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« Reply #2625 on: September 06, 2011, 09:26:29 PM »
Quote from: bgwah on September 06, 2011, 09:16:05 PM
Isn't his term almost 3/4ths over anyway?

Yeah, but it's still disappointing to see so much hard work go to waste.
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« Reply #2626 on: September 06, 2011, 10:22:20 PM »
I have a theory.
Howard Schultz recently has been asserting himself as a businessman 'above the fray' and has urged for a bipartisan deal on the debt debate. Any chance he is positioning himself and getting name recognition to run as Bloomberg's veep with that unity '08 clone party?
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« Reply #2627 on: September 07, 2011, 10:47:24 PM »
Quote from: CultureKing on September 06, 2011, 10:22:20 PM
I have a theory.
Howard Schultz recently has been asserting himself as a businessman 'above the fray' and has urged for a bipartisan deal on the debt debate. Any chance he is positioning himself and getting name recognition to run as Bloomberg's veep with that unity '08 clone party?
Doubtful. He's a latte liberal in the disguise of a corporate boss.
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« Reply #2628 on: September 09, 2011, 05:11:31 PM »
Did anyone feel the 6.7 earthquake off Vancouver Island today? I didn't even notice.
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« Reply #2629 on: September 09, 2011, 07:41:40 PM »
Lol, I actually vividly remember the time around 12:40, and I felt absolutely nothing. Most people who felt it where in buildings of 4-5+ stories.
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« Reply #2630 on: September 11, 2011, 01:57:55 PM »
I didn't feel anything either.  lol
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« Reply #2631 on: September 11, 2011, 01:58:44 PM »
« Edited: September 11, 2011, 02:02:08 PM by Senator Fuzzleton »
We should have a convention for Washington posters in real life.  That would be awesome!  Cheesy
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« Reply #2632 on: September 11, 2011, 07:57:38 PM »
Quote from: Senator Fuzzleton on September 11, 2011, 01:58:44 PM
We should have a convention for Washington posters in real life.  That would be awesome!  Cheesy

We would probably get in an argument right away about Tim Eyeman or something and then devolve into chaos.

Speaking of Tim Eyeman are there similar figures to him in other states?
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« Reply #2633 on: September 11, 2011, 08:01:59 PM »
Quote from: CultureKing on September 11, 2011, 07:57:38 PM
Quote from: Senator Fuzzleton on September 11, 2011, 01:58:44 PM
We should have a convention for Washington posters in real life.  That would be awesome!  Cheesy

We would probably get in an argument right away about Tim Eyeman or something and then devolve into chaos.


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« Reply #2634 on: September 12, 2011, 02:08:39 AM »
Quote from: CultureKing on September 11, 2011, 07:57:38 PM
Quote from: Senator Fuzzleton on September 11, 2011, 01:58:44 PM
We should have a convention for Washington posters in real life.  That would be awesome!  Cheesy

We would probably get in an argument right away about Tim Eyeman or something and then devolve into chaos.

Speaking of Tim Eyeman are there similar figures to him in other states?

Not that I know of...maybe someone in California; there aren't that many states that are as fixated by referenda as we are.

btw, are there any Washington posters who actually like Eyman? Maybe that Volksliberalist guy?
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« Reply #2635 on: September 12, 2011, 02:26:37 AM »
Quote from: realisticidealist on September 12, 2011, 02:08:39 AM
Quote from: CultureKing on September 11, 2011, 07:57:38 PM
Quote from: Senator Fuzzleton on September 11, 2011, 01:58:44 PM
We should have a convention for Washington posters in real life.  That would be awesome!  Cheesy

We would probably get in an argument right away about Tim Eyeman or something and then devolve into chaos.

Speaking of Tim Eyeman are there similar figures to him in other states?

Not that I know of...maybe someone in California; there aren't that many states that are as fixated by referenda as we are.

btw, are there any Washington posters who actually like Eyman? Maybe that Volksliberalist guy?

The real question is, are there any states where a lowlife can make a living off of proposing stupid initiatives every year?
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« Reply #2636 on: September 12, 2011, 03:01:34 AM »
Quote from: bgwah on September 12, 2011, 02:26:37 AM
Quote from: realisticidealist on September 12, 2011, 02:08:39 AM
Quote from: CultureKing on September 11, 2011, 07:57:38 PM
Quote from: Senator Fuzzleton on September 11, 2011, 01:58:44 PM
We should have a convention for Washington posters in real life.  That would be awesome!  Cheesy

We would probably get in an argument right away about Tim Eyeman or something and then devolve into chaos.

