Recent History Terry McAuliffe—Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former head of the Democratic National Committee, and former director of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign—says Republicans in the House of Delegates are not bipartisan enough. McAuliffe castigates them for thwarting Gov. Tim Kaine’s demand for higher road taxes and bigger unemployment benefits. “I’ve got to have a House of Delegates that agrees with me on these big issues,“ he says. But House Republicans “are impossible to deal with.“ Really?

Three House of Delegates Republicans have proposed legislation that they say will improve health care for Virginians. Del. Daniel W. Marshall III, R-Danville, wants to give employers with 50 or fewer workers health-insurance coverage that does not include some or all of the mandates required by the state in health insurance. Marshall said the measure would allow employers to tailor a plan that best fits their pocketbooks. He said the mandates increase the cost of health insurance by as much as 45 percent in some markets.

Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates said last night that they will not support amendments to the state’s two-year budget that do not pertain to core state services.