In Brief - January 26th, 2006
In Brief is a new feature that we're debuting on the blog. It's basically a bulleted list of news items that we want to mention to you but don't want to do a whole post on. We're not quite sure if In Brief will be daily or less frequent, but you can expect to see it often in the future.
- Tim Eyman is on 710 KIRO right now (On Dave Ross' show) blustering on...and on...and on...in my opinion Ross is treating Eyman way more decently than he deserves. Ross is even laughing at some of the things Eyman is saying. They are talking about the initiative process (see this post from yesterday) not transportation.
- The Stranger's Cienna Madrid has written a great article about Drinking Liberally. Darryl from Hominid Views and David Goldstein of HorsesAss appeared in the article.
- MyDD, one of the national blogs that links to Pacific NW Portal, has relaunched its website.
- Susan Hutchison has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Safeco executive Mike McGavick is unopposed in his bid to challenge Cantwell. In the 8th District, the Democrats are in the same position, with Darcy Burner the only candidate trying to unseat Dave Reichert.
- David Goldstein has revealed that Kevin Carns, the Republican attack dog who's been defending the GOP's fake sex offender ad campaign to target Democratic legislators, is a professional troll who has been posting comments on his blog for over a year.
- KIRO 7 investigators have traced how Republican House Leader Richard DeBolt has been using his position in the Legislature to press $3 million in tax money through another agency -- and subsequently back to his bosses in the private sector. It's money for a railroad segment that goes to just one place. See the whole story to learn more. Democrats are now proposing to redirect that money elsewhere, perhaps to help the safe routes to schools program.
- Mark Hintz has left the race for state party chair. The front runners are now Laura Ruderman and Dwight Pelz. Jean Brooks is also still in the race.
