Moron the Election

We really don't feel it's the day after an election until we overhear people talking about how they forgot to vote, didn't know there was an election, and how they'll definitely vote next time.

If they had been paying attention from August through this morning, they would have learned that Seattle voters will not let you drive 50mph down Market Street after a few drinks, but they will let you work for an anti-gay organization, even if you lie about the particulars.

This cycle of city council races always seems to provide more drama then the boring old Colin/Drago/Licata/McIver cycle that never changes--although we're guessing one of those four council members-for-life won't be up for re-election in two years.

Also we hate Tim Eyman--not only is he a giant dork, but because of him and 476,510 other fucking morons, any tax or fee increase may soon require a 2/3rds vote of legislators--meaning nothing will get done at the state level, and lawmakers will have to go to the voters every time they want to raise money. Hopefully the votes will shift as more King County votes are counted (wink-wink).

Prop 1 went down harder then we expected. We hope that the Sierra Club, Ron Sims, or some other politician pushes through a plan that will give the region transportation options in the near future, but that will never, ever, ever, ever, ever happen. So get a comfortable car, people.

Sorry, we are feeling pretty pessimistic this morning. We hate that people here want things fixed, but they don't want to pay.

For now we’re taking solace in an email from an out of state friend:

"Surprisingly strong defeat for Prop 1!! I was hoping it would be closer - decided by Monday night that I probably would have held my nose and voted for it, but now we can only hope that the defeat gives more attention to Ed Murray's proposal to create a new combined regional government to tackle this issue (and plan for housing!), without 'cobbling together,' favored projects, and asking voters for a regressive sales tax.

Unfortunately - that reform might take some years."