"Since the General Assembly has not agreed to the latest tax increases advocated by Governor Kaine, the budget he has proposed is effectively unbalanced. As a result, this governor has ceded the task of fulfilling the constitutional responsibility of producing a balanced budget to legislators and our new governor, Bob McDonnell." -- House Majority Leader H. Morgan Griffith, R-Salem
Kaine "was the calm and steady hand we needed in trying times." -- Del. Jennifer L. McClellan, D-Richmond
"Tim has been a good governor considering all the problems we have had." -- Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford
Kaine did an excellent job under bad circumstances and will go down as a governor "we all can be proud of." -- Del. Kenneth R. Plum, D-Fairfax, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus
"Last year, the outgoing administration relied on the stimulus package to bail out and paper over our problems and delay the inevitable by one more year. This year, we must truly stimulate the economy by returning to our founding economic principles -- capitalism, less government, lower taxes and plain old hard work." -- Sen. Jeff McWaters, R-Virginia Beach
"He is one of the most decent, caring persons I have ever met. He did well under a very challenging four years." But Kaine neglected to mention that a number of Republicans worked with him to craft a transportation solution in 2007, only to see it struck down by the state Supreme Court. -- Senate Republican Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., R-James City County
"Tim's a very likeable guy. You can't help but like him." -- Del. Terry G. Kilgore, R-Scott County
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