Wednesday, February 28, 2007  Sometimes Arlington Gets It Right
Unfortunately, sometimes Virginia gets it wrong. Senate Bill
1242 would have allowed the Arlington County government to
extend benefits to domestic partners of its employees. Now, as a
taxpayer, I always want the government to cut corners. This is
not one of those corners!  According to the Virginia Legislative
Information System, this bill was left on the Appropriations
floor at the close of the session. I applaud Arlington, Senator
Whipple, and the many activists who supported this effort.
Please keep trying.  Equal rights. Two simple words. Why such as
difficult concept?  Equal: the same  Rights: things that you
have that the government can only take away, not give  Thanks
for nothing, Virginia.  Tuesday, February 27, 2007  Tax, Spend,
and Save?  The Washington Post reports that the Arlington County
board is considering an energy tax that could end up costing up
to $26 per resident. Small change for our big Northern Virginia
salaries, isn't i