Bush and an advisor in a stratgey session. Looks like we’ll soon be headed into Iran. The hysteria about possible nukes in the hands of the Iranians has been building and building in the past few weeks. The Bush administration has been making a much more subtle case than they did with Iraq – drawing the “bad” news out slowly, trying to shape public opinion, making it so the public can only make one conclusion: that Iran has nuclear weapons and it’s the United States’ job to go in there and disarm them – to save the world from the…

Washington Governor’s Race At right, Dino Rossi, at Today’s Press Conference Dino Rossi continues to plunge boldly ahead, working towards his dream of becoming Governor of Washington state. Too bad it’s all just in his mind. Although they won’t admit it, Republicans lost bigtime when Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges, ruled that he had no power to order a revote. The ruling means that if Bridges does eventually set aside the election, his possible options could then include either declaring the office vacant – which would mean Lt. Gov. Brad Owen could take over as interim Governor –…

Washington State Governor’s Race The Saga Continues In an election fraught with problems and strife, now new charges of impropriety have come to light. The dead have spoken, seemingly, and their clear choice for governor is Christine Gregoire. According to the King County elections manager, as many as 22 dead people voted in the election last November. These cases are under investigation and criminal charges may be filed in at least three of the instances. That tidbit, problems with provisional ballots and also the fact that King County may have had several thousand more votes than actual registered voters all…

Washington Governor’s Race So Dino Rossi wants a new election? Give me a break! This guy has obviously been spending way too much time with Chris Vance (who is a world-class moron). Take note, Dino: There is no legitimate basis whatsoever for a new election. None, zero, zip. The election is over, and you lost! And that is all she wrote. It’s hard to imagine how the Republicans think they could justify a new election. Perhaps they’ve been smoking something? Stop the madness, Dino, and concede the election now!

Washington Governor’s Race So now the King County ballots are in, and it’s Christine Gregoire by 10 votes? What a deal! Tomorrow, when King County includes the hundreds of disputed ballots – as they are allowed under today’s state Supreme Court decision – that lead may grow wider. So maybe it’s finally over… I guess Chris Vance can safely commit suicide now, or whatever it is he needs to do. He does need to do something. Over the past week or so, it’s become increasingly apparent that Vance and his Republican buddies have no interest at all in determining the…

Washington State Governor’s Race Poor, Poor Republicans. The way these guys are whining, you’d think the end of the world was just around the corner. The furor is over the 561 ballots from King County that were incorrectly tossed-out in the first count. It now appears the Democrats will succeed in getting the ballots counted in the ongoing hand recount, and that juicy fact has the Republican’s blood boiling. State Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance, is particularly offensive with his holier than thou pronouncements about how this action of the Democrats will destroy the very fabric of our nation. “I’m…

I think it’s interesting to hear the cries of anguish by the Republicans over Christine Gregoire’s probable demand for a hand recount in the Washington state Governor’s race. To hear the Republicans tell it, the whole state will come crashing down in an apocalyptic doom if Christine Gregoire goes ahead and asks for the hand recount. Of course, if it was Dino Rossi that was 42 votes behind, the Republicans would never ask for a recount… Certainly not! Much too divisive! Me, I’m not real crazy about either candidate. Rossi’s one slick Italian SOB, who maybe plays a little fast…

A Puppet Government In Iraq Equals Disaster for the US “The will of the people… is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.” –Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Waring, 1801. ME 10:236 A few weeks ago, President Bush put the interim Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, on public display. Allawi, for his part, in essence told us everything was just great in Iraq. Everything is under control; Iraq is returning to normal, he said. Well isn’t that simply wonderful? And just in time for the US presidential election, too. Not…

Osama bin Laden wants you to vote for his best buddy, George Bush. Because bin Laden made George Bush – and visa versa. Truly, neither would have been anything at all without the other. Think about it: Prior to the September 11 attacks, the Bush Administration was a presidency in trouble: Bush had no agenda other than giving his rich friends tax breaks, no plan for the country, except to send all our jobs overseas. His approval ratings were in the dumper; he was going nowhere fast. Then came the attacks. And where Bush himself is almost certainly a moron,…

Washington state voters are getting ready to go the polls over an issue they’ve voted down twice in recent years: the issue of charter schools. The legislature, in their infinite wisdom – and entirely against the will of the people – voted in a bill last session that would authorize charter schools (ESSHB 2295). Alarmed at this sneaky circumvention, charter school foes circulated petitions collecting over 150,000 signatures and were able to get Initiative 55 certified and on the ballot. Now Washington voters have what will hopefully be the final time to reject charter schools. So why are charter schools…