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little-noted speech by State x\Sen. John Chichester sent a strong signal that there is a gathering storm that may hit the 2004 session of the Virginia General Assembly.
Chichester, chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, easily won a June primary, in which his opponent was a far right Republican.
He has been a frequent target of the social conservative wing of his party for allegedly being too moderate.
In turn, Chichester has expressed disdain for the far right element of the GOP ever since he became the prime opponent of Gov. Jim Gilmore’s insistence that car tax elimination proceed despite bad fiscal times.
Addressing a business organization called “Virginia FREE” recently, Chichester strongly implied that the Republican majority in the Virginia House of Delegates had done “stealth damage” to state services that won’t be visible for years.
Chichester, who is a close friend of House Speaker Bill
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