Just for kicks, heres a multiple choice question. What in tarnation are these people talking about?
This is one more desperate attempt by Governor Gregoire to distract voters from the real issues of this campaign namely the $3.2 billion deficit shes created and our rising unemployment, Dino Rossi spokeswoman Jill Strait said.
Dino Rossi is misleading voters by hiding the fact that he is a Republican in lockstep with George Bush, in the same way he is misleading voters about his opposition to embryonic stem cell research, denial of global warming and support of restricting access to emergency contraceptives, said Chris Gregoire spokesman Aaron Toso.
Is it...
A. Rising unemployment
B. Stem cell research
C. A lawsuit filed by the state Democratic Party seeking to require Rossi to be identified as a Republican on general electon ballots instead of GOP.
The answer is (sigh) C. Thanks for playing.
BLOGGER'S NOTE: Pesonaly, I think both campaigns are trying to distract us all from the fact that the Cougs are awesome, that The Rolling Stones are the greatest rock band ever and that reality TV bites. Sam Barlow High School football rules!
UPDATE: I got this note from a loyal reader this morning, which I'll let stand without comment and allow the folly to speak for itself.
Chris,
I read your blog items every day. Sometimes I smile. Sometimes I grimace. Sometimes I shout at the computer monitor. But today you crossed the line with absolute BS.
You should retract your error in your latest blog and admit for all the world to hear that, in fact, the Beatles were the greatest rock and roll band ever.
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