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Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Another publicity stunt from Tim Eyman

So...I'm supposed to be relaxing, enjoying my vacation, when I get an alert on my cell phone that Tim Eyman is doing a $30 car tab initiative.

Whaaa....?

Of course, this news had to break the day I left Redmond. Tim's been watching me, I figure, and decided to execute his latest publciity stunt after I'd left town.

What Tim apparently doesn't know is that my mobile device is keyed to recieve alerts whenever he is up to something.
Eyman told The Associated Press today that he'll push a 2006 initiative that rolls back any state or local car taxes that boost the fee beyond the $30 voters approved with Initiative 695 in 1999.

He also wants to force Sound Transit to pay off the bonds for its light-rail program.
How many defeats is it going to take to put Tim Eyman out of business?

Who knows for sure whether Tim's actually going to do this in 2006...I mean, the guy changes course so often it's very difficult to actually predict what he'll be doing.

Fortunately, Permanent Defense has never de-mobilized, and so we shall be ready to take up political arms against Tim Eyman next year when he starts moving on his next effort.

I made my start in politics fighting Tim Eyman, and I certainly don't intend to give up the battle now.

You'll continue to be taken care of by OlyScoop and Brian Moran of WashBlog for the next few days...provided Tim Eyman doesn't somehow find his way into the news again.

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