For all of the wailing about the Obama administration and town-hall universal health care meetings, we have some good news out of Seattle, the Emerald City, and environs. First of all, we (Seattle) defeated the bag tax by a count of 58 percent to 42 percent (tree-huggers). So even in GREEN SEATTLE, there are enough sensible people to defeat a plastic bag tax. Secondly, we will have a new mayor, as the incumbent mayor, Greg Nickles, finished in third place in the primary on Tuesday. He officially conceded on Friday morning. Nickles is a WHITE Ray Nagin, ineffective mayor of New Orleans, who gained fame in the Hurricane Katrina debacle 4 years ago.
Lastly, Susan Hutchison, former KIRO TV anchor, got the most votes in the Primary for King County Executive. She will face off against KC Board member Dow Constantine, the most left-wing member of the KC Board. If Hutchison wins, Washington may be able to move from blue to purple in 2010 and 2012. For more information on the news in Seattle and King County, from a conservative perspective, go to www.kvi.com, www.susanhutchison.com and my blog, http://sewardparkinsights.blogspot.com as well as http://smartgirlpolitics.ning.com
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