The Seattle Times editorial board slams Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi today for what it calls "artfully misleading" campaign ads. At Horse's Ass, liberal blogger David Goldstein says the ads reflect "Rossi's artfully misleading personality." But as Democrats bemoan the tactics of the Rossi campaign, Republicans say there's a new liberal bully in town – and this one is taking more than just lunch money. Chris McGann at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports the newly formed Evergreen Progess PAC has "emerged with more than $2.4 million in spending power" and is giving "Rossi a drubbing." Eric Earling at Sound Politics has a breakdown of that story. ...
Today's editorial section in The Times also has two dueling opinion pieces about Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire's controversial tribal gaming compact. State Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, pens the pro-Gregoire piece, while state Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, says "this is a goat of a deal that Gregoire should have never made."
Switch-hitter: Jim Vaughn, a conservative Democrat who lost in Tuesday's 8th Congressional District top-two primary says incumbent Republican Rep. Dave Reichert is best for the job, but Democratic challenger Darcy Burner is a "part of the liberal progressive extreme." Current results from the primary show Burner trailing Reichert by 3 percent. ...
Easy switch: While food industry advocates continue to fight the looming plastic bag fee and foam ban, the University of Washington says they've saved money from switching to compostable containers. ...
Easy to forget: Republican presidential nominee John McCain owns so many houses he can't recall the exact number. ...
Don't forget: Former AP reporter and Secretary of State communications director David Ammons shares a big list of news tidbits for political junkies from Tuesday's primary election. ...
Don't do it: And finally, here's a memo to political candidates and their organizers, brought to you by Rich Roesler at the Spokesman Review.
If a reporter shows up at some political event, unless you plan on committing felonies or appearing in blackface, it's probably a good idea to welcome the reporter. It's a lot like when a bee flies into a room. Leave the window open and relax, and the curious bee will eventually get bored and find its way out. Flail around and swat at it, however, and ... ouch.
Roesler points out that when reporters from the Stranger were kicked out of Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson's victory party Tuesday, the paper's reporters promptly bashed Bergeson on their blog, reminding readers that, among other things, Bergeson failed to correctly answer several questions pulled from the WASL test when the Stranger's editors interviewed the candidate at the beginning of the month. ...
