It wasn’t too long ago – gosh, I think for a few months this past summer and early fall – that the Democrats running for office in places like, oh, Virginia were doing their level best to convince voters that they were completely normal.
And being completely normal meant they had the best interests of the constituents who lived in their state, county, or wherever it might be, at heart. They heard their worries and felt their pain.
They appealed to voters with earnest assurances that they understood and would work to address those pressing issues that were making life so challenging for them. Affordability, be it cost of living, taxes, or utilities – Democrats heard and understood. They promised to make things easier again.
When voters fretted about pedophiles in schools dressed as women, Dems rushed to assure them they…understood.
Democrats turned a sympathetic ear to those who wanted an alternative to the party of the Bad Orange Man, but were hesitant to commit to the Democrats.
‘Worry not,’ said the Virginia party of the monosyllabic ice-o-matron, the homocidal fever dream POC, and the Marxist eventually sworn in on a Quran. ‘We are moderate Dems and normies just like you.’
NORMIE NORMIE NORMIE TRUST US
Except for the devoted and diligent, too many Republicans stayed home on election day, while the TDS-crazed, dewey-eyed blue resistance AWFLs bought what Democrats were selling hook, line, and every last stinker.
The rosy glow of the collective ‘showed him’ didn’t last a week once the icy CIA princess they’d elected got together with the criminals and company they’d handed complete control of their legislature to.
This came as no surprise to anyone with a rational cell left in their heads.
With their new leaders in Virginia and New Jersey, Democrats this week showed the country an undeniable truth: There’s no such thing as a moderate in their party anymore.
Throughout the 2025 campaign cycle, national media presented a fundamentally false story about the Democratic candidates for governor in the Old Dominion and the Garden State.
…“Ms. Spanberger and Ms. Sherrill are moderate women,” The New York Times reported as fact.
…What a difference a day makes.
Right after inauguration, both new governors announced their attacks on law and order.
As her first official act this week, Spanberger rolled back former Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s order instructing state and local officials to cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and border patrol.
But, holy smokes.
Let’s stick with Virginia for a moment.
What happened between the day before the gubernatorial inauguration, the swearing in of the new Democratic legislative majority, and the day after is somewhat analogous to the steak on the counter scene in Poltergeist.
One minute there’s a lovely fresh-looking, luscious slice o’beef and the next it’s a squirming, writhing, exploding pile of maggots.
The transformation from normies to nutzoid was as dramatic.
The Democrats are being skewered for their perceived deception on the affordability issue.
Again, anyone could have told the fools what was sure to come.
For one thing, utility rate increases approved before Spanberger took office have just hit, tripling some folks’ electric bills. Now, no, she didn’t do that, but who did?
The Democratic general assembly these voters just handed complete control to oversees the State Corporation Commission (SCC) through the Election of its Commissioners. The SCC is the regulatory body responsible for the implementation of these energy changes.
BREAKING – Virginia residents are now panicking as, not even a full month into 2026, their electricity bills are nearly tripling as they are being hit with new Democrat-approved energy rates, with one resident saying she is now paying $600 per month, more than her car payment. pic.twitter.com/h7y1KwoW0Q
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) January 29, 2026
If they think what the assembly did before the election, when there was at least nominal Republican resistance, is bad, good luck from now on, suckers.
I’m gonna stick to affordability, and for good reason. Now, Virginia’s always had a bad reputation for its taxes – kind of a nickel and dime you to death thing.
This is where the maggots exploded on the suddenly shellshocked voters sitting at the counter waiting to eat the fruits of their progressive November victory against the Bad Orange Man.
I believe the only thing the assembly missed was a tax on flushing your toilet, but I’m sure some diligent staffer will catch the omission shortly and tack it on.
This is, without a doubt, the most astonishing litany of highway larceny I have ever heard in one go.
Democrats haven’t been in charge for a month in Virginia and they’ve already proposed 50 new taxes…
Including taxes on gym memberships and dog walking.
You get exactly what you vote for!
pic.twitter.com/tQrSAQxL0C— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) January 29, 2026
And guess what, Shriners?
This is all in JUST ONE BILL.
🚨RALLY RADAR🚨
HB 978 – Another NEW TAX. Here are just a few things taxed under this bill:
❌Gym memberships
❌Dry cleaning
❌Landscaping
❌Home repairs
❌Vehicle repairs
❌Pet care
❌Delivery services (EVERY package you receive)
❌Digital services (EVERY subscription you…— ROOZ (@ROOZVA) January 29, 2026
Holy crap, is that state in a whale of a hurt.
