The Seattle Times published an article Saturday that reads like it was written by Senator Murray's campaign staff, a fluff piece if there ever was one. It extolled the virtues of another taxpayer-funded trip to China for Murray. Two other Senators, Kit Bond (R) Missouri and Roland Burris (D) Illinois, whose terms are up this year, as is Murray's, are joining her on the junket.
Excuse me but Senator Bond is not running for re-election and Senator Burris, appointed to the Senate by former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich during the "Obama Senate seat for sale" scandal, has opted out also. Are these trips like a gold watch for retirees, one more spin around the globe on Uncle Sam.
Of course if the trip means the "Mom in tennis shoes" is about to announce her retirement from political office, well I could be a little more charitable.
Posted by warrenpeterson at January 09, 2010 10:32 PM | Email ThisNow Murray wants to turn our medical care system into Canada's. Sorry, Patty, you're not doing it FOR America, you're doing it TO America. You've stopped listening. Time to go.
Posted by: Michele on January 10, 2010 12:09 AMA recent column by my beloved Joni Balter expressed the notion, I think in one paragraph, that Susan Hutchison, a network news anchor, would be too inexperienced to replace the august Murray.
Patty has a pending bill to make the use of a single fiber of asbestos in a product a federal crime.
Just as dumb as legally defining CO2 as a pollutant. She enthusiastly supported that determination.
I sigh. I pollute.
Chrysotile asbestos WAS (and is) a safe and essential ingredient in many modern products. Ask the surviving family members of the Challenger disaster for confirmation.
Or the surviving family members of the victims of automobile brake lining failures now that pig hair has replaced asbestos in that product.
I brake. I stop long.
Posted by: Bart Cannon on January 10, 2010 03:38 AM
Of course i think it was Rod Chandler ? that she beat....which perhaps serves us right.
maybe our only hope is to nudge the elections the way of more capable democrats
that said, mcdermott, cantwell, gregoire are smart.....but i still don't want their brand of politics and issues..
Posted by: righton on January 10, 2010 11:04 AM...dimmest bulb...
and yet, this dim bulb has beat the pants off the best the WSRP brain trust has had to offer for three times running, going for four. Doesn't say much good about your team, does it?
Posted by: scottd on January 10, 2010 12:21 PMWhy this state keeps electing Murray are symptoms of
1) Dysfunctional voters who extol apathy in the Soviet socialist Republic of Washington
2) A flawed GOP challenger (Nethercutt was the most recent)
If Patty "Light" retires, which I don't see happening, that won't do anything to change the approach by the opposition to the Democratic party. It's time for Patty Murray to go - she's not as bad as Boxer, Pelosi or Reid, but she is part of the problem today that exists that is out of touch with most voters.
Maybe its the big outside money that keeps her afloat...she is afterall the darling of left wing interest groups, including NARAL, Emily's list.
I have friends who have met her; big lefties and they shake their heads in disbelief..
Posted by: righton on January 10, 2010 02:36 PM
Bart,
Can you detail the jewelry products that are made of Chrysotile (asbestos)? I don't have the resources available.
Ed Godsey
Posted by: Ed Godsey on January 10, 2010 05:20 PMSmart people don't want to be senators.
Ed,
I can't think of any jewelry made with chryostile, though gem serpentine is the same mineral. I treasure my asbestos flame resistant lab materials. Jewelers use them to. In preference to glass wool and hardboard.
Excuse me but Senator Bond is not running for re-election and Senator Burris... has opted out also.
this bit wasn't in the times article - so i'm not really sure why your panties are in a wad (wrt to the whole 'excuse me' bit)
also, this hardly reads like a 'fluff piece' (although i'm sure you are quite the expert on 'fluffing')
it'll be interesting to see the next candidate the R's float to be demolished by patty. a tea bagger? will make nethercutt's demoralizing loss look good!
michelle:
Murray wants to turn our medical care system into Canada's - you should stop lying - i wish she wanted to do this. i wish all our leaders had the foresight and integrity to be so bold. but alas, it's not meant to be, and americans will continue to significantly overpay for health care.
and not to point out the obvious, but with 3 resounding wins, she's apparently listening rather well.
Posted by: mike on January 10, 2010 09:07 PMGood ridance, she won't be missed.
Posted by: Patriot on January 13, 2010 12:49 AMGood ridance, she won't be missed.
Posted by: Patriot on January 13, 2010 12:50 AM