Yeah, it’s over a year away, but Peter Goldmark is running for Commissioner of Public Lands, and he’s a helluva candidate. Take a look.
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A man in a hat – oh, my vote is locked in.
From today’s Seattle Times: “Phillips, a Seattle Democrat who supports Republican Hague over Democrat Pope, said of her contributions, “It suggests that Jane is really serious about retaining her seat and being re-elected to the King County Council. She wants to continue to be a player, and that’s a significant statement.””
So the Democrats are conceding the King council seat to the lying drunk driving cheating Republican Hague. Do they think if the situation was reversed the Republicans would be supporting the Democrat candidate? To ask that question is to answer it. The Republicans are awful in many many ways. But, unlike the Democrats, they are fighters! They know that a candidate they dislike with an (R ) after his name is better for them than any candidate with a (D). Democrat gains locally and nationally are because of Republican mis-steps not because of courage and leadership.
Plus Hague is a known entity and the way the KC council goes quite predictable and (in)effective based on numbers. Pope on the other hand could be a loose canon and if he is not kept under control, could “investigate” the current D council members and publish things. Now would he do this and bite the hand that feeds him ? Hard to say…but the D’s are scared and Jane is the lesser of two evils for them. It’s not about what is right, it’s to retain power in all aspects and both sides.
Now one could say: It’s already so f’d up…so why not vote for Pope and have some fun. How much worse could it get ?
“Democrat gains locally and nationally are because of Republican mis-steps not because of courage and leadership.”
– Rabbit stew sucks @2
That pretty much sums it up, RSS. But the Republican “mis-steps” are pretty glaring, like getting involved in a foreign adventure without a clue as to how to wrap it up. The Republicans stand to be on the outs for a decade or two.
so what makes him a “helluva” candidate ? The D ? the Hat ? I know you supported him agains McMorris…didn’t work out…so now he’s trying CPL ? Could he be the next Pope ? Running for any open position ? Why not run for congress again ?
I just find it curious that he identifies his ranch as being in the Okanagan…isn’t that up here in Canada?
I don’t think there is another Okanagan across the border, like there is with Vancouver…
@2 “Rabbit stew sucks”
You can say that again!
@3 “Now would he do this and bite the hand that feeds him”
What hand is feeding him? Pope has gotten zero support from the Democratic Party. His campaign, what there is of it, has been financed entirely by himself and a half dozen contributors.
What’s Bernanke going to do now that his latest interest rate cut bought him a 362-point drop in the Dow average?
Our economy is drugged on cheap credit and needs another fix to keep breathing.
Another example of WingNut (TM) mismanagement.
Newsweek has a column written especially for Stefan.
“Confessions of a Waitress: I Hate Your Damn Kids”
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/b.....-kids.aspx
Roger Rabbit Quiz
Which of the 2000 presidential candidates said the following (careful now):
“If we’re an arrogant nation, they’ll resent us. If we’re a humble nation, but strong, they’ll welcome us … Our nation stands alone right now … in terms of power. And that’s why we’ve got to be humble … One way for us to be viewed as the Ugly American is for us to go around the world saying, ‘We do it this way; so should you’.”
[ ] 1. Al Gore
[ ] 2. George W. Bush
Which of the following 2000 presidential candidates didn’t heed his own words:
[ ] 3. Al Gore
[ ] 4. George W. Bush
Source: http://www.newsweek.com/id/67037
“Magazine ranks Gregoire in ‘top 9’
“By The Associated Press
“OLYMPIA — Gov. Christine Gregoire is on Governing magazine’s November cover, honored … as one of the nation’s top public officials.
Gregoire, the only governor on the list of nine officials, is cited for her work on government accountability and her ‘negotiator-in-chief’ style of dealing with tough problems. The magazine calls her a ‘deft and inclusive dealmaker’ and says Gregoire runs one of the most open state governments in the country. …
“Gregoire, a Democrat and former three-term attorney general, is running for re-election next year. The campaign office for her Republican challenger, Dino Rossi, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.”
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Roger Rabbit Commentary: Yeah, well, what can Dinosour say? He’s a nobody running against one of the nation’s best elected officials. This is like a second-grader challenging Muhammed Ali.
Local Group Offers to Buy Sonics & Storm, Play In Key Arena
The fishwrapper reported this morning that a group of local entrepreneurs, including several former minority owners, has offered to buy the teams back from Clay Bennett’s group, and indicated several other local potential buyers have also expressed interest.
The group’s leader said he believes Key Arena is an “acceptable” venue and they would extend the lease beyond 2010.
Okanogan is a town in Okanogan County, Washington. Check it out:
http://www.okanogancounty.org/Local.htm
Goldmark’s plan seems to be to run for offices I was excited for in 2004 and to be much less interesting of a candidate.
How about, “troubled City Light super drops $700 into Godden campaign”?
It’s 10:55 a.m., 2 November 2007. This thread has been up for more than 12 1/2 hours. Roger Maggot has been here, and been here, and been here, but he hasn’t yet done his tub-thumping Thumper rant about Republican nazis, Republican Bolsheviks, or chimpfaced Republicans.
All those foregone hours and foregone opportunities to practice the weird alchemy of turning electrons into shit, Roger’s usual occupation and preoccupation.
Maybe, alas, it’s true that Roger’s … sick. Maybe he’s too toxic in Detox to get into the game. Maybe it’s all the bad news. While Roger was having a sticky subliminal orgasm about yesterday’s down Dow, we heard this:
* Real GDP up, strong, and steady at 3.9%;
* Unemployment low and steady; 166,000 new jobs created;
* No recession, dammit. (Yet.)
Anyway, send flowers c/o Goldstein. Send $ c/o me. And tell Geov to eat his own damn state.
who thehell is thehim?
It’s nice to finally see a candidate who has an actual, credible, resume. Doug Sutherland is an empty suit with absolutely zero education/experience related to this field.