Irony of the day: GOP may object to ratification of governor vote

[garybeck]

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/206605_governor05.html

OLYMPIA -- It's usually no more than a formality.

State House and Senate leaders who gather here next week will announce that, hearing no objection, the Legislature hereby ratifies the 2004 election.

But with the prospect that Republicans may contest the race that Gov.-elect Christine Gregoire won by 129 votes over Dino Rossi in a controversial hand recount, that tradition might become the first casualty of the Legislative session.

House Minority Leader Bruce Chandler, R-Granger, said yesterday that unless questions are answered about the election process -- specifically about how several counties counted thousands more votes than there were voters recorded -- Republicans plan to object.

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[Merlot]

1. Fine. Let them object. See how they never give up?

Let's take a page from their playbook and do the same thing.

[mattclearing]

2. We should be taking notes.

That is what a winning Party does when there is a contested election.