In remarks given in Lynchberg, Virginia, GOP gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell praised George W. Bush for his economic policies and expressed that he hopes to repeat them in Virginia.

“President Bush put in a ten-year tax-cut on everything from the death tax to capital gains tax and it was followed by an unprecedented period of economic recovery and economic growth,” he said. “In fact, it almost overheated the economy through about 2006. So, I think that’s the way you stimulate business. And that’s the kind of governor that I’m going to be to reduce those impediments to entrepreneurship, to let small businesses grow and thrive and create some opportunity.”

One supposes that McDonnell hopes to leave Virginia in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression also.  About those tax cuts, GW used the surplus lest by President Clinton to pay for them.  Had W been fiscally responsible and left them aside for a rainy day perhaps we would not have had to implement two stimulus packages.  No thanks McDonnell, it sounds like under your leadership Virginia will be broke in no time.