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\nAt right, Dino Rossi, at Today’s Press Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n
Dino Rossi continues to plunge boldly ahead, working towards his dream of becoming Governor of Washington state.<\/p>\n
Too bad it\u2019s all just in his mind.
\nAlthough they won\u2019t admit it, Republicans lost bigtime when Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges, ruled that he had no power to order a revote.<\/p>\n
The ruling means that if Bridges does eventually set aside the election, his possible options could then include either declaring the office vacant \u2013 which would mean Lt. Gov. Brad Owen could take over as interim Governor \u2013 or, Bridges could declare Rossi governor.<\/p>\n
Those options are, however, a long shot, and the Republicans know it. The standard of proof in getting the election results tossed out is very high. It\u2019s unlikely that the Republicans have enough evidence to sway the judge.
\nAt a news conference today, Rossi downplayed the ruling, saying that if the Judge vacated the election results and appointed him Governor, he would not take the office, but would instead ask the legislature to call a special election.<\/p>\n
\nIn response, the Democrat\u2019s lawyers are now saying that the legislature has no more authority than Judge Bridges to order a new election.<\/p>\n
Myself, I believe the Republicans have no real faith in the lawsuit, but are instead counting on what they believe will be a \u201cgroundswell of public opinion\u201d forcing Christine Gregoire to agree to a revote. They\u2019ve been working the PR angle hard and fast \u2013 spending a lot of bucks, trying to \u201cshame\u201d Gregoire into doing the revote.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not working at all \u2013 Christine Gregoire quite obviously has no shame.
\nAs far as I can see, the whole thing is a lost cause, and Rossi is driving the last stake into the heart of his future as a politician. The public is bored with the Governor\u2019s race \u2013 it\u2019s old news. It\u2019s time to move on, for God\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n
Four years down the road, the only thing the public will remember are all the \u201csour grapes\u201d from Dino Rossi over his losing to Gregoire. No one will remember the issues. But every one will remember Rossi was a sore loser.
\nAnd Rossi\u2019s not helping this at all. The speech he gave today was pathetic, waffling all over the place. So bad a speech that later, one of his aides had to go on record to \u201cclarify\u201d what Dino really meant. Jeeze\u2026<\/p>\n
Me, I think Dino\u2019s really confused. If I didn\u2019t know better, I\u2019d say he\u2019d been talking with that moron Chris Vance too much. Vance\u2019s stupidity is obviously rubbing off. Rossi wants the job, but doesn\u2019t want it. Or maybe he only wants it if he gets it through a revote. Who knows?<\/p>\n
Make up your mind, Dino!<\/p>\n
And ditch that moron Chris Vance while you still have some small chance of a political future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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