The Washington state Republicans have fallen into something of a mid-life crisis (via SeattlePI.com).
The Washington State Republican Party, splitting from many of its business backers, is endorsing Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1125, which would severely restrict use of tolls to pay for bridge and highway projects.
Republicans have separated from some of their long term partners to “take-up” with the babysitter initiative whore, Tim “biggest like of my life” Eyman.
Former partners are left disappointed, and with a recurring case of small blisters in their rectal region as a reminder of their past passionate relationship. Looking back, they’re deeply regretful of ever going beyond third base with the younger and less-reckless G.O.P. party.
As a coping mechanism, the former partners have joined forces:
…several leading business groups have thrown their support being Keep Washington Rolling, a group that is fighting I-1125. The initiative is on Washington’s November ballot.
Opponents of I-1125 include the Washington Roundtable, the Associated General Contractors of Washington, as well as the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
[…]“I-1125 is a new attack on transportation and transit projects in Washington State,” Steve Mullin, president of the Washington Roundtable, said as Keep Washington Rolling announced his campaign.
a “nearly unprecedented coalition speaks volumes about just how much harm I-1125 would do to our economy and quality of life in Washington,” Mullin added. Keep Washington Rolling has brought together business, labor and environmental groups.
I’m pretty sure this marks the end of the long-struggling moderate wing of the Washington state Republican party.
The moderate wing of the Republican party has long gone the way of the Dodo. This is just another sign that it isn’t coming back any time soon.
With new management at the BIAW and their budget shot to hell, the far right of the WSRP has lost its most stanch supporter as well. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
1125 is unconstitutional anyway. I prefer it doesn’t pass, but it would be fun to watch Timmy pitch a fit after the court threw it out.
Some economists say that there can be a multiplier effect when spending public monies on infrastucture.
I’ll be danged!
“I’m pretty sure this marks the end of the long-struggling moderate wing of the Washington state Republican party.”
It also marks the end of transportation in this state, because anyone who thinks voters who rejected taxing the grossly-undertaxed richest 2% will vote to make themselves pay tolls is deluding himself.
Holy Shit Carl!!! You haven’t posted
on ‘ffffffffnnnn unsound’ since March!!
I kinda see your point though. Their ignorant outrage is kind of passe.
WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH HA ADVERTISING FOR PIG-FUCKER MCKENNA???
@7 My understanding is that HA sells the ad space and the ads are chosen by an independent contractor.
@7 (continued) It’s probably cost-effective for GOPers to buy space on HA for their fundraising ads because this blog is read by a lot of rightwing stupid motherfuckers.
Hell they probably get enough from puddykins to pay for the ad.
@7
Shh… We like it when the Goopers waste their money.
Speaking of money, Texas Governor Rick Perry, after gutting his state’s budget for providing equipment to volunteer firefighters, has asked President Socialist for $50 million of federal aid.
Obama should give it to him — and then run ads featuring Perry’s impassioned phone call begging for federal money.
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Obama ought to tell Perry to go fuck himself. I mean, The P man keeps talkin’ about how there’s plenty of money in Texas. If they’ve got all that money, they shouldn’t have any problem coming up with 50M.
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Actually there’s a line of Republicans and Tea Baggers who have dissed government at the same time they have been calling the President asking for money. If Obama wanted to sink their chances of re-election in 2012, he should just have a speech where he names each one out and calls on Congress to fund every one of their requests.
Where were these people when Washington State voted to require a 2/3rd’s majority to increase taxes (another one of Tim’s stupidities)?