Slog - Comments on Cap and Trade Bill Queued Up in Olympia

Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty

Fifty-Two-Eighty — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:22:44 -0800

Which only proves that you can't trust a Dem any more than you can trust a Republican.

Comment by Rumor Mill

Rumor Mill — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:19:09 -0800

Go Dave!

As a side note, the Stranger has a love affair with Rep. Upthegrove. He'll be Speaker next.

Comment by Josh Mahar

Josh Mahar — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:48:58 -0800

So I know we all hate the jackass, lying, no good Dinosaur Rossi, but just to throw this out there, I have been pretty unimpressed with Gregoire as well. I mean, sure she's Dem. but honestly, she's been lean on the environment and she's continuously tried to meddle (for worse) in Seattle politics. Sure she did great things for gays, but even there I don't feel she was that instrumental. She just doesn't seem to be that strong and charasmatic about the issues that matter. I think before we all pile on to take DOWN Rossi, we better think critically about who were endorsing first.

Comment by giffy

giffy — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:20:48 -0800

Upthegrove did great as chair of the Select Committee on Puget Sound, so if anyone can get this off the ground its him.

Comment by eh

eh — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:41:49 -0800

Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. Dave is great, but Maralyn is still sponsoring the bill and nobody in Olympia takes her seriously.

Comment by unPC

unPC — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:51:16 -0800

The key Democratic leaders in Olympia have deadline cutoffs that force them (they say) to allow just 4-5 key bills to get through. Doesn't matter what the committee chair wants.

Like Gregoire, the other Demo legislative leaders want to presenting Democrats as GOP lite. For instance, Gregoire is not going to run on "frugality." Inspiring, eh?

We're all for fiscal responsibility but there is virtually no program passed that amounts to progressive movement forward for the great mass of folks in the state. Yes, we have raises for state emplyoees, and some other good things (children's health, equal rights progress) but nothing helping the average family.

Gregoire has totally intermeddled and failed on transportation issues. She has not been a leader in moving us toward more environmentally responsible transit, nor in getting anything done.

"We're not spending as much as we could have." should not be the frame, nor the heart of the Democratic Party's message.

Good luck on cap and trade, Dave Upthegrove, we're with you all the way. Sigh.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:46:30 -0800

I want a tunnel, a viaduct, and an eight-lane superhighway down Alaskan Way.