Since I’m blogging the blogs today, I thought I’d pass on this, from the always amusing Carl Ballard at Washington State Political Report:
Dear Dino Rossi,
No matter how many times you declare victory, you’re still a loser.
Love,
Carl Ballard
PS Since you got the judge you were hoping for, and he still said your idea to have a re-vote was bat-shit-insane, do you think now that maybe just maybe you should give up?
And while we’re on the subject, I also direct you to Neil Modie’s report in today’s Seattle PI on Rossi’s press conference. I particularly enjoyed the opening paragraph:
Dino Rossi, stumbling over an earlier vow to refuse to become governor by court decree, suggested yesterday that he might do so — but minutes later said he wouldn’t.
Yup. Of course it’s a total fantasy, but that’s exactly the type of decisive leadership we’d expect from a “Governor” Rossi, huh?
(Note to Mary Lane: next time you let Rossi hold a live press conference… don’t.)
Rossi’s problems must be because that Judge Bridges wears an earring in his left ear…
And your solution is …….?
Nope, that one didn’t sound good. The latest was the phony death threat by HRG.
Yeah. Believing that Rossi will decline the governor’s seat because of some earlier political statement is BS.
Nethercutt showed that one can go back on elections pledges with no consequence even if it was a primary basis for your campaign.
Ahhh. The justifications those crazy Rs will accept.
This is what Nethercutt explained after deciding to break his term limit pledge:
“Make no mistake, I remain committed to term limits, but experience has taught me that six years may be too short,” he said in a statement issued in February. In a follow-up interview, Nethercutt said that if the voters in Washington’s Fifth District clamored for him to stay, he would consider it.
Beautiful isn’t it. Yet, term limits is what Nethercutt ran on.
With Lane and Vance’s help, Rossi will have no problem with a similar backtracking statement. Maybe Vance helped Nethercutt on his.
It nearly a pointless discussion, however, as Rossi’s camp doesn’t believe they have any evidence to show he prevailed in the election.
(yes, this is a partial re-post)
This effort by the Republican party is bigger than Rossi. He may want to take the high road (after taking the state through the mud on his way to getting there), or have us believe he would, but I suspect that the party leadership and powerful people in D.C. he has been courting will not allow him to make the ultimate decision of refusing any potential Governorship, regardless of how it is acheived. Not after having to have fought so hard for it.
Oh, and that should be LossI, it looks better that way.
The justifications those crazy Rs will accept.
Here’s your answer: the only justification they care about is the R beside the politician’s name.
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
That might be good advice for Republicans next time they find themselves ahead after the first count.
or better advice cheat before the other side does it first.
Adriel @ 9 we cannot do that as then we would be Repugnicants like you and your kind
hey man don’t hate me because I don’t like being breast fed by the government just to be raped in the long run.
A government large enough to give you everything is large enough to take it all away, that is why I feel less goverment control is better control hence why I’m not A democrat.
Senate Minority Leader Bill Finkbeiner, R-Kirkland, said Rossi’s for the law if its for his position, but he’s ag’n it if its against his position. Yo’r either wth us r agn us he said.
Adriel @ 9,
Do you really believe that Democrats cheated? If so, explain how?
Isn’t it interesting that in Mary Lane’s inane statement (http://www.soundpolitics.com/archives/003717.html) she makes absolutely no mention about the purported reason they used to claim they were contesting this election: to bring to light issues and irregularities so that the election process can be fixed once and for all.
No, today, it is all about changing the outcome and putting Rossi in the governor’s mansion through hell and high water, regardless of the cost figuratively or literally to Washington.
Always amusing? That might be a bit of a stretch. I mean the Longview city manager is important if you live in Longview, but I’m not sure how amusing it is.
Okay Carl… how about “usually amusing when he wants to be” …?
jrcricket @ 8
Yeah, Rossi was a little premature in proclaiming his “victory,” wasn’t he? Even took his family on a tour of the executive mansion. How’s he gonna ‘splain this to his kids?
As I’ve been commenting on this at other blogs so much lately I’ve put up a lengthier diatribe chez moi for anyone interested.
Just like a Democrat party talking points memo, none of you offer any useful or productive discourse, rather you spew venom and hate. Is there anything but your opinions discussed? How about more votes than voters? How about unaccountable reconcile sheets? How about injecting ballots nine times into a recount? It becomes a recanvass at that point, which by the way is not allowed under current state law. This trial will shed some light on the sloppy work in King County.
Okay, you all: From Marummy Country – I think you all are so thickheaded that I could just tell you to…
Oh, I’m in a nasty mood.
So as a nastily toned preview of what I’m going to post later today, all a Gov’r-Select Rossi has to do is take the oath and then resign if there’s no new gubernatorial general election planned. Lt. Gov’r Brad Owen – a DEMOCRAT – gets his job back and this forces a general election automatically.
Read your State Constitution – http://www1.leg.wa.gov/LawsAnd.....tution.htm . Namely Article III, SECTION 10 VACANCY IN OFFICE OF GOVERNOR:
“if a vacancy occur more than thirty days before the next general election occurring within two years after the commencement of the term, a person shall be elected at such election to fill the office of governor for the remainder of the unexpired term.”
A general election is… I’ll come back and post the direct link and then stop “blog spamming”. And enjoy the goo and slime that will be heaped upon my soul.
Goldy I was being Cynical I have no hate toward any of you, I was just show what it is like to read a blatantly dumb statement from an apposing side. I hear so many people on here say that you can attribute most of the dead voters to have voted Rossi, when there is only one reported case of that. I just want people to stop mixing indoctrination and here say with FACT.
