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March 03, 2012

Palate Cleanser from the Washington State House
— Dave in Texas

It ain't a full-blown throw down like they do in Taiwan, but oh boy is it good. A Republican minority in the state Senate outmaneuvers the Democrat majority with three Dems on a wire over their budget. A defection of three Democrats let the Republicans pass a budget that was largely written by Republicans, makes $722 million in cuts, and leaves a half-billion-dollar reserve.

Everybody Wang Chung tonight.*

The move came during a routine session on the Senate floor Friday afternoon and appeared to take the majority Democrats by surprise. State Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, moved for the Â“9th Order of Business,Â” a procedural motion which allows a majority of members to vote to advance bills from a committee to the Senate floor. Republicans plucked an early version of the budget that had been submitted late last year by Gov. Christine Gregoire, as well as three Republican measures necessary to implement the budget that had been stalled in committee.

As the roll call was sounded and the three Democrats announced their votes, it was obvious the battle was over. But majority Democrats proposed delaying motions, including one that required Senate clerks to read the governorÂ’s entire 233-page budget bill in full.

Â“I want to know whatÂ’s in it,Â” demanded Senate Democratic Floor Leader Tracey Eide, D-Kent.

That was despite the fact that the governorÂ’s bill had been released during the month of December, was widely publicized at the time, and was certain to be discarded the moment the Republican budget amendment was proposed.

Be sure to read the part called "Dems Say the Darndest Things". It's delicious.

via LauraW

* also I denounce myself

Posted by: Dave in Texas at 10:49 AM | Comments (57)
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1 Well, we have to pass it to find out what's in it, Tracey.

That's what Nancy taught us, anyway.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 03, 2012 10:52 AM (1fLwj)

2 CASUAL RACIST!! Jk

Posted by: Yoshi, Aggrieved Victim of the White Man at March 03, 2012 10:53 AM (E7NVC)

3 The Dems got hoisted on their own retards.

Posted by: logprof at March 03, 2012 10:54 AM (ykSKg)

4 Hi Andrew!

Posted by: Mark formerly in Spokane,now in Sandy Ut at March 03, 2012 10:55 AM (8ac7j)

5 I laughed myself hysterical over it last night.

It was a beautiful, beautiful moment. After 30 years of solid D rule in this state, it's nice to see the R's grow a backbone and shove it right up the majority's rear end.

Posted by: Deanna in Seattle at March 03, 2012 10:57 AM (QjZhI)

6 I dunno. I think the Dems let the Republicans win. Whine about the Republican budget or take ownership of the disaster.

From the top down, the Democratic party has decided it will not take responsibility for hard decisions and if that means allowing the GOP to win one, so be it.

Posted by: AmishDude at March 03, 2012 10:58 AM (fNK8e)

7 Budget cuts without a tax increase, the devil you say!!!

Posted by: Vic at March 03, 2012 10:58 AM (YdQQY)

8 It is likely to be a Pyrrhic victory because when the conservative budget gets results and improves the state's economic position the Democrats will simply take the credit for it and the media will back them up and they will increase their majority.

Posted by: SamIam at March 03, 2012 10:58 AM (BBm11)

9 "3 The Dems got hoisted on their own retards.

Posted by: logprof at March 03, 2012 02:54 PM (ykSKg)"

Bwahahahaha, winner!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider at March 03, 2012 10:58 AM (1fLwj)

10 Good news for states everywhere if Washington can do this. Also good news for the temperature of the nation?

Just read that Florida passed a no-sharia law 92-24 by their House. It is before the Senate now.

Forty bills are being voted on in 24 states.

I like what this guy says:
There have been all sorts of wild accusations about what this bill does," said Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla, who sponsored the Senate bill in Florida. "This is very clear, very simple: In American courts we need American laws and no other."

Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Rubio at March 03, 2012 10:59 AM (baL2B)

11 Budget cuts without a tax increase, the devil you say!!! Posted by: Vic at March 03, 2012 02:58 PM (YdQQY) Wisconsin, New Jersey, and Washington are doing this. R's in more bluish states doing this. So tell me the argument of just being fiscally moderate like those tards in America Elect are trying to push?

Posted by: CAC at March 03, 2012 11:00 AM (BqsJy)

12 3 The Dems got hoisted on their own retards.

Posted by: logprof at March 03, 2012 02:54 PM (ykSKg)

Best comment ever. Love it!

Posted by: ChristyBlinky loves Rubio at March 03, 2012 11:00 AM (baL2B)

13 Go Dawgs!

Posted by: LASue at March 03, 2012 11:04 AM (XEegg)

Rob McKenna R is ahead of Jay Inslee D by 9 points in the polls for governor here. The Newspaper is reporting that the R cacuses are swamped today. Standing room only.-

Posted by: robtr at March 03, 2012 11:05 AM (MtwBb)

15 "During heated arguments on the floor, Democratic leaders made the curious argument that the tactic destroyed any sense of bipartisanship in the Senate Â– though they had acknowledged last week that a majority of their members had such strong differences with the Republicans that bipartisanship was impossible."

