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Next, caught in his own illogic and abdication of leadership, Kilgore tries to wriggle out by (lamely) claiming that he “supported the [2002] transportation referendum” that would have raised $5 billion through higher sales taxes to pay for new roads and Metro. Say what? Is Jerry Kilgore saying (to paraphrase Republican criticism of John Kerry on Iraq) “he supported the tax increase before he opposed it?” Is Kilgore flip-flopping yet again? Does he simply have no clue what he’s talking about? Or does this so-called “Conservative” now support raising taxes to pay for transportation after all? I’m sure that all of these possibilities will be music to Virginians’ ears!