As do we...
"I'm an advocate of orbital colonization...Although I was born in Minneapolis, Minn., I consider Spaceship Earth to be my home." - Libertarian candidate for governor Michael Nelson
Eye On Olympia archive for Jan. 1, 2004
TUESDAY, SEPT. 14, 2004
MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 2004
Inarguable...
"I think it's fair to say that it may or may not happen." KING-5's Robert Mak, on the likelihood of Washington instituting a state income tax.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, 2004
On the road again...
Gov. Gary Locke leaves next week for another trade mission, this time to China and Vietnam. The 10-day trip is his fifth trade mission to Asia -- previous stops have included Japan (three times), China (twice) and Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. He's also visited…
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, 2004
The stuff you don't see in the paper...
"No interviews will be allowed in Building 2027 without prior permission...witnesses at the trial should not be interviewed...no other (legal) personnel...will be interviewed or asked for an interview until ALL action in the case, including any appeals, has concluded, and then only if they agree.…
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 25, 2004
That'd be Mr. Sims...
"I'm from the old school. A real old school. If you don't respect me, you will rue the day. If you decide you will walk over me, I will roll over you." --Democratic candidate for governor Ron Sims
The race for governor gets nasty...
"You know, I think I was told by my colleagues `Get ready for things that you couldn't anticipate. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever anticipated anybody suggesting that I am a racist. Nothing could be further from the truth."--Attorney General Christine Gregoire,…
FRIDAY, AUG. 20, 2004
State schools chief snubbed by teachers...again...
The political arm of the Washington Education Association, the state's 77,000-strong teachers' union, this week endorsed Judith Billings, the former Superintendent of Public Instruction who's challenging incumbent Terry Bergeson.Billings, who stepped down after two terms in 1997 to deal with her AIDS infection, jumped into…
MONDAY, AUG. 16, 2004
When Spellcheck is your enemy...
"Capping a busy campaign Saturday, (George) Nethercutt and gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi road the Nether-copper to the King County GOP Picnic in Bothell." -- The opening sentence in a press release Monday from U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt's campaign. They meant -- we think -- that…
THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 2004
Pardon?
"The message is clear and we believe it will resonate well with voters. The woman who plays Lady Liberty, the elephant, and the donkey all met our expectations." Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed, describing a series of state TV ads explaining the state's new…
FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2004
Bed-wetters...
Today we'll take a short respite from political stuff to briefly note the general wailing, rending of garments and gnashing of teeth in Puget Sound over the fact that, gasp, for the next couple of days, temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s! "If…
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004
A treat for political junkies...
Here's an online cartoon that's been circulating widely among politicos for the past week. It lampoons both Bush and Kerry. Make sure you have the volume up -- the lyrics, sung to the tune of "This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land"…
MONDAY, JULY 19, 2004
Get this man a creel full of eels...
"You make government feel. You make it real. That's the deal." U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, rallying state workers outside the National Governors' Association meeting in Seattle Saturday.
L'etat, c'est moi (Part 2)...
"Gov. Locke, we were here when you came. By God, we're going to be here when you go. In fact, you're going to leave and nobody's going to miss you. But if we leave, everyone's going to miss us. This state wouldn't run without us."…
Shopping with the Gov...
"Stay. And of course go to the Nordstrom Annual Sale." Gov. Gary Locke, in full booster mode, welcoming the nation's governors to this past weekend's National Governors' Association conference in Seattle. The governor also took pains to point out that Seattle last summer had something…
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004
Primary colors...
In two months, Washingtonians will do something they haven't done since the mid-1930s -- vote from among just one party's candidates in the primary. The courts have thrown out Washington's "blanket primary," which allowed people to pick among Democrats, say, for one position and Republicans…
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2004
Another White House veteran pays a visit...
If nothing else, the U.S. Senate race between George Nethercutt and incumbent Patty Murray is bringing in a steady flock of big-name boosters.Last week, President George Bush had a dinner fundraiser in Spokane for Nethercutt. Next week, former First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton will have…
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004
Lesson learned...
All the recent talk about Ronald Reagan's optimism was apparently not lost on the Bush campaign, which on Tuesday issued a "statement regarding John Kerry's pessimism."It said that Kerry's unfairly talking down America's growing economy.
FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2004
Most interesting declined-to-comment we've heard in a while...
"If I thought I could be more articulate off-the-cuff, I'd be happy to talk with you." -tax foe Tim Eyman, referring a reporter to his written statement, rather than taking questions.
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2004
Campaigning whole-hog...
"I am the only candidate in this race who rides a Harley-Davidson." -former insurance commissioner Deborah Senn, who's now running for attorney general.
Labor poetry about Wal-Mart:
"Attack! Demoralize! Destroy! Create and exploit the working poor!"-the refrain from a poem about Wal-Mart by a labor activist at the state Democratic convention.
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2004
On to the "City of Destiny"...
With the state GOP convention wrapped up (and carted home in delegates' souvenir canvas tote bags), it's the Democrats' turn.Republicans were happy last weekend to take pokes at former Veep Al Gore, saying he's gone from boring to angry.On Friday, we'll get a chance to…
Hell as hockey...
"I will fight for lower congressional spending until hell freezes over. And then I will crawl out, stand up and fight on the ice." Reed Davis, a Republican running for Sen. Patty Murray's job. Davis, jilted by the state GOP leadership, had to make his…
MONDAY, MAY 24, 2004
The governor's legacy...
Much has been made -- and will continue to be -- about Gov. Gary Locke's legacy as he prepares to leave office in January. Was he the Education Governor? Will his lasting mark be his "what can the state afford?" budget strategy? Or the big…
MONDAY, MAY 17, 2004
But both can sometimes bite...
"In every swamp, there are mosquitoes and alligators." Tax foe Tim Eyman, pooh-poohing his critics.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004
In the limelight with the Supremes, Part I...
Say you steal a garden hose to put out a house fire. Then I write a story about it -- "Blog Reader Steals Hose" -- and never mention the fire.Is that defamation?It's true, certainly. Fair? No. But can a true story, by leaving out key…
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