Slog - Comments on Good Morning Darcy Burner Fans and Skeptics! http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner Darcy Burner, who is currently duking it out with freshman republican incumbent Dave Reichert to represent the 8th Congressional District, answers slog readers' questions! Read and enjoy: Where is Burner on efforts to protect Puget Sound from oil spills, protect ANWR, protect the national forests, etc? BURNER: We must protect our environment, and I will fight hard to do so. Clean water, clean air, healthy ecosystems, and strongly protected federal parks, forests, and wildlife refuges are an important legacy we must leave for our children. There has been an unfortunate tendency in recent years to allow some companies to do... Copyright 2007 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:40:08 -0800 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:36:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by bill what, no bill to impeach the motherfucker already?

]]> bill http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120554 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120554 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:40:27 -0800 Comment by wf Not totally objectionable, but, like most of the Democratic Party, very underwhelming on foreign policy ALTERNATIVES:

-Iraq: wants an occupation with benchmarks for policy goals and eventual withdrawl. No detail on what "give Iraq back to the Iraqis" would look like. No mention of civil war. Dodges question on US military bases. Blames Bush.

-Iran and N Korea: Blames Bush. No policy statement about what now.

-Afghanistan: seems to want the US to spend more money on reconstruction, but no word on why US military is still there or how long it should be there.

-Would also be good to hear her views on Israel/ Palestine.

-General: emphasizes "pragmatic leadership" over specific ideas. Talks about her family. Sounds pretty stay-the-course to me. Notice that her list of things the House would do if the Dems retook it does not mention foreign policy/ war on terror unless you're very generous about the meaning of pushing for a balanced budget.

I'd also be curious to hear what others think about her immigration reform answer.

]]> wf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120614 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120614 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:14:32 -0800 Comment by Will Why did Darcy Burner conceal her awesome law school grades?

]]> Will http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120718 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120718 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:55:10 -0800 Comment by D Huygens Damn all these specifics and the can-do agenda items; what I want in a candidate is simply negativity and Bush-bashing.

]]> D Huygens http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120835 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120835 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:22:23 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle When is Dick Cheney campaigning for Darcy?

And will he be participating in a Dunk Tank Fundraiser? I think this would be well attended ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120957 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120957 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:50:43 -0800 Comment by Gitai I don't like the wishy washy stance on evolution. It sounds much like the Bush stance on the science of global warming.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120962 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c120962 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:52:34 -0800 Comment by Jake MY GOOD GOD - flash to Darcy and Cienna -- civil righs for the gay / queer folks and marriage as well.....big flashpoint issues in congress.... but maybe not in Bellevue??? Caution??

And Cienna, what the hell is the horrible tax burden in Washington? No income tax, moderate real estate taxes.......Federal taxes are IRS, as in taxing workers and not the rich.

]]> Jake http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121304 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121304 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:15:01 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I think Darcy just doesn't want to announce that our severe lack of Pirates is responsible for Global Warming, as all followers of the The Great Spaghetti Monster know.

That's ok, I'm sure Bill Gates loves his 8 percent effective tax rate ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121458 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121458 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:41:37 -0800 Comment by cienna jake,

i neither wrote the questions nor answered them.

hearts,
cienna

]]> cienna http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121660 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:16:28 -0800 Comment by Lanik As a science teacher I am pleased with Darcy's take on evolution. There is uncertainty with every scientific theory. Hell, scientific facts even retain the possibility of being wrong. What is amazing about the theory of natural selection, is how well supported it is and the astonishing rate of new discoveries that support it through multiple subdisciplines of science.

She also sounds smart and practical on other the issues.

]]> Lanik http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121706 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121706 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:51:34 -0800 Comment by Bailey Kendall For a first time candidate, I thought Darcy laid out a pretty clear vision for what she believes. And quite frankly, I've yet to see Dave Reichert put out his views on the issues as clearly as Darcy has.

I don't live in the district, but based on everything I've seen and heard about Darcy, it seems that the people of the 8th CD would be extremely well served by electing Darcy to represent them.

]]> Bailey Kendall http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121780 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c121780 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:53:56 -0800 Comment by Tahoma Activist Damn, why doesn't anyone except me ever ask Darcy Burner about CAFTA, NAFTA, and working with Democrats who have voted for these disastrous deals?

I've asked twice now and she has yet to come clean about her views. Last time she said emphatically "I am for fair trade, not free trade" but didn't hit on any of the points that someone who understands the issue would have hit on, like the downward pressure on Central American and Mexican farmers to migrate north to pay the bills, the closing of factories south of the border, opening of factories in places like China, who has almost no tariffs on products imported from there. Burner is ignorant of the issue or totally skirting it to stay non-controversial. Either way, I think it stinks, and I think someone should say something about it.

I know there's no alternative, and it's not my district, but it makes me mad all the same. Seems to me that what happens to workers is pretty important, since workers create this fabulous economy every damn day. Just think - what would happen if every restaurant just closed up for a week?

Jeff Richardson
The Peoples' Congress

]]> Tahoma Activist http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c122200 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c122200 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:20:33 -0800 Comment by Christopher Ehh... a lot of this stuff was pretty vague. I have learned to never trust a politician that refuses to answer a simple yes/no question (e.g. "Would Burner have voted for the Patriot Act Renewal as is?") with "yes" or "no".

Her global warming answer was pretty specific, but it was a lot of wishful thinking. Basically we'll drive just as much as we do now, but we'll somehow... use less oil anyway? But I suppose it's wishful thinking for me to expect someone running in the suburbs to even give lip service to transit.

It gives me the impression that she'd be better than Reichert, but that's not saying much.

]]> Christopher http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c122293 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c122293 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:07:41 -0800 Comment by ChetBob I thought her evolution answer was pretty powerful without attacking religion. She says evolution is better understood scientifically than gravity. There aren't a lot of fundies out there arguing that gravity doesn't exist. She's saying that arguing evolution doesn't exist based on gaps in current knowledge is on par with arguing gravity doesn't exist. I find that to be a strong statement.

]]> ChetBob http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c122385 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c122385 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:37:22 -0800 Comment by Gomez Very good, by both sides. We now know so much more about Darcy Burner, and this can only help her chances.

]]> Gomez http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c123682 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/04/good_morning_darcy_burner#c123682 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:36:00 -0800