BREAKING: McDongle Pledges $$$ for Spaceport
Posted on 8/14/2009 by Jeremy Aldrich
WALLOPS ISLAND - Virginia gubernatorial candidate Rob McDongle said today that he would pump several million dollars more in state funding for a commercial spaceport on Virginia's Eastern Shore. "We want to get ahead of the game in making Virginia the best place to do business, not only in the United States but also in the entire Milky Way," McDongle said today in prepared remarks.
Democratic critics point out that money has recently been cut from state spending on K-12 education, VDOT, and the state's annual Columbus Day party. Spending millions on a spaceport, they say, is not the best use of money in the current budget climate. A McDongle spokesman says the spaceport is predicted to bring in millions of dollars in revenue by 2029, and that future money can be used to buy Virginians a ticket to states (or planets) with adequate schools, roads, and holiday gatherings.
However, even some Republicans are wary of McDongle's proposal, noting that this seems to be a move away from his previously strong stance against handouts for undocumented aliens.
In recent polling, McDongle had the support of 47% of likely Virginia voters, although after today's announcement his numbers are expected to rise sharply in the influential sci-fi nerd community.
Photo by nashpreds99. Real story at WHSV and Rasmussen Reports.
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