Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Woohoo! This was a nice surprise. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Nickels.

Good riddance you worthless sack of crap.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Woohoo! This was a nice surprise. I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Nickels.

Good riddance you worthless sack of crap.

What did he do, outlaw strip clubs or ban emo concerts?

The former. Well he didn't outlaw them, but he tried to heavily restrict them and ban lapdances.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

How much of a role did strip clubs play in Nickels' defeat? Did any strip club owners give large donations to any of the candidates?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

So Washington has another waste of a Lt. Gov. office like Minnesota. There's a small movement in the Minn. legislature to abolish the Lt. Gov. option and let the Sec of State be next in succession but for some reason no one seems to want to get behind it. This is despite the current Lt. Gov. being basically the most unpopular political figure in state besides Michele Bachmann possibly (in a nutshell she was also Sec of Transportation due to Lt. Gov. being a nothing job, and became the scapegoat for the bridge collapse. The Senate thus refused to reapprove her as Sec of Transportation.)

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What's the strong yes precinct running across the north of Chelan?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

So is it ELCA territory? That makes me proud.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

This electoral system you guys have blows big time.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Wow that's awesome. Might it actually happen?

The front page story on the latest City Pages interestingly is about movement toward pot legalization. I picked one up but am too lazy to read it tonight.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Why does Washington have such a right wing tax system?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQYlLQWvEr0

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So Washington didn't have a bestiality law prior to that?

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That's pretty awesome. I can't see that type of attitude being widespread even like 10-15 years ago.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Ugh.

First pot, now this. It's reassuring to know once again that I made the right choice not voting for this piece of garbage.

*evil look at Alcon*




I'm kind of happy about this overall, though. He just cut his chances of ever becoming Governor in half (if not more!).

You just went from winning King County in 2008 to not even being able to crack 40%, Robby.

What'd he do about pot?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What's so bad about Brad Owen?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What's so bad about Brad Owen?

He spends most of his time forcing bored middle schoolers to sit through assemblies where his anti-drug themed classical rock band extols the dangers of marijuana.

Also pro-life, a moron, a fake Democrat, etc.

Wow, he sounds pretty bad. I didn't know Washington had "Democrats" like that.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Washington is clearly full of dumbs, as noted by the numbers on the tax increase threshold and income tax referendums.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I think we missed the SUSA initiative results

I-1098 (Income tax)
Yes 34%
No 56%

I-1053 (Reinstate two-thirds majority)
Yes 55%
No 28%

Epic fail state.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I think we missed the SUSA initiative results

I-1098 (Income tax)
Yes 34%
No 56%

I-1053 (Reinstate two-thirds majority)
Yes 55%
No 28%

Epic fail state.

I like how every state that does something vaguely contrary to what you want it to do is "epic fail" or a "joke state." Gotta love the benevolent Dems!

Yes a 2/3 majority to pass tax increases is a fantastic idea. It's what's made California such a well-functioning state after all.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Washington is lucky to elect President and Governor concurrently.

I prefer to be guaranteed an interesting election every cycle. Having gubernatorial elections in Presidential years means if there's no Senate election up in a midterm there's no statewide election. This can diminish turnout and would favor teabagger type crazies.

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What type of person could possibly vote for both McKenna and Obama?

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bgwah is telling me how this Steve Hobbes guy is a right wing anti-worker prick.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Why is Alcon in New York?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I'd vote:

Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Meeker sold me on no on the charter schools thing, I didn't think it sounded bad because they'd all be state-ran but yeah this funding could be done better with existing public schools.

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What's that red bit in Tacoma near all the dark green ones?