Duh, when one side believes every manner of stupid collectivist bullshit and the other side believes in actual reality, it's hard to find common ground. I have more in common with Indian and Chinese people busting their humps 15-18 hours a day to get ahead than I have with the average Leftist turd in my own country.

Posted by: BS Inc. at March 03, 2012 11:05 AM (kItmr)

16 @#10 Has he never heard of Common Law?

Posted by: pashmr at March 03, 2012 11:05 AM (3aNC4)

17 Who is America Elect?

Posted by: Vic at March 03, 2012 11:07 AM (YdQQY)

18 Who is America Elect?

Posted by: Vic at March 03, 2012 03:07 PM (YdQQY)

The interweb 3rd party. Buddy Roemer is one of their candidates.

Posted by: robtr at March 03, 2012 11:08 AM (MtwBb)

19 More important, WA's governors mansion will see a Republican in November. McKenna is leading in the polls by a substantial margin there, and one of the biggest, richest progressives in the state is openly declaring he may endorse the R because of his stance on education reform. Nick Hanauer issued a blistering email outlining all the corruption between his party and the teachers unions and how he could no longer stay quiet about it. Now the left is tearing into Hanauer (after they've taken millions from him and his League), but it is enough to push the squish moderates against the unions in polling now. I think WA will join NC, MT, NH in picking an R this year. And that should tell you something. Enough people are sick of the shit, that by years end, Republicans will out-Govern Democrats in states, 2-1 (33-16-1). Enough people are tired of it, in fact, that Andrew Cuomo is sounding less and less like his father and more and more like Walker and Christie.

Posted by: CAC at March 03, 2012 11:09 AM (BqsJy)

20 Laura, thanks for the smile after a crap week in general.

Let's go to the big board: Balanced budget, no education cuts, half a billion in reserve.

Obviously evil and intended to seize lady bits all around.

Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at March 03, 2012 11:09 AM (7utQ2)

21 @16 Common Law is part of the Basis of American Law. That is why is many states you can in fact have a Common Law wife. Don't have many long term shack up in those states!

Posted by: OldDog at March 03, 2012 11:13 AM (z/KTb)

22 Common Law is part of the Basis of American Law. That is why is many states you can in fact have a Common Law wife.

Don't have many long term shack up in those states!

Posted by: at March 03, 2012 03:13 PM (z/KTb)

--Same with Canada. Only Louisiana and Quebec, with deep French roots, are not really based ultimately on Common Law.

Posted by: logprof at March 03, 2012 11:15 AM (ykSKg)

23 Well, well. This is sort of OT? but Obama has "asked" to give the commencement speech at Barnard Women's College. He wasn't asked, he asked them. I wonder why Obama would want to give the speech at an all Women's College?

Posted by: the hobbit fomerly known as Donna at March 03, 2012 11:20 AM (qmF3d)

Mitt Romney appears to be winning a strong victory among Republican voters on the Sammamish Plateau.

Although total numbers havenÂ’t yet been tallied, many of the 52 precincts caucusing at Discovery Elementary School were going for Romney in landslide proportions.

Posted by: robtr at March 03, 2012 11:22 AM (MtwBb)

25 Anyone know where I can find a rent-a-cooch ? I need one fully primed with birth control of all types

Posted by: CP at March 03, 2012 11:23 AM (WM5nd)

26 President Vagina Safekeeper

Posted by: soothsayer at March 03, 2012 11:24 AM (jUytm)

27 The Democrats are certain they will lose the Governors office for the first time in over 25 years and were trying to push as much of the mess they can into the next budget. This is will make McKenna's job of cleaning up the Democrat mess much easier.

Washington Republicans won the congressional redistricting fight, won the budget fight, and are primed to win the Governorship! We also just ended the state's liquor monopoly and defeated (in a landslide) the income tax proposal too!

Posted by: Sounder at March 03, 2012 11:24 AM (7lbXY)

28 Obama to women: I will protect your hoo-hoos from the Republicans.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 03, 2012 11:24 AM (jUytm)

29 Obama to women: All your vaginas, I will take care of them.

Posted by: soothsayer at March 03, 2012 11:25 AM (jUytm)

30 brb, savin all the vaginas

Posted by: lolobama at March 03, 2012 11:26 AM (jUytm)

31 Obama to women -- once the Gov't pays for your baby free hoo-hoo's , Acorn going to "community organize" No justice to peace whole new meaning

Posted by: CP at March 03, 2012 11:27 AM (WM5nd)

32 Mitt to woman -- In Mass I was for mandated boob jobs

Posted by: CP at March 03, 2012 11:28 AM (WM5nd)

33 Now all of a sudden they care about what's in a bill before they vote on it? Whatever happened to the good old days, when their mantra was "We have to pass it before we find out what's in it?"

