The Washington State Grange's never-ending quest to remove political party sway from election primaries has reached its absurd conclusion: all races should be nonpartisan. This is like removing labels from beer bottles. Sure, you'd figure out your favorite eventually, but you're going to end up with a huge headache. I certainly agree that placing a "D" or "R" by a candidate's name isn't a tell-all sign, but that's only because the labeling doesn't go far enough. Candidates should be outfitted like NASCAR drivers, with patches. For the rest of Gary Crooks' "Smart Bombs" column from Saturday, click here.

DFO: I like Gary's idea: It'd be cool if political candidates wore stickers to campaign appearances and debates that indicated who made major contributions. I wonder what stickers Bill Sali and Larry Grants would wear?

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