WSJ editorial wrong about Virginia

By: Rob
Published On: 2/27/2006 2:00:00 AM

Media Matters does the hard work:

A February 23 Wall Street Journal editorial bemoaned what it called "a $1 billion tax hike for roads and transit projects" proposed by Virginia's GOP senators, whom it accused of spending "like crazy on social services and schools," leaving the state's highways underfunded. In fact, in recent years, Virginia's spending on schools and social welfare has stayed below the national average, and in some cases, ranks among the lowest in the country.

Read the whole thing here.

Comments



Man, they must not g (Craig - 4/4/2006 11:33:12 PM)
Man, they must not get down south very often.  Spending like crazy on social services and schools?  In Virginia?  They must be smoking so serious wacky tabaccy.


The WSJ is becoming (Teddy - 4/4/2006 11:33:12 PM)
The WSJ is becoming every more an arm of yhe radical right GOP spinmeisters insofar as its editorial policies are converned. I used to feel I had to read it every day, in preference to other newspapers. No longer. They should keep their damned mouths shut.