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The 'crazy pills' election

Posted Fri, Oct 17, midnight

By Knute Berger

How democracy expresses its irrationality, from McCain and Palin to Dinocrats to Obama's audacity of hope.

Other media

Five reasons why Sarah Palin won't be the GOP nominee in 2012 1. She has no organization of loyal political operatives. 2. She is already receiving criticism from other conservatives. 3. She won't be able to deflect criticism as easily as she does now. 4. Better candidates. 5. Novelties die fast.

THE NEW REPUBLIC

Testimony ends in the Ted Stevens trial The longest serving Republican senator is accused of failing to disclose more than $250,000 in gifts and free labor. Closing arguments will begin on Tuesday.

ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS

What kind of 'education reformer' is Bill Ayers? Writes Sol Stern: "Ayers is not a school reformer. He is a school destroyer. He still hopes for a revolutionary upheaval that will finally bring down American capitalism and imperialism, but this time around Mr. Ayers sows the seeds of resistance and rebellion in America's future teachers."

WALL STREET JOURNAL

Is it Rossi, not Gregoire, who might benefit from Obama's coattails? Most polls show Obama leading by as much as 10 points in Washington state, but those same polls say the gubernatorial race is tied. Others say Rossi leads. Is the Obama "change" movement actually hurting the state's Democratic candidates?

STRANGER (SEATTLE)

Blind justice is when you vote for judges and don't know what they think Because of Canon 7, which prohibits "statements that commit or appear to commit the candidate with respect to cases ... or issues likely to come before the court," judicial candidates often don't tell voters what they believe. Damon Agnos wonders: Is that any way to elect someone?

SEATTLE WEEKLY

Blog posts

The 'do not buy' list for the upcoming state budget

Posted Fri, Nov 14, 2:40 p.m. 2008

by Clark Fredricksen

With a looming $4 billion budget shortfall, the state seeks to keep the next biennium's budget as thin as possible. Here's a list of items likely to be cut.

It's over

Posted Tue, Nov 4, 8:10 p.m. 2008

by Clark Fredricksen

Networks say Barack Obama will be the president. No matter which candidate you support, you have to appreciate this moment. Wow.

That mysterious Obama-Rossi-voting suburbanite

Posted Wed, Oct 22, 2:14 p.m. 2008

by Clark Fredricksen

Apparently, Obama-Rossi supporters really exist. The question is whether they will mean anything on election day.

Sausage Links, my lobbyist took me to lunch edition

Posted Thu, Oct 16, 2:16 p.m. 2008

by Clark Fredricksen

What's better than being a lobbyist? How about being a politician who gets freebies from lobbyists? Better yet: being one of the politicians who received more than $18 million in campaign contributions from lobbyists.

Rossi court date delayed: Move the Guvometer in Gregoire's favor

Posted Thu, Oct 16, 12:21 p.m. 2008

by Clark Fredricksen

A King County Superior Court judge has delayed a hearing to decide whether Republican challenger Dino Rossi will have to testify in the Buildergate case. That ensures an extra week of headlines and uncertainty about his relationship with a builders PAC.