It didn't seem right that we'd just post our list of The Top 25 Reasons Not to Vote for Jerry Kilgore on Raising Kaine. We owe it to our readers to say why we support Tim Kaine for Governor. The real problem with both these lists was paring them down to ONLY 25 items each. Well, we did our best. Here is our countdown of The Top 25 Reasons to Vote for Tim Kaine , counting down one-by-one, here's #10.10. Fiscal Responsibility: The Warner-Kaine administration got Virginia's financial house in order by making government more efficient and working with repbulicans to overhaul the tax system. Tim Kaine helped preserve the state's AAA bond rating, with Jerry Kilgore fighting against his efforts every step of the way.
During the Warner-Kaine Administration, Virginia?s coveted AAA bond rating has been reaffirmed, Governing Magazine named Virginia the best-managed state in the nation, and Virginia was put back on solid financial ground. A stable financial environment for the state is good for business and for workers who are able to find good jobs in a growing economy. Financial stability attracts new private sector investments in the Commonwealth because businesses want the reassurance of stability and predictability. Investors respond to sound leadership and good fiscal policy, as they are now doing in Virginia due to the successes of the Warner-Kaine administration.As Governor, Tim Kaine will continue to bring strong fiscal responsibility and accountability to state government. Government fiscal responsibility is just good business. [read more]