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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Posted by Patrick O'Callahan @ 06:51:07 am

Gov. Chris Gregoire and the Dems have taken some hard knocks (from me, among others) for caving into pressure from Tim Eyman to reinstate Initiative 747 in a special session.

Dino Rossi, Gregoire's Republican challenger-apparent, has escaped much of the flak because there's no reason to think he's selling out his conservative principles in pushing to revive I-747.

Rossi's made a big deal of Gregoire seemingly parroting his own call for the special session – evidence of deficient leadership, he said. But Rossi is starting to look like a parrot himself. His demand for the session followed Tim Eyman's, and now – by some coincidence – he's repeating Eyman's demand that the Legislature also abolish banked taxing capacity, something I-747 never did.

Here's what Rossi broadcast via email Monday:

During Thursday’s special session, the Governor and the legislators must pass a bill that reinstates the will of the voters. The voters have spoken and they want a one percent annual cap on property tax increases. In order to do this, the bill needs to put the cap at one percent and eliminate banked capacity. Without these elements, claiming to have passed a one percent property tax cap is false advertising.

If we elect Rossi next November, does Eyman get the desk in the governor's office?

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COMMENTS:

Comment by Daniel K @ 23:09 - Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 http://www.kirkdorffer.com/ontheroadto2008/

"If we elect Rossi next November, does Eyman get the desk in the governor's office?"

It's will sure seem that way if Rossi manages to get elected!

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Chief editorial writer Patrick O’Callahan oversees the online and printed opinion sections of The News Tribune. He came to The News Tribune in 1987 and has worked at Washington newspapers since 1979. E-mail him at patrick.ocallahan@thenewstribune.com

Editorial writer Cheryl Tucker, in addition to writing commentary, manages the daily production of the editorial and op-ed pages and edits letters to the editor. She began her journalism career in 1974 at a Virginia newspaper and came to The News Tribune in 1978. E-mail her at cheryl.tucker@thenewstribune.com.

Editorial writer Kim Bradford manages the online opinion section of The News Tribune and writes commentary. She joined The News Tribune in 2005 after working 11 years at newspapers in Washington and Maryland. E-mail her at kim.bradford@thenewstribune.com.

Editor emeritus David Seago retired from The News Tribune in July after 41 years at The News Tribune. E-mail him at sds99@harbornet.com.