roldy ablao is a sales associate? i thought child labor was illegal!

Oh, lay off Roldy - he's adorable!

I hear Roldy has the secret wiretap tapes in his closet, as the fifth branch of government, after he got a Royal Commission from Supreme Leader Cheney.

Wait a minute. Didn't Della run on "Rate Hike Heidi" last time, and then avoid being on the public utilities committee? How can me make this claim? I mean, Jean Godden's making the claim too, but she's on that committee, isn't she?

The worse part of one of his ad's is how the Lake Union Street Car is going to fix our traffic problems. I head that and wanted to puke.....

In your truth squad points about City Light, red light cameras and the South Lake Union streetcar, there is a logical correlation between Della’s claim and your reality-check. You note Della’s claim, and reality-check it with what the Council as a whole did, and how his claim—like most politician’s—goes way beyond what he actually did. Well done.

Your reality-check on the Viaduct, however, follows another script: you state his claim, and rather than debunk it—because you can’t—you merely gripe that he doesn’t agree with your beloved position. You say:

“Claim: Della took a stand against the mayor’s $4 billion tunnel.

Reality: Della didn’t support the surface/transit option. What Della did support was the bigger, uglier $3 billion rebuild of the Alaskan Way Viaduct—an option 57 percent of voters opposed.”

But Della DID take a stand against the Mayor’s $4 billion tunnel. The one 69% of voters opposed. That’s reality.

He didn’t support your position, just like every Councilmember this side of Peter Steinbrueck. Oh yeah: after the election, he voted to study the surface/transit option. Just like every other Councilmember.

Griping that someone disagrees with you is not a reality check. I’m shocked this got past your editor. Or not.

Ah, so - now we have 6 weeks of very obvious Della bashing by the partisan Stranger ... Mr. nice guy Della, who is running against the Naderite wife basher ... ah, in the gutter politics at its best.

Your staff may have forgiven the wife beater, not I.

Thanks Erica, good feminist theory, forgive the wife beaters their sins and elevate them to leadership ...

@7 -- Tim Burgess is running against David Della. I think you're thinking of Jean Godden's opponent.

After some of the things you've spouted last week, ECB, I'm not sure I can believe anything else you say for the time being.

Della's no saint and certainly a political tool to some degree, but whatever.

I don't about anyone else, but I somewhat wish the current field of Port of Seattle and/or Seattle School Board candidates would run for Seattle City Council positions. They seem more interesting and, in my opinion, more qualified in many areas than the current crop running for the council.

Sorry everyone, but I just have this awful feeling we are headed for more of the same.

--- Jensen

@ 4

Jean Godden is the chair of the Energy and Technology Committee.

Run Jensen, run.

You are a professional cynic, but, that might get you elected. Ho, ho.

Run, just to show us your stuff.

Sure don't need, "more of the Same"

City is booming, money gushing in all directions, lots of new art, new theater, better parks - god, still a haven for music.

Seattle reads tons of books, loves movies, going very GREEN, tons of lefties - even commies, etc.

More of the same, what the hell does that mean, tell us from the lofty tower.