Mixed Blessing

Your favorite (Barely) Governor and mine, Christine Gregoire, spent yesterday in the District of Columbia.

Speculation was that she may be the next in line for the Commerce post Richardson withdrew from. This speculation wasn’t quieted when the Governor’s spokes-mannequin refused to confirm the reasoning behind the trip or deny if the trip might have meant that she’s be leaving the Governor’s Mansion for federal position.

While I do not like most of her positions, this wouldn’t have been the worst move I could think of, for two reasons:

#1 – She knows that cutting taxes works for business and jobs. In fact, her proposed budget is almost exactly what her Republican challenger, Dino Rossi, proposed during his campaign (and this is pissing off her supporters who were sure she was going to raise taxes).

#2 – This would have put my home state in the hands of our Lt. Governor, Brad Owen (D-Common Sense), who was not only elected by a wide margin (and would very likely win any special election) but who also has prior business experience, and is good for the civil rights of gun owners.

Once I heard about it, I was of the mind to believe that she was just in DC to kiss the ring of The One and ask for a few billion dollars of your money to build us a viaduct/bridge/tunnel for Seattle’s waterfront tourist trap.

But I was wrong, though not as wrong as most. It seems she was on a Secret Squirrel trip to Iraq to visit Washington’s National Guard troops, so good on her for fulfilling at least one of her campaign promises.

I do believe that she did use the time amongst the inside of Obama’s circle to lobby for the moolah though. Always networking and all that.

However, if someone who can put a bug in his ear, let He Who Shall Not Be Middle Named know that, per us sensible citizens of Washington State, he should feel free to take her away! She is all yours.