Bacon's Rebellion: Jim Bacon joins the "not a fan" club.

Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell is also unamused. From the press release:

The Governor did not make his transportation plan available to Republicans until today so I am still reviewing the details. However, it is disappointing that the Governor's third transportation plan since taking office is basically the same as his first two.

Through all the conversations, negotiations, and debate of the past several years, the Governor has continued to rely on his belief in higher taxes with increased spending, going to the same government bureaucracies that have not delivered transportation services efficiently. At the same time, there's a total absence of innovation, creativity, privatization, and the use of technology to improve transportation.

Further, it is unfortunate that the Governor's plan relies on regressive taxes that place a disproportionate burden on lower and middle-class citizens. This is not the way to improve transportation in Virginia.