That’s just affordability. They’re doing all sorts of havey-cavey underhanded stuff, too, with crime, elections – it’s completely the steak on the counter.
Virginia Dems propose law to drop mandatory prison time for rape, manslaughter https://t.co/HFcCAivR9t pic.twitter.com/yfOgGtco2B
— New York Post (@nypost) January 24, 2026
NORMIES
Suckers.
Speaking of suckers, the East Coast certainly doesn’t have a monopoly on those, no sirree Bob.
It turns out, voters in San Diego County, California, are feeling blue over their blue votes lately, too.
Everyone knows California is expensive for all the wrong reasons. And in what used to be one of the last fairly conservative counties, you’d think vestiges of common sense and fiscal responsibility or restraint could still be found.
There are one or two voices left like that, but they come from tiny pockets either inland in the county or tucked into larger, far more progressive areas now.
The San Diego Board of Supervisors (SDBS) is one of those local controling agenices now dominated by progressives. What they are asking the state for permission to do – a state that has already driven a trillion dollars’ worth of wealth out thanks to onerous and abusive tax policies (see John’s excellent posts on Newsom’s Wealth Tax) – is going to add an unbelievable amount of pain to the already suffering middle class, or what’s left of it anyway.
The SDBS has its sights set on drastically increasing the real estate transfer tax – that tax you pay to the county for the privilege of selling your home.
Tax Now, Bust Later: San Diego Supes Propose Real Estate Transfer Tax Increase from 0.11% to a Staggering 6.11%
…As California’s budget pressures mount, Democratic supermajorities in the state legislature and on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors are rolling out the same tired solution: raise taxes. Not cut spending or fix broken programs. Just demand more money from residents and businesses already stretched thin.
This comes as Californians struggle under some of the highest housing costs in the country, gasoline prices that never seem to fall, and utility bills that climb regardless of usage. When government can’t make the numbers work, it doesn’t look inward — it looks at your paycheck. Meaningful cost-cutting is rarely considered.
…San Diego County appears eager to follow the same path. The Board of Supervisors recently voted to hire a lobbyist to seek approval from the Legislature to raise the county’s real estate transfer tax from 0.11% to a staggering 6.11%. On a $1 million home, that’s more than $60,000, owed even if the seller takes a loss.
This isn’t a tax on speculation. It’s a tax on mobility. It punishes retirees downsizing, families relocating for work, and homeowners forced to sell in a volatile market. In one of the least affordable housing regions in the nation, it threatens to freeze home sales and further erode household wealth.
You will owe the county sixty grand instead of the thousand or so you hand over now. But, oh! you say. That’s on a million-dollar home!
When the average home price in a location is $913,000, there aren’t any of those little $159K starter homes, and even then, that proposed 6.5% would be a killer for someone to hand over. Particularly in a depressed market.
These people are living on dream fuel.
Jim Desmond’s one of the few old-time, SoCal GOP left to fight a rear-guard action on his own, like Don Quixote at windmills.
Sales taxes.
Payroll taxes.
Transfer taxes.
Parking fees.
Utility hikes.
Trash fees.
And even more taxes being quietly drafted behind closed doors.This is what San Diegans are facing — all at the same time.
Families are getting crushed while government keeps growing.
Budgets… pic.twitter.com/uyeJRPwuh0— Supervisor Jim Desmond (@jim_desmond) January 27, 2026
…Budgets are at record highs. Revenues are at record highs.
Yet the answer from politicians is always the same: tax more, charge more, take more.
It’s absurd.
You can’t keep piling new taxes and fees onto people who are already struggling to afford housing, gas, groceries, utilities, and insurance — and then act surprised when families leave.
That’s why I’m calling for a pause on new taxes and fees and bringing a Board Letter forward this week to stop this madness.
In the meantime, raise those rates, wherever and whatever they are.
This is insane
During the San Diego City Council meeting council members are outright asked if they will fight for higher rates and profits for energy company SDG&E
The answer is yes
SDG&E CEO makes $20 million per year, has increased rates 8 times already in 4 years on San… pic.twitter.com/NcIXKxYU4X
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) December 23, 2025
…SDG&E CEO makes $20 million per year, has increased rates 8 times already in 4 years on San Diego residents and the company already profits over $900 million a year
And by all means, keep voting blue and acting surprised when you finally find out you couldn’t afford them.
No one can.
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