WA governor's race: Hell hath no fury like a political party scorned

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Don't know what you're smoking Jamieson. I think by 2006/2008 people will be fed up with the Repukes. But that's just my opinion.

By ROBERT L. JAMIESON Jr.
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST

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Rossi, who should swallow his pride and concede, has not had the stake driven in his heart. Regardless of whether the Supreme Court hears this election case, at this moment Rossi is morphing into something that will bestride Washington like a towering colossus:

Dino-zilla.

Rossi stands to become a mythic, elephantine figure in the GOP. Former Washington Gov. Dan Evans, a measured Republican, is among those hearing the potentially earth-shaking footsteps. A Gregoire victory, on the heels of so much nastiness, Evans predicts, will "create a rallying point for a lot of Republicans, independents and some Democrats."

It will fire up Republicans ticked off about being losers after having swished victory like a fine Walla Walla cabernet.

It will radicalize independents to see redder than red because they either believe Gregoire stole the election or they're fed up with decades of Democratic governors ruling the roost.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/jamieson/205106_robert24.html

[Merlot]

1. It may not be the "rallying point" he's expecting

A lot of dems will begin to see that our elections are being taken away from us and that we can win, and we can stand and fight when necessary.

The rest of this article is best used to line the birdcage...

[chascarrillo]

2. Yeah, that worked for Al Gore

I mean, that's why the Democrats won the presidency and both houses of congress last month... OH WAIT!

[pa28]

6. In the past Democrats have worried about this type of thing.

Time to play hardball, get Gregoire inaugurated and then repeat the thing I've heard so many times. "Get over it."

[sword]

3. Seattle paper reporting Washington Ballots found in ALASKA

No kidding. 98 ballots ended up in Alaska. Some may also be in Idaho. Don't know what is going on.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002129783_ballots24m.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Sounds like Rossi's grasping for straws

But if these ballots can be shown to be legitimate, IE the voters' signatures were on file where they were registered, then they should be counted.

[merwin]

7. Uh, you can't be registered to vote outside of where you reside, can you?

[autorank]

5. Outraged the votes were counted. Fuck them! They're toast.

So, are WA Dems supposed to quake in their boots and say, oh gee, you can have it anyway. This guy Rossi went on an ocean cruise or something. Well, too damn bad. Fair is fair. I think former Gov Evans is really not a moderate; he's just like the rest of the swill that call themselves moderate Republicans, a fascist at heart.