Republicans try to block Gregoire's certification as governor (1/10)

[merwin]

Republicans try to block Gregoire's certification as governor

By David Ammons, AP Political Writer
January 10, 2005

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington’s new legislative session opened on a sharply partisan note Monday as the Democrats rallied around their embattled governor-elect, Christine Gregoire, refusing to let Republicans block certification of her narrow election.

By the narrowest possible margin, Democrats in the Senate rebuffed efforts by minority Republicans to force a two-week delay in issuing Gregoire a certificate of election. She needs the certificate to be inaugurated on Wednesday.

The vote was 25-24 to reject the Republicans’ motion. Maverick conservative Tim Sheldon of Mason County was the only Democrat to vote with the solid bloc of Republicans. Sheldon supported the Republican candidate, Dino Rossi, the former Senate budget chairman.

Republicans said the election was riddled with errors serious enough to undermine voter confidence and to throw the outcome in doubt. Democrats said Rossi and the Republicans are correctly taking their challenge to the courts, and not getting the Legislature involved.

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Hehe... Rossi is a damn sore loser. Gregoire will be sworn in tomorrow!

BTW, is there such a thing as a maverick conservative democrat?

[deadparrot]

1. Move on, losers!

You lost. Get over it.

;)

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[BanzaiBonnie]

2. Feeling sorry,

So sorry.

I tried so hard to feel sorry for them.

[fortyfeetunder]

3. Welcome BanzaiBonnie!

:hi:


I don't feel sorry for the Dino-saurs either....

[merwin]

4. It's hard to feel sorry for someone who, 1 month ago was telling Gregoire

to get over it and concede... And that there was no fraud that took place... And that the election was legitimate... And that it was illegal and immoral to 'add' votes after the fact... And a recount would be a disservice to the state.

Yeah, I really feel sorry for the poor bastard.

[jdj]

5. Is there a huge oil find in Washinton or something?

What the hell is so vital going on there?

[Renew Deal]

6. Why weren't there serious errors when Rossi was leading?

hmmmm :think:

[uppityperson]

17. you think? n/t

[Changenow]

7. Republicans vote as a block.

Democrats in the US senate run and hide.

[merwin]

8. Reminds me of a quote from Franken's book 'lying liars...'

"The left sadly, has no such army. Our attack dogs are a scrawny underfed pack of mutts that spend half their time chasing their tails and sniffing each other's butts. The right, by contrast, appears to have a well oiled puppy mill for pitbulls, bred to kill and trained to go for the jugular, or the balls."

[Changenow]

9. That says it all. nt

[corbett]

21. Awesome Citation!

[jackster]

25. maybe we should all email Franken's quotes

to all the supposedly Senators and Reps who either voted nay or didn't bother to show up on Jan 6!

[buff2]

10. This is why I hate republicans so much

They REFUSE to accept defeat. They think they are incapable of losing. They lost,now it's time for them to get over it and "move on". Oh wait....that only applies to DEMOCRATS.They are nothing but whining,crying sore losers. Oh,I feel their pain.. :nopity: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Lexingtonian]

11. Get Over It!

Well, I do feel a midge sorry for them. This is their attempt to slow down their extinction west of the Cascades. But the more vicious they are about it, the more rapidly they're gonna need to be killed off.

[quiet.american]

13. This sentence makes me so proud!:

...as the Democrats rallied around their embattled governor-elect, Christine Gregoire, refusing to let Republicans block certification of her narrow election.

What an image! Go, Dems, go! :bounce: :toast:

[SoCalDem]

14. Well then--- Sheldon should be a definite "target".. He sounds like

he's in the wrong party.. perhaps repubes should be funding his campaigns.

It's time to start acting like them in THAT respect. If a dem electee seems to be more "comfortable" with repube ideals and office-holders, then it's time to exchange them for someone who is a democrat in action.. That little (-D) next to their name is meaningless, if they are to side with the "enemy"..

[saracat]

15. What would make you think they aren't?

[SoCalDem]

16. You're probably right..

Repubes have so much money they can buy candidates from BOTH parties :(

[saracat]

18. No Kidding!

:eyes:

[ashling]

24. Tim Sheldon

represents the Zell Miller wing of the Democratic party.

[sjgman9]

19. republicans bitch at us when its prez, but cry when its a governor?

what hypocrisy! take your medicine and stuff it down your throats. you have all 3 branches of the federal government.

[durablend]

23. What do you expect from the "Opression Party"

Always opressed (no matter how much they have), always making sure everyone else (citizens) are opressed.

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

20. looks like they are wasting their time contesting

I'd bet that the Gregoire's win will stay.
but nice try anyway.

what's that old saying?
can't rig 'm all?

[Buns_of_Fire]

22. Rossi = a Sore/Loserman

I'm sure there's a way to phrase this tactfully... Yeah, yeah, I think there is...

EAT IT, ROSSI!!! :evilgrin:

[TahitiNut]

26. Dino-sore Lossi? (That's the Japanese-American pronunciation.)

:evilgrin:

[arwalden]

27. Ya Big Screwball...

LOL