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 #9.8. Job Creation. Tim Kaine talks about job growth because he knows he can deliver based on his track record. Under the Warner-Kaine administration, Virginia saw unprecedented job growth. In 2004-2005 alone the commonwealth gained over 50,000 jobs.
"When Mark Warner and I took office 3 years ago, our state was divided, our economy stalled, our budget a mess, our bond rating threatened. Only by showing bold leadership and by bringing Democrats and Republicans together were we able to turn things around. Now, we have a strong economy - we've created 190,000 new jobs and have the second fastest job growth in the United States."Besides cutting the homeowner tax, Kaine outlined his goals of building on the progress of the last three years to improve education and transportation in order to help create better jobs. [read more]