The best thing the republics could do for the state is GET OVER IT. Aren’t ya’ll tired of wasting time and taxpayer’s money? Apparently not. Rossi has no honor nor does this whole revote sham.
The best thing the republics could do for the state is GET OVER IT. Aren’t ya’ll tired of wasting time and taxpayer’s money? Apparently not. Rossi has no honor nor does this whole revote sham.
Comment by Lahdee— 2/9/05 @ 11:25 am
ok try yelling that from the other side of the fence, sad thing is you’re a hypocrite and aren’t even alert enough to see it. The law allowed Gregiore to pay to get a hand recount, the law allows for Rossi to contest the election. So if you agreed that Gregiore had the right to do a hand recount then you cannot deny Rossi the right to an election contest, unless you are a “buffet law” kind of person “I like this one, nope don’t like that one so therefore I’m not accepting it.”
sigh… I come here and still find four-letter words in practically everything. What’s the point?
Adriel @ 23
I think you’re wasting time to point out hypocrisy or the law to these folks. . . they don’t get it.
Also, Gregoire and the Dems will get reimbursed for their hand ‘recount’ (really a recanvass), so us tax payers will pay for it, unless the court sets aside the election, then the Dems and Gregoire lose their ‘deposit’
K Brady @ 25
The state Supreme Court disagrees with your contention about the recount, but I guess I’m wasting my time pointing out the law.
torridjoe @ 26
“RCW 29A.64.081 Expenses–Charges
The canvassing board shall determine the expenses for conducting a recount of votes.
The cost of the recount shall be deducted from the amount deposited by the applicant for the recount at the time of filing the request for the recount, and the balance shall be returned to the applicant. If the costs of the recount exceed the deposit, the applicant shall pay the difference. No charges may be deducted by the canvassing board from the deposit for a recount if the recount changes the result of the nomination or election for which the recount was ordered.”
Cite the law or ruling that you’re referring to, and then I might be able to comment on it.
K Brady @ 27
So what’s your point? The law provided for a paid manual recount, and that the State picks up the cost should it discover the previous counts were in error and change the outcome. Sure it is a bummer the election was so close, sure it is a bummer Washingtonians have to now pay for that recount, but that was the law, and the only way that recount was going to happen. If you have concerns about tax payer money, you should be concerned that Rossi seems to have no problem with throwing your money into a pit for his personal political gain, especially when he is now on the record as saying that should the courts rule in his favor and anoint him governor he would reject that ruling by resigning and asking for a revote at the tax payers expense. This is not a game and Rossi has lost sight of the entire need for election reform – it is now all about him getting elected just the way he wants, with a nice cherry on top.
kbrady @27
I was actually referring to the contention that the manual recount represented a “recanvass.”
The court costs for the election contest will be paid for by the losing party – whoever that may be. If there is an election for governor because the judge sets aside the election result, it will be held in conjunction with another General Election, and will not cost the taxpayers any extra money.
If there is an election for governor because the judge sets aside the election result, it will be held in conjunction with another General Election, and will not cost the taxpayers any extra money.
Oh, right, gubernatorial elections are simple affairs that cost no money. Silly me.
An election costs what it costs – to set up polling places, send out Absentee Ballots, etc. This election has been a rare occurrence. Provided that King County can clean up their act before November, if there’s an election going on anyway, how do you imagine that it will cost more to add the gubernatorial race to the ballot??
Candidates need to run campaigns, election debates occur, etc… These things cost money and the money has to come from somewhere, and that money has to come from somewhere.
The things you name will, of course, cost money – but not in the form of tax money. People will voluntarily contribute to a candidate’s campaign, organizations sponsor debates. . . where is there any cost to taxpayers?
angry votr @ 19
Why don’t you take a good look at Ohio and its secretary of state, if you want to see something to get angry about.
Don @ 35–
You mean Wisconsin (Milwaukee County) don’t you??
Don–
Are you the “lawyer” who advised Sims/Logan to have that pathetic “press conference”?? Why would you have them do that right before they are going to be deposed????
Bad advice Don!!
Cynical @ 36
What does Milwaukee County have to do with this?
Cynical @ 37
To answer your question, I’m not their lawyer nor did I hear their press conference.
Don @ 38
1) Milwaukee County are the victims of your folks last minute voter registration efforts that included lots of out-of-state folks that came for the Springsteen concert. Read the Milwaukee Journal…and weep.
2) You ought to LISTEN to the press conference.
Oh and I knew you weren’t Sims/Logan’s lawyer.
You aren’t that dumb!
That’s a compliment Don!
1) Is Milwaukee where you hang out when you have nothing else to do? At least you can get a decent brat there.
2) Why? Is attending press conferences your idea of “fun”? (See comment #3 in “The Adventures of Huckleberry Shark” thread.
Adriel @ 11, I do not hate you, nor in fact anyone. It just gets tiring to hear so much garbage from the other side……such a PR scam they have done and are doing. It will backfire on them, not on you. And I have been learning how to be ‘not nice’ by reading the posts at unSP. That site is very educating if you want to be a smear campaign manager.
Dearest Joseph @ 20 off the meds again? What is it with gov-select Lossi? Oh I get it, he gets to select what he wears to CG’s Re-Election Victory Party in 2008. Very nice idea of yours young man. You must be a relative of Chuckie “Wilson”
Has anyone have an MPEG copy of Rossi, after CG asked for a recount but before the actual count, making the statement that Gregoire was “a poor loser”? I saw it on the local TV news. I have no idea which channel. I didn’t think much of it at the time. Just so much political sour grapes. But now? How priceless would it be?
I sure would like to have a copy!