Kemper Freeman, whose family owns Bellevue Square, is the source of about 90 percent of the money behind the anti-tolling, light-rail-derailing, major-transportation-project-imperiling Initiative 1125.

He also has the last name most often associated with business in Bellevue for the past century of so: Freeman.

But today the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce—which also has a thing or two to say about business in Bellevue, and in fact calls itself "the Voice of Business in Bellevue"—came out against Freeman's I-1125.

Due to concerns about the potential negative impact on the Washington State transportation system, including on the SR 520 Bridge, the Chamber opposes I-1125. “We appreciate the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce’s opposition to Initiative 1125,” said Steve Mullin, president of the Washington Roundtable. “The Chamber understands that our state's recovery and future vitality are dependent on trade, agriculture and innovation – and that requires a transportation network that moves goods and workers efficiently. I-1125 is the wrong prescription for Washington State’s economy.”

Ouch.