There's all kinds of theories out there why Dubya smoked John Kerry Tuesday. Iraq? War on terror? Morality. Etc. But none can beat cartoonist Milt Priggee for boiling everything done to a simple answer here.

1. Lib-Lefty David Horsey/P-I also didn't agree with the majority decision Tuesday here.

2. Tim Eyman (pictured, railing) finds another cause here.

3. Election results: You can find Idaho statewide results here and eastern Washington results here.

4. Democrat Christine Gregoire edged ahead of Repub Dino Rossi yesterday in their tight race for Washington governor here.

5. Gay rights activists now know they can't win at the ballot box, so they're looking to the courts to enforce their agenda on the country here.

6. IMHO-NW: Doug Clark/S-R (Prison cigarette ban), Idaho Statesman (Nation counting on GOP), Kay McFadden/Times (Tips for baffled political journalists), Seattle Times (Bush's second term), and Joni Balter (Gregoire's campaign fizzle).

7. Patty Duke Pearce was listed in fair condition at Kootenai Medical Center after undergoing single bypass surgery here.

8. If you're like me, you'll want to read Greg Lee's article on Coeur d'Alene High's two superb running backs Gabe Le and Kevin Ah-Hi here.

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