The personal blog of David Sirota
Everyone needs to take a break now and then, so I'm going to be off blogger for a few weeks, as I will be on and off the road...Headed to Montana Gov.-elect Brian Schweitzer's inauguration, getting married, going on a honeymoon, starting the book for Random House...see you mid-January!!!
From the we'll-try-anything-to-rig-the-election-outcome file, check out what's going on in Montana and Washington State...
In Big Sky country, the Republicans ended up losing a state Supreme Court case, and losing the one outstanding state House race, tying the House at 50-50. That should allow the newly-elected Democratic Governor to select the Speaker of the House, and turn over the House to Democrats...but as this fine posting shows, now the Republicans are apparently trying to steal even that outcome.
In Washington, losing Republican gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi, who lost a recount and then lost a second recount, asked Gov.-elect Christine Gregoire (D) to request the state vote all over again. But as Gregoire's spokesman said, "This ain't golf. No mulligans allowed here, folks. It's irresponsible to spend $4 million in taxpayer money on a new election just because you don't like losing this one."
I am a fellow at the Center for American Progress, and a twice-a-week guest on the Al Franken Show. I am currently writing a book for Random House's Crown Publishers. I also write a bi-weekly section for the Nation Magazine called Permanent Minority vs. Towards the Majority about Democrats failures and successes. And I write a regular column for In These Times. For more on what I do, see this Washington Post story about my blog, this Molly Ivins column about my work, or this Newsweek profile about me. Feel free to email me at david@davidsirota.com with any thoughts/criticism. Note: this blog represents my personal views, and not the views of the Center for American Progress.
