I’m someone who’s been around here a while — state legislative experience, prior legal practice experience. I’ve been around long enough to understand long enough how the government works. And to have been frustrated in attempts to reform it.
— King County executive hopeful Dow Constantine, explaining to the Seattle P-I’s Chris Grygiel why he believes he’s the best choice to succeed Ron Sims. (The P-I interview, by the way, covers some substantive issues. It’s great in-depth reading.)