Whether we can chalk that up to locals having the inside scoop, or that everyone outside the sphere of their PR seems to have more perspective on this, I'm not sure.

Maybe my sarcasm radar is off, so in case you're in earnest Jason: The reason she should apologize is because that quote is a slap at working class taxpayers. Her statement "poor people don't buy teams" doesn't justify giving rich people a big subsidy because they do. It's like saying only rich people benefit from George Bush's tax cuts, so... oh wait.

this merely increases the bill for buying out the lease.

the only reason we act like this isn't a done deal is because its breaking our hearts.

Juan's not a bad guy, but he is so far over his head it isn't funny. But Josh is determined to lie to his readers that this "challenge" is in any way viable.

Josh will be gone soon, but we will have Margarita Prentice for another four years, and people should be glad about that.

The Sonics and payday loans are not the only two issues in the world for the chair of Ways and Means. Margarita has helped more people in more areas over a longer period of time than, evidently, the attention span of Stranger staffers can handle.

The voter of the 11th District know this, and she will be re-elected by a wide margin.

Martinez has lived in the District less than a year, he was sent there just for this challenge, he rarely if ever shows his face at District meetings, and he has no chance of getting a party endorsement.

But I guess if you call yourself a "progressive," all else is meaningless.

We'll work with her, and around her, to get a cap on payday loans. But quit pretending that she's holding the whole payday loan industry up all by herself. She's not a single issue legislator, so don't you be a single-issue voter.

She's so much better for her District than the poor newbie who is "challenging" her that it isn't even funny.

Josh is pissed at her because she blows him off -- as well she should. He has earned it and he continues to.