Slog - Comments on Greenwashing Reichert http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert As a couple of others have mentioned, Republican Congressman Dave Reichert was just proclaimed one of the three "greenest" Republicans in Congress by Republicans for Environmental Protection, which put out its annual Congressional scorecard this afternoon. Reichert scored a 103, one of the top three scores in Congress, reflecting his "perfect voting record on the 15 environmental votes scored and an environmental leadership credit for his co-sponsorship of the Wild Sky Wilderness Act," according to REP's press release. Curious, I contacted the campaign of Darcy Burner, Reichert's Democratic challenger for the historically Republican but increasingly moderate 8th District. Burner's campaign... Copyright 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 16:47:03 -0800 Thu, 29 May 2008 08:38:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle It's like all the former Bush/McCain staffers who write books telling how they lied us into war, but who were helping them up until the very last minute when they suddenly might have to pay for what they did ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034190 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034190 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 17:14:19 -0800 Comment by I'm a Nuclear Bomb "Burner spokesman (and former Stranger writer) Sandeep Kaushik says."

A candidate your paper endorsed and a former staff writer?

Nope, no bias there.

]]> I'm a Nuclear Bomb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034231 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034231 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 18:35:31 -0800 Comment by Jeff @2 - Since when has The Stranger claimed to be unbiased or objective? This paper fairly proudly wears its opinion on its sleeve.

]]> Jeff http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034240 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 18:59:04 -0800 Comment by Daniel K Jeff and I'm a Nuclear Bomb - Check out Reichert's voting pattern yourself. I've made the data available for anyone to see: http://www.kirkdorffer.com/ontheroadto2008/110thReichertFlippedVotes.html

The vast majority of the time Reichert has flipped his support on the final passage vote he has been doing so exactly so he can prop up his credentials so that when these types of rankings come out he gets a more moderate score.

Reichert is on record as saying that party leadership tells him "to vote a certain way". These votes are what he is talking about. As one of a number of endangered Republicans this election season, Reichert is clearly taking self-preservation votes on these bills because his vote won't decide the outcome and is therefore expendable. Party leadership has essentially given him the green light to break ranks for political expediency because the bill will be passing anyway, as all off these bills have.

]]> Daniel K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034255 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034255 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 19:31:58 -0800 Comment by PC He's GOP, so he helps the worst antienvironmentalists. End of story.

He's toast, too.

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034277 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034277 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 20:40:44 -0800 Comment by elenchos But unPC, don't you feel a little regret? Hillary could have used his vote to pass her gas tax holiday. If a bunch of environmentalists got elected, she would have needed those Republicans to pass her agenda.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034278 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 20:45:22 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi It's not like it takes that much to be one of the greenest Republicans.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034305 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034305 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 22:38:11 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle A green Republican is one who turns off the engine on his 10 mpg SUV after running over a deer over and over and over.

And then smokes a Cuban cigar.

Not just a hypocrite, but a moron too ... that's a green Republican.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034314 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034314 2008 Wed, 28 May 2008 23:42:01 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger I like Erica when she bashes on Republicans and not on fellow Democrats!

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034357 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034357 2008 Thu, 29 May 2008 07:06:23 -0800 Comment by Go dems! Republicans are bad! am i right guys? amirite?

]]> Go dems! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034370 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/greenwashing_reichert#c1034370 2008 Thu, 29 May 2008 08:38:09 -0800