Reality Catcher: Marijuana Decrim, Frank Chopp, and the Case of the Missing Balls
I am no dope smoker, but blocking reasonable legislation by Frank Chopp has to stop, and not with just this subject.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Seattle Times Newspaper: Mallahan concedes Seattle mayor's race to McGinn
Best of luck to Mayor-elect Seattle Mike McGinn. Today his opponent, Joe Mallahan conceded the race to McGinn.
Read the newspaper report, here.
It is up to me to stay engaged in the things that are important to me, even when opposed by Mike's way, or the highway attempts to run me over.
Word to the mayor, I have no fear.
Have a great day,
Mike Baker
Read the newspaper report, here.
See Mike McGinn's campaign stump speech here:
My reasons for voting for Mallahan left with him, but not my reasons for voting against McGinn.
To quote myself:
The knock I have on Mike McGinn is that he has promised all kinds of things, with many of them requiring cooperation from the state government. Asking for help keeping some of his promises while Mike McGinn battles the state for two years trying to stop the current plan to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a deep bore tunnel, sounds absurd. He has ideas, not really a plan. Much of his leadership experience appears to be pitting one group against another and fighting.
How would he be viewed at the state level, by the rest of the state? Is he the scruffy lawyer finding every hair to split in his battle with the State of Washington on one hand, while on the other claiming that the state will just fall in line to support his "surface" proposal. That is laughable.
Me, on 10/10/2009
It is up to me to stay engaged in the things that are important to me, even when opposed by Mike's way, or the highway attempts to run me over.
Word to the mayor, I have no fear.
Have a great day,
Mike Baker
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Monday, November 2, 2009
KING5/SurveyUSA Election Poll #16015: Mallahan 45, McGinn 43
I predict: Mallahan 51%, McGinn 48%, 1% other.
Here is the current KING5/surveyusa.com poll. Joe Mallahan 45, Mike McGinn 43, 12 undecided.
Can Joe Mallahan get 5 of the 12% that is left? Yes, that is possible.
Can Mike McGinn get 7 of the 12% that is left? Yes, that is possible.
Margin of error was 4.1%
McGinn has closed ground on Mallahan, but the question is if McGinn can get over 49.9% while opposing the tunnel.
It is possible, though I do not think so. I think the ceiling for the anti-tunnel candidate is 48%.
Here is the current KING5/surveyusa.com poll. Joe Mallahan 45, Mike McGinn 43, 12 undecided.
Can Joe Mallahan get 5 of the 12% that is left? Yes, that is possible.
Can Mike McGinn get 7 of the 12% that is left? Yes, that is possible.
Margin of error was 4.1%
McGinn has closed ground on Mallahan, but the question is if McGinn can get over 49.9% while opposing the tunnel.
It is possible, though I do not think so. I think the ceiling for the anti-tunnel candidate is 48%.
Have a great day,
Mike Baker
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Visit me here:
http://ManyWordsForRain.blogspot.com
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