With today’s endorsement of incumbent Brian Sonntag in the State Auditor’s race, the Seattle Times editorial endorsement scorecard now stands at Republicans 5, Democrats 0. Or figuring in the “Johnson Factor,” perhaps its 4-1… either way, Republicanism is still in the lead.
Sure, Sonntag technically “Prefers Democratic Party,” but since he’s become Tim Eyman’s bitch, even that vague label has become pretty damn meaningless. I mean, how many times is he going to audit Sound Transit? I guess if he audits long enough and often enough he’ll eventually catch Joni Earl lying about a blow job or something, but there must be some other state or local agency that deserves his undivided attention.
But I’ll be generous and split the difference, moving to an indecisive, NHL-style scorecard that awards two points for a win, and 1 point for a tie. That gives the R’s two points each for Reed, Martin and Bond, while awarding one point each to both teams for Sonntag, Johnson and the inexplicable Dorn-Bergeson dual endorsement in the SPI race. (I mean, what’s the point?)
So here are today’s revised standings:
| Seattle Times Endorsements | GP | W | L | T | Pts | |
| Republicans | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Democrats | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Third Parties | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Jeez, Goldy: give it a rest!
The question is, who do they endorse in the playoff games, the ones that count – for Governor, D8 Congress, and President. Do you think there is a chance they’ll flip their 2004/2006 endorsements to Gregoire and Burner? Or will they stick with Rossi and Reichart while endorsing Obama for President (which I assume is a lead pipe cinch)?
Really, TToSE? You think Frank Blethen is going to endorse Obama? IMHO, Frank still sees McBush as a “maverick”, which would be right up his faux-contrarian alley.
As for Gov and WA-08, I’d suggest that Blethen’s fall endorsements of both the sleazy snake-oil salesman and Sheriff Hairspray (did you know that he says he caught the Green River Killer?) are already written.
The best we can hope for is that they don’t belittle and insult Darcy as they did in 2006.
4 – I do think the Times will endorse Obama. And, I am guessing they will endorse Gregoire too, believe it or not. But Burner? Probably not.
In any case, Obama (in WA at least) and Gregoire will win easily, endorsement or not. Burner and Reichart should be close again.
Looks like there are republicans, democrats and Goldstein-Democrats. And, I guess, if you are not one of the Goldstein-Democrats, you must be a republican.
And speaking of being Tim Eyman’s bitch. Wouldn’t you suppose that Chris Gregoire is one of those too, making her a de facto republican? One of her ads claims she created the 1% property tax cap. Hmm, wasn’t that one of Eyman initiatives and started by Tim Eyman?
http://blog.oregonlive.com/map.....t_pro.html
Just wondering
Another reason to vote Republican this fall. They’re so creative at laundering money:
http://tinyurl.com/5kcmkn
Goldy, you seem to have forgotten: You’re no longer living in Philly. You’re writing for an audience that lives in Seattle. Where about 2% of the populace knows what “NHL” stands for.
This Is News? Dep’t
The fishwrapper is a Republican rag owned by a rich white guy. Goldy, do you think we didn’t already know this? I mean, how many times do you feel you need to prove something as obvious as the fact water is wet?
Goldy, I am not a Republican. My race is non partisan, and I am trying to keep it that way.
Where about 2% of the populace knows what “NHL” stands for.
Geov, how long have you been here? I’m from L.A. and I know what NHL stands for. I even went to some Kings games. I even went as far as to see some organized amateur league games at rinks in such exotic places as the San Fernando Valley.
The few T-Bird games I’ve seen here were quite enthusiastically attended.
Give people some credit.
David Gold stain appears threatened by the dinosaur print press as having endorsed the more qualified evil Republican/GOP candidate over his groupthink, Goosestepping, Liberal Democrat Party candidates. This has our resident head donkey in the HA ‘stable’ acting anything but……well, mentally stable anyway.
Oh, the drama…Will the liberal fascist oligarchy that has reigned in this state for 30 years finally come to an end? Will Goldy pack his carpetbagging ass and ship off back to Filthydelphia,PA where he scampered from? Will HA remain as irrelevent tomorrow as it is today?
Stay tuned sports fans, the Olympics haven’t even started and already, Goldy’s going off the deep end. Hope you can swim Goldy!
Gotta love hysteria…dontcha?
Yoyo Loser Boy@10: You are part of the 2% and a Seattle immigrant by your own fingas. What a fool!
BTW Yoyo Loser Boy, Geov has lived here a while. I posted one of his articles from many years ago here. Of course you missed it.
12 – Haha! I laugh at you Stupes! If you think I hang on every fart from your fat ass you are indeed so far gone in your fantasy land there’s no turning back!
LMAO!!
@ 13
…Wow, that would be a nice comeback Yearns4LittleBoys if you were back on the 3rd grade playground. Naturally, it fits quite nicely into Goldy’s little playpen site.
Secretary of State
Sam Reed
Current secretary of state Sam Reed has the distinction of being the SECB’s sole Republican endorsement this year. We’re not sure if this will help or hurt him.
Reed has been capable and reliable in his eight years as secretary of state. He didn’t pull any party-line political shenanigans (see: Florida, Ohio) during the protracted ballot recount battle between Gregoire and Rossi in 2004, and allowed the actual winner—that would be Christine, Dino—to take office.
Reed’s main opponent, Democrat Jason Osgood, is completely unqualified for the job. When the SECB asked Osgood—a paranoid, sweaty, nervous wreck with no political experience—why he felt he was qualified to be secretary of state, he told us he’d been “a software developer since third grade” who “care[s] about computers, trees, and salmon.” Then he launched into an Orwellian tirade about bar codes on ballots.
There’s no reason to unseat Reed, especially if it means putting a kook like Osgood in office.
Wow Goldy, you’re awesome.
Sonntag is a Democrat. Johnson is a leftwing moderate.
And BOTH Dorn and Bergeson are far-left liberals who have pretty much nothing in common with Republicans. Some Republicans support Bergeson while holding their nose only because she isn’t Dorn, and some Republicans support Dorn with the same disgust only because he isn’t Bergeson.
And somehow the Republicans get “half credit” for those, and yet Democrats get no credit for Sam Reed, who is AT LEAST as much a “Democrat” as Sonntag or Johnson is a “Republican”?
Only you could come up with such a Big Lie. Most people would be too too embarrassed. Not you! No lie is beneath YOU.
You should trademark your lies. Call them Goldy Lies. Or GoldLies. Don’t forget the ™.
My hat’s off to you.