Posted by: StuckOnStupid at March 03, 2012 11:32 AM (R5yLq)

34 7 Budget cuts without a tax increase, the devil you say!!!

It's enough to make me cry. (but what isn't?)

Posted by: John Boehner at March 03, 2012 11:32 AM (udEUT)

24....He wasn't asked, he asked them. I wonder why Obama would want to give the speech at an all Women's College?

From what was leaked last year at this time....apparently that's the only way he gets to speak at commencement exercises....by asking. He hasn't been getting asked to speak at schools very much any more. Heh.

But this particular one is pretty obvious, I think. .....The Dems have laid down this whole contraception thing this year, as an election issue....so that they could then hold themselves up as the 'Saviors of Women' to get the women's vote.

Posted by: wheatie at March 03, 2012 11:34 AM (UOOK1)

36 Enough people are tired of it, in fact, that Andrew Cuomo is sounding less and less like his father and more and more like Walker and Christie.

He scares me because he knows what's going on. The future of the Democrat party is not with the unions. Even now they aren't all that powerful except that they're organized and provide a ready army. But the SEIU is barely a union and really sucks as one. It's just an activist group that uses union rules to protect itself.

The Democrat party is going to be the party of the barista with a Master's degree who spends all her free time on Facebook and thinks she's smart and educated.

Posted by: AmishDude at March 03, 2012 11:36 AM (fNK8e)

37 Ladies, this here device dispenses all of the birth control you will ever need in liquid form. But I must caution you; if you suck too hard it will spit all over your hair and makeup.

Posted by: President Dreamboat at March 03, 2012 11:37 AM (FDEjy)

38 That is why is many states you can in fact have a Common Law wife.

I always had this question: If a jurisdiction issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples, doesn't that by default force any gay couple living together to be Common Law spouses?

Posted by: AmishDude at March 03, 2012 11:38 AM (fNK8e)

39 Common Law "marriages are recognized in everywhere when lawyers get involved. Just ask Zombie Lee Marvin.

Posted by: Vic at March 03, 2012 11:40 AM (YdQQY)

40 Either I'm reading this wrong or it looks like someone hacked Breitbart's twitter acct.....

AndrewBreitbart ‏ @AndrewBreitbart

Fastest and most efficient way to remove toxins & lose weight

There's a link with the tweet but I can't include it because Pixy doesn't like it. It leads to here: http://tinyurl.com/7grg4sx

Posted by: Tami at March 03, 2012 11:41 AM (X6akg)

I'm not a community organizer...but I do have a community organ.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at March 03, 2012 11:43 AM (QjSgY)

Posted by: President Dreamboat at March 03, 2012 03:37 PM (FDEjy)

aaand, um...please wear some Aqua Velva and one of those bald wigs with grey hair on the sides. It helps umm, y'oh...speed up the process. Here's the look I'm after:

http://tinyurl.com/6p8holt

Posted by: Barkahlounger at March 03, 2012 11:53 AM (QjSgY)

43 sock off/

Posted by: 66chevelle at March 03, 2012 11:54 AM (QjSgY)

44 35 Common law marriages were recognized in many Southern states to help Black women. Here is list of common law marriage states.

http://tinyurl.com/dny7da

Posted by: Billy Bob, pseudo-intellectual at March 03, 2012 03:28 PM (hXJOG)

--Alas, Florida did not have one so Terry Schiavo was screwed.

Posted by: logprof at March 03, 2012 11:54 AM (ykSKg)

45
I always had this question: If a jurisdiction issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples, doesn't that by default force any gay couple living together to be Common Law spouses?

Posted by: AmishDude at March 03, 2012 03:38 PM (fNK8e)

--Definitely more a concern for lesbians than gays.

Posted by: logprof at March 03, 2012 11:55 AM (ykSKg)

46 Awesome. Dimwit Dems at their best, er, worst. Also, one of the best headlines evah,' on the page LauraW links to: "Kilmer May Run to Succeed Dicks in Congress" Finally, some bluntness in the MSM (although, for greater comedic value, they could also have replaced "succeeds" with "sucks", but why nit-pick).

Posted by: The Chimp Formerly Known as Bubbles... at March 03, 2012 11:59 AM (o6qLZ)

47 Obama to women: All your vaginas, I will take care of them.

That SOB has never properly taken care of a vagina in his life, and wouldn't know how if he had an instructional video and sympathetic whore.

Posted by: Alex at March 03, 2012 12:02 PM (XzxB+)

48 Benton's my rep in Olympia... has a history of kicking the Donks in the balls when they try to pull crap like this... makes the news back here at home.

