surplus this year. Mr. Howell said he expects a surplus of between $400 million and $800 million over the next two years as the economy rebounds.

Mr. Howell said his constituents also question the tax increase. "People know we had a very significant tax increase and then they see two weeks later the state has a $324 million surplus and that doesn't add up to them, nor to me," he said.

It certainly adds up for Governor Warner, who is already saying that any attempts to decrease taxes are irresponsible. (I hope his dick falls off.)