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Monday, January 5, 2009

Politics Where Is Governor Gregoire?

Posted by Eli Sanders on Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 5:40 PM

The backstory is here. (She's disappeared! An announcement is set for tomorrow morning!) The Slog poll is here:

Where is Governor Gregoire?

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That's totally unscientific. It means nothing, Eli.

Posted by elenchos on January 5, 2009 at 5:44 PM

@elenchos "That's totally unscientific. It means nothing, Eli.
"

Oh yeah? I overheard your mom call you a type I error.

Posted by IT IS TOO SCIENTIFIC on January 5, 2009 at 5:52 PM

Can I blame gnomes?

Posted by Abby on January 5, 2009 at 5:56 PM

check out brad's wiki page. says he'll be governor WHEN gregoire appointed sec'y of commerce. lol, is he chompin at the bit, or what.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Owen

how is owen on lgbt stuff? will he sign marriage legislation?

Posted by The One Who Knows All on January 5, 2009 at 6:10 PM

@ 4,

Terrible.

Ironically, he's a DINO (Demoncrat is Name Only).

Posted by Original Andrew on January 5, 2009 at 6:14 PM

What about replacing Mr. Richardson as the possible Commerce Secretary? I mean, we can't forget that Washington is the only state in the union with a positive balance of trade with China....

Posted by DavidFaber on January 5, 2009 at 6:18 PM

#4, that user has a history of posting nonsense and vandalizing pages. It's a proxy, but it appears to be a proxy for Xerox's corporate internet access and it's doubtful it was anyone on Owen's staff that edited the page.

Posted by My name is John Daker on January 5, 2009 at 6:21 PM

Gregoire has smarts and skills but I think Locke would be a better fit with Commerce.

Posted by Zander on January 5, 2009 at 6:23 PM

Tom Skerritt? wtf?

Posted by Mike in MO on January 5, 2009 at 6:24 PM

could you imagine sex between Tom and Chris? two overlapping wrinklefolds, a little semen, and those two would be bonded together for life!

Posted by wisepunk on January 5, 2009 at 6:27 PM

@ 4,

Let me back that up by pointing out that he has one of the lowest ratings by SEAMEC of any politician of any political party on LGBT issues.

http://seamec.org/

Click on "2008 General Election" for pdf.

Posted by Original Andrew on January 5, 2009 at 6:28 PM

There's a rumor out there that she will announce federal funding for the viaduct replacement.

Posted by blackhook on January 5, 2009 at 6:34 PM

She's in DC...
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/latesthe…

Posted by jaimek on January 5, 2009 at 6:40 PM

@2

My mom is dead. Fucker.

Posted by elenchos on January 5, 2009 at 6:42 PM

@11 Thanks Andrew. Ack. Let's hope it is viaduct money after all. Or better yet that she'll be named the new Commissioner for the Assurance and Protection of LGBT Civil Rights. (I do love to dream).

Posted by The One Who Knows All on January 5, 2009 at 6:50 PM

Bwaahhahaahahahaaha

Gregoire with a cabinet post?

Bwhaahahaahahaahahahaahahahahha

Seriously yo? Commerce? What exactly does she have for experience for this most important post?

She is incredibly not qualified to be Commerce Secretary. Hell she dribbled the Sonics out of town, pissed the Viaduct down her leg, and squandered our state surplus...

Ohh wait.. she might have perfect credentials.

Nevermind.

Posted by Reality Check on January 5, 2009 at 7:25 PM

I think it's pretty clear Gregoire killed that poor kid at the night club, and now she's on the run from Johnny Law.

My best guess is that Christine was riding the horse a little too hard, if you catch my drift, and now she's in the basement of the Governor's mansion with 5 state patrol officers holding her down so she doesn't try to eat the lightbulbs.

Governor Gregoire was clearly so moved by the touching story depicted in Marley and Me that she's flown to DC to lobby for a bill requiring everyone to own a dog. Look for Charlie Rangel to sponsor; he needs to rehabilitate his image, so it fits.

Governor Gregoire has been hired by the DNC to "take out" Blago in Illinois. Not in the way you're thinking; when the pictures of her and Rod doing the freaky-deeky get released to the Atlantic Monthly, it'll be game over.

I find all my theories more plausible than her being commerce secretary.

Posted by Ryan on January 5, 2009 at 10:25 PM