Shea embraces liberalism … sorta

Republican State Rep. Matt Shea made a shocking, impassioned call for free college tuition Monday evening. “It’s a human right,” Shea said with a completely straight face, “it’s our promise to the next generation.” That’s when the audience at University High School’s debate team fundraiser dissolved in laughter and applause Monday evening at Spokane Valley Partners. The conservative lawmaker took the position only because that’s the side of the issue that event organizers had chosen for him. He does not really support free college tuition. But he embraced the role, referring to Democratic presidential candidate and self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders as a “good friend”/ Pia Hallenberg , SR. More here.