Sour Grapes Rossi
Let me start off by saying that I'm neither Democrat nor Republican and that I vote for the candidate I think will best represent my interests. Sometimes I lean left, sometimes right. I say this because it's good to know that I'm not some frothing mouthed pine cone eater from Seattle.
That said, the Republican's contest for the Washington governorship is just sour grapes. When GWB won Ohio and the Dems were threatening lawsuits, the Republicans were howling with outrage that they were trying to win through the courts what they could not through the electorate. And they were right, as much as I hate GWB he won fair and square, or at least as firm and square as we can have an election in this country.
But when the same thing happens to the Republications, why they're up in arms! Even when there were two recounts and every county had certified their results. No, this is just not good enough, is it? Personally, it looks to me like sour grapes.
If the Democrats had lost by 10 votes and whined, the Repulicans would have been up in arms if the Dems tried to do what the Reps are doing. They would foam at the mouth about how the "illegal" and "immoral" tactics are trying to rob Rossi of the election. But lo, when the shoes on other foot it doesn't smell so nice.
The truth is for Washington that the votors win either way. Both Rossi and Gregoire are solid people of good character who would do well for the state. I don't think one would do a much better job, IMHO. And each has their downside, too.
With Gregiore in, we (Washingtonians) may get punished for having a governor that is of a different party than the president. It's no secret that the Bush administration left California out to dry during the energy crises as punishment to Gray Davis - something they would never have done to Arnold. Will we get equally punished by Bush?
But Rossi has his own downside. He'll be under a lot of pressure to enforce his party's policies. Not that may seem like the normal thing to do for people who don't live here, but Washington is a very independent state and regardless of political party our politicians tend to think for themselves and don't have a problem with going against the party line. And we like it that way, with the possible exception of the California transplants who constantly try to make Washington like the place they left (um, if the place you left was so great why did you move? Maybe you can go back? We like our state the way it is, thank you very much).
So to me what I see is that the Republicans have been having a lot of stuff to their way lately, and like the kid who was bullied becoming the bully, they are all too eager to ensure that they get everything they want to make up for not having for so long. But all they're doing is making themselves look bad. It's sad really.
So my hope for the new year is that Rossi & his Republican friends lose their taste for sour grapes and...grow up! Admit you got beat. If you don't like it, funnel that energy into winning the next one. This is good advice, and it's the same advice I give my Democrat friends when they complain about Bush. And if it's good for them, it's good for you too.
That said, the Republican's contest for the Washington governorship is just sour grapes. When GWB won Ohio and the Dems were threatening lawsuits, the Republicans were howling with outrage that they were trying to win through the courts what they could not through the electorate. And they were right, as much as I hate GWB he won fair and square, or at least as firm and square as we can have an election in this country.
But when the same thing happens to the Republications, why they're up in arms! Even when there were two recounts and every county had certified their results. No, this is just not good enough, is it? Personally, it looks to me like sour grapes.
If the Democrats had lost by 10 votes and whined, the Repulicans would have been up in arms if the Dems tried to do what the Reps are doing. They would foam at the mouth about how the "illegal" and "immoral" tactics are trying to rob Rossi of the election. But lo, when the shoes on other foot it doesn't smell so nice.
The truth is for Washington that the votors win either way. Both Rossi and Gregoire are solid people of good character who would do well for the state. I don't think one would do a much better job, IMHO. And each has their downside, too.
With Gregiore in, we (Washingtonians) may get punished for having a governor that is of a different party than the president. It's no secret that the Bush administration left California out to dry during the energy crises as punishment to Gray Davis - something they would never have done to Arnold. Will we get equally punished by Bush?
But Rossi has his own downside. He'll be under a lot of pressure to enforce his party's policies. Not that may seem like the normal thing to do for people who don't live here, but Washington is a very independent state and regardless of political party our politicians tend to think for themselves and don't have a problem with going against the party line. And we like it that way, with the possible exception of the California transplants who constantly try to make Washington like the place they left (um, if the place you left was so great why did you move? Maybe you can go back? We like our state the way it is, thank you very much).
So to me what I see is that the Republicans have been having a lot of stuff to their way lately, and like the kid who was bullied becoming the bully, they are all too eager to ensure that they get everything they want to make up for not having for so long. But all they're doing is making themselves look bad. It's sad really.
So my hope for the new year is that Rossi & his Republican friends lose their taste for sour grapes and...grow up! Admit you got beat. If you don't like it, funnel that energy into winning the next one. This is good advice, and it's the same advice I give my Democrat friends when they complain about Bush. And if it's good for them, it's good for you too.
posted by Daetrin at 8:22 PM
1 Comments:
The only beef I have with the Republican party and the Rossi campaign over this issue is that they should have called for a new ballot when the first election results showed a margin of less than the margin for error. The only thing that was clear at that point - or at this point - is that there is no clear winner. Which makes the election a failure.
If either party wishes to be able to claim a legitimate victory then there needs to be a re-vote.
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