And on May 3, we’ll find out what she has to say.

About the only actual surprise of yesterday was the announcement that Queen Elizabeth II will address a Joint Session of the General Assembly on May 3.

I was surprised by the size of the defeat for the Governor’s proposed smoking ban, but not by the fact of it. Although we have now established that the leaves on the ceiling of the House chamber are Acanthus and not tobacco leaves, this is still a state where tobacco has a huge economic impact.

Still, Virginia is changing. Computer chips, not cigarettes, are now our number one export. So I expect we will see this issue again.