I kinda like that idea: who's best for the job should be what matters, not the party affiliation. Naturally, though, who's best for the job tends to be who's not running. See: Gore?

Can you really believe that Satterberg's Republicanism doesn't matter to how justice is pursued in King County?

Josh, are you fucking crazy?

I'm an avowed liberal progressive homo, but I refuse to subscribe to the notion that I should vote all Democrat all the time, straight party ticket, no matter what.

I was watching the candidate forum yesterday at the GSBA lunch. Both Satterberg and Sherman spoke. If not for the fact that Shatterberg is a Republican, he seemed perfectly reasonable, even to an extremely liberal audience. Very pro-gay rights, etc., even when pressed on the recent cases where the cops appeared to be ignoring the hate-crime angle in gay bashings. Sherman, on the other hand, came across as completely pandering and fear-mongering in his opening statement.

Although I vote Democrat 99% of the time, I don't feel like I owe them my vote. They still gotta earn it. If Shatterberg were to win (which I agree seems unlikely at this point), I doubt it would do damage to the democratic party. It won't tilt the balance of power either in King Co. or Olympia. If he is the better candidate, I don't see the harm in voting for him, despite his party affiliation.

At this point, after my only personal interaction with the two, I am more likely to vote for Shatterberg, the first Republican I've voted for in about a decade.

seriously. we live in an overly politicized country, and it obviously sucks. If someone is the better person for the job, then they should get it. For a bunch of people who knock religion, commenters on slog sure exhibit a lot of the simple minded traits of true believers.

heil healthcare.

guess whose going to be getting the endorsement of satterberg if he wins? here's a hint: they won't have a "d" after their name.

go bill sherman.

See comments 4, 5, 8 & 9.

I'm gay and the Republicans' goal is to spread hatred and destroy me and my family. They don't see me as an equal citizen or even a human being - their politics are ugly and it's personal.

So why don't you chew on that for awhile, stupid.

Building credibility for those MSM jobs that are sure to pop up as the even-older-than-you-are reporters finally retire.

Ask Tim Burgess if he endorses Satterberg.

The Republicans have become institutionally hateful, corrupt and dishonest. A vote for one of them is a vote for all of them. Show them the slightest compassion, and that's when they'll attack you.

Jane Smiley says it far better:

"The Republican Party now seems to work like a gang, in which the most valued qualities in members are loyalty to the gang and the leader, obedience to authority, and violence toward outsiders.

...when you reject common humanity, value profits above people, practice sectarian religion, feel contempt for the choices of others, exalt wealth, conflate consumerism with citizenship, join exclusive clubs, daily practice unkindness rather than kindness, and develop theories, such as those of free market capitalism, that allow you to congratulate yourself morally for selfishness and short-sightedness, then being a gang member is in your future."

Isn't that the very definition of the modern Republican Party now that they've abandoned the farce of small government, personal responsibility, etc?

"Republicans sex scandals are getting to be like Iraqi car bombings. By the time you hear about one, there's been another. Ted Haggard, Mark Foley, Bob Allen, Vitter, Craig...

It's like "Clue" only the answer is always "A Republican... in the washroom... with his cock."

Huh? Then why not switch parties. It's certainly not going to hurt him in King County.

Also, his past political contributions would indicate that he is, in fact, a die hard Republican. Wolf in sheep's clothing.

Get with the program.

That is hight praise for the gay rating project, decades of experience.

Sherman is a dolt. But he did something good in Arizona years ago - or so he says.

Vote for Sherman.