Comments on Diversity=Consensus?

You really need to quit with the slamming Eastern WA. As I've commented before in Slog, I've met WAY more conservatives in Western WA than I ever have in Eastern WA. It's purely a stereotype. Get over it already.

Thanx!

Diversity is not necessarily what Josh Feit says it is.

Consensus is not necessarily what Josh Feit says it is.

"Progressive" is not necessarily what Josh Feit says it is.

Gregoire's base is not necessarily what Josh Feit says it is.

"Appeasement" is not necessarily what Josh Feit says it is.

Most important, Justice Stephens is not necessarily who Josh Feit appears to think she is.

The Governor is putting "One Washington" into action, whether Josh Feit likes it or not. She is trolling for votes in Eastern Washington, as she had damned well better be doing.

Josh Feit is, as usual, just throwing shit up against the wall. He is not going to vote for Dino Rossi, and he, the Governor, and I all know it.

Well said #2. Josh Feit is hardly one of the greatest political minds of our time, nor is the stranger brimming with real journalism.
It's a "what's on" rag, with the occasional "yes to monorail! no to monorail! yes to monorail!".

Well, I think the Stranger has by far the best news and political reporting in Seattle.

When the idea of someone from Eastern Washington (diverse!) and a liberal (consensus!) is too far out for Josh to wrap his mind around, it means you should probably keep searching for your Political Reporter of the Year.

Stephens had one client for years - WSTLA. For those of you unfamiliar with that group, it is the advocacy arm of the personal injury trial lawyers. Her legal career amounts to drafting/arguing appellate briefs to further the interests of ambulance chasers. Trial lawyers pay big money to Dems, and Gregoire in particular. Stephens is not conservative - she's a single interest rep.

Diversity the way ultra liberal seattle poseur wannabes flog everyone else with a differing opinion SUCKS!

jamier @ 4:

The level and the substance of your comments suggest that the Stranger is probably your *only* source of news and political reporting.

its the same story: gregoire panders to the right to secure her re-election.

what's the left going to do, vote for joe swaja?

don't like the governor, vote for someone else. I will. What has she done - really - that you consider worthy? Oh, right, she recently signed a pact with SDOT, WSDOT and KC DOT to get everyone all in line for whatever we're going to do with the Viaduct. Bold, brazen, - nah, dumb and clueless, actually.

Josh, Gregoire didn't have the opportunity to "appoint some liberals who will nudge the court left for some 6-3s." She was replacing the very liberal Bobbe Bridge, so appointing another liberal would only serve to maintain things as they are.

@11 - No shit. What's Gregoire supposed to do, try to pack the WA S Ct a la FDR during the New Deal?

Mission accomplished for Gregoire: appoint a slightly-to-moderately left S Ct justice while getting tons of press over the fact that the appointee is from eastern Washington.

It's not a bad move. She picks up a few percentage points in Eastern Washington, and it doesn't really cost her anything in Western Washington, because what, we're gonna vote GOP?

Re .."To me Gregoire’s “diversity” seems like reverse double back flip code for her kiss up to conservatives. It’s a sort of cute FU to liberals.."-
No... it's "foot in mouth" Christine saying "diversity of viewpoint" when she means "diversity of Experience" (of culture, primarily- if you observe a cultural diff between those on opp sides of the "Cascade Curtain").
There ARE "people in the Middle" on both sides of the mountains... and it's unlikely that jurisprudence only nests on the wet side... ^..^