Article: IMMODESTY: GOV. JIM GILMORE'S PREMATURE PREENING THE STATE HAS MAILED THE FIRST OF ABOUT 2.5 MILLION CAR-TAX REBATE CHECKS. BUT IT IS A BIT EARLY TO BE HAILING AS ``HISTORIC'' A TAX CUT THAT IS A MERE VARIATION ON AN OLD THEME.(LOCAL)

Byline: Perry Morgan

While running for governor of Virginia, Jim Gilmore didn't have a lot of TV sparkle. Some surmised innate modesty figured in his air of the earnest salutatorian. Perhaps this was a bad guess. Regarding car-tax repeal, the governor simply cannot be praised enough. But he's working on it.

The state has mailed the first of about 2.5 million car-tax rebate checks. With each goes a note from the governor touting ``my historic car-tax relief plan''; promising more checks to come and inviting anyone with questions to call ``Gov. Gilmore's No Car Tax Hotline at 1-877-CARTAX1.''

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