Asleep at the Wheel
Yep -- just your typical Seattle politico.
In the run-up to the 2004 election, one of my favorite sights was when I was driving down Bellevue Way, and just as I was cruising past Bellevue Place, on the corner stood a group of female protesters, all carrying signs and chanting slogans against George Nethercutt -- they weren't for any candidate, mind you, just against Nethercutt. In the middle of the chanting, sloganeering group stood one solitary man who looked to be in his late twenties, quietly holding a very tall, very large sign which read, simply, "Help! I'm surrounded by liberal morons!"
Welcome to Seattle.
1. We have respectable and deeply intelligent representatives who aren't swayed by emotional rhetoric or cheap anti-American sentiment.
2. Seattle-ites are law abiding citizens who are eager to encourage international economic development and trade.
3. Did I say law abiding citizens?
4. And deeply intelligent representatives?
5. And our elections are a model of objective, ethical state bureaucracy in action.
6. We love a good, friendly debate of new ideas and workable solutions.
7. We're also big on free-speech and ideological tolerance.
8. And Seattle's unprecedented climate for the calm and rational exchange of viewpoints only encourages more of the same.
But hey -- the weather's great (I grew up in the midwest, so a rainy winter is definitely preferable to a subzero winter), Lake Washington's grand, the espresso's incredible, and though it's not New York, there are still some terrific restaurants. So c'mon all you libertarians and conservatives -- pack your bags and move on in! This place is overdue for a real political revolution.
ADDENDUM:
Just a gentle reminder as to why you should never feed the liberals.
Comments
Just had to comment. Love your sense of humor, and I agree, you shouldn't feed the liberals...
Posted by: Phillip | May 25, 2005 10:02 PM