Slog - Comments on This Year's Port of Seattle Elections are About to Get Interesting. I Swear. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are Do not yawn. Finally, thanks to the PI's big scoop (without public notice, public review or a public vote of approval by the Commission, Port Commissioner Pat Davis okayed a $340,000 severance package of one year’s salary to outgoing Port CEO Mic Dinsmore), this year's Port of Seattle elections are going to be interesting. Tonight, for example, the 46th District Democrats called for an investigation and subsequently, possible resignation of Commissioner Pat Davis (and any other commissioner who was privy to this kooky $340,000 severance package deal). I've linked their resolution below the jump. Two commissioners are up for reelection... Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:50:31 -0800 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:56:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by darling463 Doesn't Josh sound like Howard Cosell? If we could just get him to climb in bed with Woody Allen. Looking into "woody's" crystal balls, he predicts the future and realizes he makes asinine statements to make himself sound intelligent. Because people, we need someone to tell us:

(faux John McLaughlin voice)
It’s not clear what Edwards, who may be caught up in the Davis scandal as well, is going to do.

Get close up to the balls, Josh. Lick 'em if you have to. Maybe you'll grow some yourself.

]]> darling463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696848 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696848 News Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:50:40 -0800 Comment by kush "U.S. Representative Slade Gorton ($1,000)"

What district did Senator Gorton represent? If you all repeat it enough maybe it will become true.

Go Alec!

]]> kush http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696849 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696849 News Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:56:50 -0800 Comment by Bill Sherman I met Gael Tarleton a week or two ago, and she is a very impressive candidate - smart, dedicated, with a public- and private-sector resume and a good sense of the Port's role in our economy and environment.

]]> Bill Sherman http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696862 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696862 News Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:19:33 -0800 Comment by fnarf That's good to hear. Just because I want the current corrupt and incompetent boobs like Pat Davis out of there doesn't mean I want some flaming nitwit from the left in her place, or Edwards's place. The Port is an important business resource.

]]> fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696894 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696894 News Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:18:00 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle If Davis were forced out, the remaining Commissioners would elect an interim replacement -- who could then run for election in November to fill out the remainder of Davis's unexpired term (up for election again in 2009).

With three seats on the ballot rather than two, we might see some new entrants and some jockeying for position among the current contenders.

If there's an open seat, can Richard Pope be far behind?

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696896 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696896 News Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:21:45 -0800 Comment by Switzerblog Credit where credit is due: Noemie Maxwell at Washblog did the footwork on Bryant long before ECB stepped in. If you're going to talk about this race, I think Noemie's coverage needs to be a part of it.

]]> Switzerblog http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696966 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696966 News Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:35:09 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Hey, Switzer - Suzie Sheary blasted it around in email first (and I think got spam-blocked for her trouble).

I had actually done the dig ahead of time, was ready to fire in response to Bryant's Obama message, when I got Sheary's email.

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696991 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/this_years_port_of_seattle_elections_are#c696991 News Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:56:49 -0800