President – Barack Obama US Congressional District 6 – Norm Dicks Washington State Governor – Christine Gregoire Washington State Legislative District 27 State Senator – Debbie Regala State representative Pos. 1 – Dennis Flannigan State representative Pos. 2 – Jeannie Darneille   Washington State Measures Initiative 985 – This measure would open high-occupancy vehicle lanes to all traffic during specified hours, require traffic light synchronization, increase roadside assistance funding, and dedicate certain taxes, fines, tolls and other revenues to traffic-flow purposes Yes Initiative 1000 – This measure would permit terminally ill, competent, adult Washington residents, who are medically predicted to…

It seems like 99% of all the politicians from all the different parties are cut from the same mold. They all have slightly different messages and slants left or right, but basically it’s all the same. A politician is a politician is a politician. Barack Obama defies these stereotypes. An early opponent of the war in Iraq, Obama had the courage to speak out and voice his opposition, even though at the time – because of the hysteria Bush had drummed up, reminiscent of the Joe McCarthy era – it was considered un-patriotic to oppose the war. That really was…