Courtesy of the Washington Post, the Ass. Press brings us another game of guess the political party. Our Governor, with help from a prominent Virginia lawmaker are planning to increase the tax on gasoline.

A Senate committee has endorsed legislation increasing Virginia's gasoline tax by 6 cents a gallon.

The Finance Committee sent the bill to the Senate floor on a 9-5 vote Wednesday, the third day of the General Assembly's special session on transportation. But even if the full Senate passes the bill, it faces almost certain death in the House of Delegates, which is controlled by anti-tax Republicans.

Senator Richard Saslaw's bill would phase in the gas tax increase a penny a year over six years. The bill also includes a variety of regional tax increases to pay for projects in northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.

Governor Tim Kaine also has proposed tax and fee increases to raise about $1 billion a year for transportation. His proposal, which does not include a gas tax increase, is pending in a House committee.

The article doesn't mention either politician's political party, so you'll just have to guess.