Speaking of Tim Eyeman are there similar figures to him in other states?

Not that I know of...maybe someone in California; there aren't that many states that are as fixated by referenda as we are.

btw, are there any Washington posters who actually like Eyman? Maybe that Volksliberalist guy?

The real question is, are there any states where a lowlife can make a living off of proposing stupid initiatives every year?

I don't know but somehow he manages to get a good number of them passed (eventhough I always say to myself that Washington is too smart to fall for another Eyman ploy). Didn't he get caught once stealing money away from one of his campaigns for personal purposes?
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« Reply #2637 on: September 12, 2011, 03:03:57 AM »
Oh and I just found this lovely gem:

http://timeyman.com/

Best part is the "Destroy Goverment Game"
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« Reply #2638 on: September 12, 2011, 02:36:43 PM »
State Auditor Brian Sonntag has announced he won't run for re-election.
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« Reply #2639 on: September 12, 2011, 02:53:35 PM »
Quote from: Meeker on September 12, 2011, 02:36:43 PM
State Auditor Brian Sonntag has announced he won't run for re-election.

What!?! Only 20 years? Nobody has served such a short tenure in over a century!

https://uselectionatlas.org/WIKI/index.php/State_Auditor_of_Washington
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« Reply #2640 on: September 13, 2011, 12:08:14 AM »
Washam's recall will not be on the ballot. Final tally was 64,178 and a recall needed 65,495 - 1,317 signatures short Sad
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« Reply #2641 on: September 13, 2011, 02:11:53 AM »
Quote from: bgwah on September 12, 2011, 02:53:35 PM
Quote from: Meeker on September 12, 2011, 02:36:43 PM
State Auditor Brian Sonntag has announced he won't run for re-election.

What!?! Only 20 years? Nobody has served such a short tenure in over a century!

https://uselectionatlas.org/WIKI/index.php/State_Auditor_of_Washington

Why hasn't Washington introduced term limits? Tongue
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« Reply #2642 on: September 13, 2011, 02:14:55 AM »
Quote from: redcommander on September 13, 2011, 02:11:53 AM
Quote from: bgwah on September 12, 2011, 02:53:35 PM
Quote from: Meeker on September 12, 2011, 02:36:43 PM
State Auditor Brian Sonntag has announced he won't run for re-election.

What!?! Only 20 years? Nobody has served such a short tenure in over a century!

https://uselectionatlas.org/WIKI/index.php/State_Auditor_of_Washington

Why hasn't Washington introduced term limits? Tongue

Because Washington is cool like that. Tongue
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« Reply #2643 on: September 13, 2011, 02:15:36 AM »
Quote from: redcommander on September 13, 2011, 02:11:53 AM
Quote from: bgwah on September 12, 2011, 02:53:35 PM
Quote from: Meeker on September 12, 2011, 02:36:43 PM
State Auditor Brian Sonntag has announced he won't run for re-election.

What!?! Only 20 years? Nobody has served such a short tenure in over a century!

https://uselectionatlas.org/WIKI/index.php/State_Auditor_of_Washington
Why hasn't Washington introduced term limits? Tongue
Washington is a liberal state
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« Reply #2644 on: September 13, 2011, 02:37:29 AM »
We actually did vote for term limits in an initiative in 1994(?) but they were declared unconstitutional.

I'm a little surprised the Washington GOP hasn't been promoting them in the past few years. I'm sure it's polling very well these days.
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« Reply #2645 on: September 13, 2011, 02:45:08 AM »
It's not a GOP or Dem issue. It's about insuring people don't abuse their political offices.
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« Reply #2646 on: September 13, 2011, 02:59:17 AM »
Quote from: redcommander on September 13, 2011, 02:45:08 AM
It's not a GOP or Dem issue. It's about insuring people don't abuse their political offices.

Despite whatever fantasy you may have created in your head, Republicans have historically been far more likely to support term limits than Democrats.
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« Reply #2647 on: September 13, 2011, 03:29:32 AM »
Are you in DC now or something Meeker?
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« Reply #2648 on: September 13, 2011, 03:33:38 AM »

I go to school out here.
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« Reply #2649 on: September 13, 2011, 03:35:56 AM »

Interesting. Planning to stay there?
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