Since I work in the transportation business, we got emails from the city telling us where the “bad places to be” were in relation to yesterday’s Presidential visit to Seattle.
For those to whom it is not obvious, what with Boeing being founded here, the Seattle metro area punches above its weight in regards to the number of airports. Plus, there are at least a half-dozen companies who have float plane operations in either Lake Union or Lake Washington or Elliott Bay.
I made a mad attempt to stay asleep through the supersonic flight of the pair of F-15’s and damn near made it.
Unfortunately, I did wake up. But knowing the situation north of me I quite literally opened my eyes, heard the second boom mumbled something along the lines of “someone broke the airspace rules” and rolled over and went back to sleep. After waking fully later, I learned I was right.
Btw, Obama pulled in a quick $1.3 million or so for Murray yesterday. While in town, he met with “small business owners” at a sandwich shop in Pioneer Square so that Murray’s campaign didn’t have to pay for the trip. Very small business owners: The owners of the sandwich shop, the owners of a pizzeria and the owners of an over sized B&B out on the coast.
All service industry businesses. None with more than a dozen employees. No manufacturing businesses. There were more Secret Service people there than the combined number of people these business owners employ.
And we’re supposed to believe he is “serious” about jobs. I’d bet a $5 foot long that these folks think he hasn’t gone far enough with health care, the environment, amnesty for illegals and extending unemployment benefits.
And in case you didn’t hear, it was Primary Day for us here yesterday. My man Didier didn’t make through our “top two” primary system. I do hope, however, that Rossi’s people saw how many votes Didier and Akers pulled away from him and and realize that he’ll need those to beat Murray.
I’d like for him to at least makes some promises between now and November so I don’t have to hold my nose too tight.