It's too soon to tell if gun enthusiasts will henceforth consider June 26 "Possess a Pistol Day," but here's the immediate reactions to the Supreme Court ruling rejecting the D.C. gun ban, from both sides of the aisle: Goldstein, Earling, Obama, McCain. ...
Meanwhile, the award for Washington state scandal of the day goes to: Sen. Maria Cantwell! Take it away, Maria. ...
When reporters at Politico asked all 100 senators in Congress for information regarding their home financing, every senator responded. That is, except Cantwell. So Politico's sleuths dug into the Washington senator's public records and found she had been financed by none other than Mortgage Crisis Magnate Countrywide Insurance. ...
Meanwhile, Gov. Chris Gregoire says she wants to revoke the company's state license and fine them a million bucks. ...
Oregon scandal of the day: Republican Sen. Gordon Smith received national press coverage today for his praise of Barack Obama. More coverage at BlueOregon. ...
Washington scandal of yesterday: State Democrats' new ad hammering Republican challenger Dino Rossi. The problem? Republicans cried racism because the music used in the ad is the theme song from The Sopranos. Meanwhile, David Goldstein at Horse's Ass argues all the hullabaloo ended up helping the Democrats. Update: Here's the new version of the video, the old one having be taken down from YouTube. ...
Scandal of different color: Gov. Gregoire has mostly kept mum on the Rossi video ad, but came out swinging yesterday, defending her role in the tribal gambling compact. ...
Ruled in: A judge ruled yesterday that north Seattle legislative candidate Scott White would be allowed to run for office, despite his brief and bizarre attempt to withdraw from candidacy. ...
Moved in: Every political pundit around the state is buzzing about National Public Radio reporter and Crosscut contributor Austin Jenkins getting the Inside Olympia gig at TVW. ...
Phased out: Monday is the last day to talk on your cell phone — sans handsfree gizmos — while driving in the state of Washington. ...
