Wash. State GOP Pays $15K to Democrats

[Rose Siding]

SEATTLE - The Washington state Republican Party paid Democrats $15,000 to cover court costs in the GOP's unsuccessful challenge to the election of Gov. Christine O. Gregoire.
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Democrats had asked the judge to award nearly $48,000 in court costs for defending the election challenge and said they spent nearly $3.5 million in overall legal costs. But the two sides reached a settlement requiring the GOP to pay just $15,000.

"It's a business decision," state GOP chairman Chris Vance said. "If we had gone to court and fought over it, our lawyers said we might win or we might lose. Everybody who's ever been sued faces that question: Do you want to take the risk or settle?"

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050628/ap_on_el_gu/election_challenge

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Must've been a painful check to write!

[Rose Siding]

4. It's a pittance, but that's what I was thinking

:D Keep those dimes and nickles coming, little Gopers :bounce:

[rooboy]

2. Probably paid them in rare coins... :) n/t

[Evergreen Emerald]

3. LOL

very funny

[Roland99]

9. .

:rofl:

[Tempest]

13. Or in wine. n/t

[RobertSeattle]

5. Gawd I hope they take a Picture of the check and POST IT online

I try to contact the WA-DEMs to suggest this.

[msmcghee]

11. I'd like to see it posted on that huge . .

. . jumbotron electronic readerboard along I-5 down by Tacoma (WA).

For several weeks after the election the pukes rented it to post a "Christine you lost, get over it" message.

I wouldn't be surprised if the company that owns it wasn't a puke-aligned entity and did it for free.

[ET Awful]

6. I would just like to take this opportunity to say

HA HA!

[gratuitous]

7. Endorsement on the back of the check says

"Get over it!"

Love and kisses,
Governor Gregoire

[zbdent]

8. I would have demanded cash

Imagine - having to sue the GOP for writing bad checks . . .

[cascadiance]

10. Just right the check must be painful, even if the amount is small!

[wicket]

12. how's that CROW tasting???

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Rainscents]

14. Oh, this is best news I've heard in a while!

I bet, there heads must had been spinning like washing machine in the spin cycle as they were writing the check.

[ismnotwasm]

15. Oh god that's funny

the arguements those 'pukes were putting forward- "statisical analysis of illegal votes" Couldn't believe it. Well, maybe I could.

[corbett]

16. I Pitched In $50 To Help Gregoire

Now I'm doubly glad that I helped. Knowing that the righties had to cough up some of the legal fees is sweet revenge.