Place your bets: Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley is "something close to an even-money bet" against Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore. ...
Sure bets: Author David Sirota and progressive filmmaker Todd Darling will be in Portland tonight to pitch their newest artistic endeavors. ...
Doubling down: Sound Transit shockingly asserts mass transit is worth the costs, encourages voters to give it another shot. ...
Queen of hearts: Eli Sanders from the Stranger breaks down The New York Times story about media sexism. ...
Queen of aces: Tribes give big to Gregoire, while some conservatives speculate about foul-play. ...
Queen of spades: While Washington Democrats are flocking to Spokane for the state convention, Jim Camden at the Spokesman Review puts his money on Initiative 1000 or "Death With Dignity" being this year's big convention fight. ...
King of the court: Chis Mulick at the Tri-City Herald wonders which Washington legislator would make the best blogger. ...
Go fish: David Postman investigates new Democratic PAC groups, asking, to whom will the money go? ...
Go f*** yourself: David Goldstein at Horse's Ass is fed up with the airlines' new plan to make people pay for their cans of seltzer water. ...
Gin Rummy: The chairman of the Pentagon's joint chiefs of staff will visit military bases near Tacoma next week. ...
Dealer wins: Joel Connelly at the P-I chats with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and learns how impeaching Bush isn't worth it. ...
Dealer loses: Sen. Maria Cantwell pens a guest op-ed in the P-I, chiding the Air Force for picking AirBus instead of Boeing. ...
Smokin' aces: The Seattle Times editorial board backs Nickels' gun ban. ...
The game is up: And finally, if anyone still feels like the Sonics can be saved, there's a rally in front of the Federal Courthouse on Monday at 4:30 p.m.; no word yet whether Sherman Alexie will be there. ...
