Washington State Primary

Presidential Primary - NOT:
We here in Washington, the state, will receive primary ballots in the mail in the next couple weeks. We’ll be asked to choose a party (of the five) and cast a vote for our favorite candidate from that party only. Fred will be on it but he’s already dropped out. It’s not due until February 19 so we can wait until after Super Tuesday and see who else has left. Might make it easy.

Included in the mailing will be paper we have to sign promising that we won’t participate in a caucus of the other party. If we vote on a Republican ballot we have to promise we won’t go to a Democrat caucus. Umm, wait. If we have a primary why are we talking about a caucus? Because nobody’s in charge! Christine is driving her big bulldozer up the shoulder of I-5 toward the Alaska Way Viaduct so she’s busy.

But it gets worse: on the Democrat side the primary won’t mean anything because all of their delegates will be chosen from caucus results. On the Republican side only half are caucus and other half are Primary results. So there’s a potential that half of the Washington State delegation at the Republican Convention will proudly cast a vote for Fred Thompson. Standing O to follow.

We’re tossing a whole election for virtually no reason. And since the caucuses will be over before Feb. 19 our votes will just be so much noise. Sort a referendum on the election process itself. Anybody know what a caucus is or where to find one? Now I’m curious.

So I say we need write-ins. For example what if all the Democrats wrote in Britney Spears? Wouldn’t mean a thing. What about if nobody at all votes? They’d still file charges of voter fraud.

Oh, by the way; if you see Clay Bennett tell him it’s OK to go ahead and move the Sonics to Oklahoma City now. As long as he takes the 12 game losing streak and tattoos it across his forehead.

Al