Editorial: Throw the incumbents out in Fairfax County!

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Choosing among candidates for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is easy this year. Incumbents who voted for the $4.5 billion Dulles Rail project do not deserve re-election. That leaves only retiring Sup. Dana Kauffman, D-Lee, and Sup. Linda Q. Smyth, D-Providence, who is running unopposed. Something is clearly amiss when the former chairman of the Metro Board and the supervisor whose district includes Tysons Corner can’t vote for this boondoggle. The other supervisors should have taken the hint.

They didn’t, so here are The Examiner’s choices:

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