Albo Sacked for Safety on State of the Commonwealth

In a sign of desperation, the Republican Caucus used embattled Delegate Dave Albo (R-Abuser Fees) for its response to the State of the Commonwealth. How successful was it? Well, here's what the conservative Fairfax Times had to say:

Still hung over from a fruitless transportation special session last June and defeats on Nov. 4, members of the state Republican leadership chose to take the low road during their post-State of the Commonwealth rebuttal Jan. 14. . . .

In a partisan push, Del. David Albo (R-Springfield) and Sen. Stephen Newman (R-Lynchburg), who gave the rebuttal, mocked the governor by pointing to his December 2008 budget address, saying nowhere in his speech did Kaine use the words “streamline” or “consolidate,” “public-private partnership” or “reform.”

Nowhere in the Republicans' rebuttal did either Albo or Newman use the words “new ideas.” . . . .
With only a little more than a month for state leaders to solve Virginia’s budget crisis, now is the time to focus on common-sense solutions.

Virginians cannot afford for our legislators to play politics in the next month and a half. We need new ideas, not old ideals. We need answers for the future, not agendas for the upcoming House of Delegates election. Virginia Needs Solutions, Not Partisanship, Fairfax Times (Jan. 21, 2009).

How accurate was Del. Dave Albo in his facts? The Democratic Party of Virginia published this four-part fact check correcting misrepresentations throughout the speech.

DPVA, Dave Albo Fact Check (Jan. 15, 2009)

This is not unusual behavior for Del. Dave Albo who spent his last contested race accusing his opponent of supporting tax increases he didn't support or saying he was in touch with his district while opposing restaurant smoking bans, blocking transportation funding, or pushing bills to promote the sale of alcohol for his donors.