Posted by: Fighting Wombat at March 03, 2012 12:04 PM (Jls4P)

49 18Wow. A balanced budget for one year. This will surely echo through the ages just like Obamacare, the 65 immigration act, gay marriage everywhere, medicare, medicaid etc...

The problem with "fiscal conservatives" is that their goals are utterly hollow, ephemeral, and meaningless.

Posted by: infovore at March 03, 2012 03:08 PM (0llFJ)

...

Your tears are sweet, don't stop now. I want more.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 03, 2012 12:18 PM (Usk3+)

50 Wow, everybody is fixing their state budgets....except California. It's like a magical solution: spending cuts! Who would have thought of that!

Meanwhile, CA is gearing up to implement cap and trade, which is really redistribution. Top on the list of those who will get the funds confiscated from businesses: Ella Baker Center and, drum roll, Van Jones.

(See Calwatchdog.com)

Posted by: PJ at March 03, 2012 12:20 PM (DQHjw)

51 The Democrats are certain they will lose the Governors office for the first time in over 25 years and were trying to push as much of the mess they can into the next budget. This is will make McKenna's job of cleaning up the Democrat mess much easier.

Washington Republicans won the congressional redistricting fight, won the budget fight, and are primed to win the Governorship! We also just ended the state's liquor monopoly and defeated (in a landslide) the income tax proposal too!

Posted by: Sounder at March 03, 2012 03:24 PM (7lbXY)

I know that's all true, its a start, and I have hope that a R gov will make a big difference. But there is SO much work to be done to overcome all the crap they've done. The last few months, I've been really starting to flirt with the idea of fleeing to a more conservative state. I really don't want to do that as I love the temperate Western WA climate and beauty, but there's only so much that's tolerable.

Posted by: someone at March 03, 2012 12:27 PM (bqjJT)

52 18Wow. A balanced budget for one year. This will surely echo through the ages just like Obamacare, the 65 immigration act, gay marriage everywhere, medicare, medicaid etc...

The problem with "fiscal conservatives" is that their goals are utterly hollow, ephemeral, and meaningless.
Posted by: infovore at March 03, 2012 03:08 PM (0llFJ) ...Your tears are sweet, don't stop now. I want more.

Posted by: Meremortal at March 03, 2012 04:18 PM (Usk3+)

Please left wing troll tears are like honey more, more - ask Mr Axelrod what to say now. Say, come to think of it, how do you like working for Joseph Goebbels' intellectual heir? Look him up if you don't know who that is.

Posted by: An Observation at March 03, 2012 12:39 PM (ylhEn)

53 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at March 03, 2012 12:59 PM (7W3wI)

54 Michael Baumgartner help engineer and lead this coup -- he's running against Marie Cantwell for her senate seat and Baumgartner rocks! VoteBaumgartner on facebook. Website is VoteBaumgartner.com. Baumgartner just needs a little name recognition, and he might pick off her seat. So -- Baumgartner! Means Tree Gardener, from the German. Tree Gardner Baumgartner! Cantwell means . . . hmmm . . . Cant as in canted or crooked and Well as in a hole in the ground . . . so Crooked Well, a hole of corruption. So which will it be? Baumgartner a nice green Tree Gardner, or Cantwell, a sinkhole of corruption?

Posted by: starboardhelm at March 03, 2012 01:23 PM (hHgxI)

55 Went to the WA republican precinct caucus in today. My first time ever. What a zoo. But huge turnout in a very very liberal town. Baumgartner!

Posted by: starboardhelm at March 03, 2012 01:29 PM (hHgxI)

56 WooHoo! My favorite cat, Mittens, won WA State! I was kenneled in WA for 8 years. I have great memories of tall trees good for scratching on. And, as you well know, my human Mitt is a tree aficionado. Suffering Succotash! MEW

Posted by: acat at March 03, 2012 06:36 PM (cxBDs)

57 My guess is there's something going on behind the scenes when the WA Dems lose a budget battle. Throwing stuff at the wall :

* Perhaps it's because the Dems hope to run against the GOP budget in the fall so they can say the mean GOP made them cut this and that? The Dem Gov candidate is significantly behind the Rob McKenna, the GOP candidate and needs something to run for, or against, or something.

* Perhaps this is the Dem's giving a boost to Bumgardner (R) to put Cantdowell (D) out of the US Senate this fall in hopes that might free up that slot for one of the WA State Dem Senators next go around? Or something...

* Passing this budget lets them actually pass a budget that makes some degree of sense, without them having to fully take the hit for any cuts or changes that might be made by it?

I'm sort of leaning to all three... The WA budget fiasco has been boiling for quite a while -- at this point, pretty much anything that makes any degree of sense will stick to anything it touches.

Posted by: drfredc at March 03, 2012 09:54 PM (xBVu+)

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