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| Tea Party in Starbucksland |
| 2010-03-30 |
| Sometimes the bottom line of a story is its bottom line. From the article in the Olympian: "There were no anti-McKenna demonstrators." Now then, McKenna is Republican Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna. He filed suit to block Obamacare. Democratic Governor Christine "Landslide" Gregoire is pissed. From Larry Coppola: "Governor Christine Gregoire is absolutely livid. It's no secret she would love nothing better than to score a job in the Obama administration, and be relieved of dealing with the mess she's created in Olympia. McKenna's action, which amounts to nothing more than holding the Federal Government accountable for an act that is unconstitutional on its face, won't help her further that goal. However, accountability isn't a high priority among the ruling class." OK, Larry's a little wound here and readers need not guess which side he is on. Suffice it to say, there is a division here. In Washington state. Starbucksland. There was a little demonstration against McKenna on Friday. Saturday was a different story. From KOMO-TV: "OLYMPIA -- Some 2,000 enthusiastic people rallied Saturday on the steps of the state Capitol in a rock star-style reception to support state Attorney General Rob McKenna in his battle against a new health reform law... The states' lawsuit claims that the health reform plan is unconstitutional because of its requirement that everyone in the country must pay into a health insurance plan by 2014." Rock star? To say that the protest against Obamacare and this administration is widespread is like saying the federal budget is a tad large. |
| Posted by:Fred |