Two Way Tie for Last
ByI have mentioned previously that I am sick of the campaigning. Enough is enough, right? Does anyone really change their mind this late into the game? Apparently, the Washington State Democratic Central Committee thinks so. We all received their latest direct mail jumbo post card in the mail.
The post card has photos of the Tacoma Dome and the new span of the Narrows Bridge, along with the tag-line “Has Mike Carrell Really Done Much For Pierce County?” near the address box that probably contains your name and address. But, if you flip the card over you get to see the point the WSDCC is trying to make. The implication is that the Seattle legislators, being the savvy sophisticates that they are, were able to the voters there money for new stadiums, the “crumbling” viaduct and a new 520 bridge, among other things.
For some reason unknown to me, there is an image of a USB plug beside the bullet points of what Seattle got. Evidently, it must symbolize the obvious technical superiority of those in King County while the mouth breathing knuckle draggers here in Pierce County can only dream. Only dream of unfettered spending to create an enormous budget deficit, presumably to pay back the political favors of elections past.
Yes, we are gritty slobs here in Pierce County, but dare I say we can at least count our ballots correctly (though I haven’t looked behind the refrigerator lately to see who we may have disenfranchised).
That is not to say that we were completely without some legislative largess. The post card goes onto say that Mike Carrell (R) got money for a shelter for DuPont’s Dynamite Train!
Congratulations DuPont, you have made the radar screen of the Washington State Democrats in Seattle. Yes, we with our measly $25,000 stipend. Too bad we didn’t have some wheeler dealer as our representative, we probably could have built a new stadium for the former Seattle SuperSonics next to the Home Course!
What exacerbates the indignity of being called out for our modest train shelter is the source cited by the Washington State Democratic Central Committee: Yours truly, RealDuPont.com. Actually, the direct mail post card lists the following youtube link to the video posted on this site April, 27, 2008:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hND82UexEfw
I really have nothing against Mike Carrell, other than he looks like he placed third in a Tony Bennett look-a-like contest, but I am not sure that this is a good strategy to give him the boot. Do you really want to remind the Washington State 28th legislative district that Seattle and King County get more goodies from the state than you do?
I guess I should feel honored that someone, somewhere used my website as a means to smear another candidate, but I do not. It is just more high school gossip mongering and drama instigating, but with adults in the leading roles of trying to win a popularity contest. I am put off by the shameless pandering and the hiding behind children as a means to exhibit qualification. Yeah, that is Mike Carrell, in his own nauseating post card, beachcombing with a group of kids when he could have been spending their future earnings on a stadium.
I have read the resumes of both candidates and I am ready to make an endorsement. Drum roll, please: I will be writing in the name of someone else, thankyouverymuch.
So, Mike Carrell (R) blech and Debi Srail (D) groan, please pick up your junk mail and litter (signs) from the side of the road. You are both wasting my time.
Yes, come see our rusty relic. Tours available.
The question on the junk mail still stands:
“What about Pierce County?”
If Mike’s “touchdown” during his term was to score a stipend to build a shelter for DuPont’s old train, then he also has his priorities out of whack (see photos at link).
http://www.realdupont.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=151
Wow, what a claim to fame. And to top it all off, there is no shelter! Way to go Mike! Pierce County is well on it’s way to the big projects like they have in King County.
What did the train shelter beat out in the priority list?
What a choice. The gray ghost versus some union hack from U.P. I say we all write in a vote.
Cut Mike some slack. He’s not the reason why the canopy isn’t built. Every City goes in for money at the state level every year. DuPont never had, until last year. Mike was the only one who really worked for this. Our two representatives didn’t do much. And the City got 50K, not 25K. Other Cities on the list were asking for 2.5 Million, so the $80K request was a drop in the bucket, or ‘budget dust’ as Mike put it. But do you think the City can get a project started? No. Hell, we get a 50K reimbursement from the state to complete one project so we can restore the train, and nothing happens. I have to laugh when the Mayor says they are asking for state funding for a list of projects this year. Do you think the state is going to be handing out money from the state’s capital budget this year?
At least the skate park is no longer in the running.
The mail was sent out by the opposition to Mike Carrell. It seems silly to think that success for a state senator is measured by the amount of funds he can funnel back into Pierce County. Isn’t Debi Srail from UP? Look how screwed up their community is with all that money wasted on “public art” for the round-abouts up there. Does that mean she would try to get more of that crap?
So who do you choose – A union hack or a political resume builder?
Maybe I should run for office and demonstrate some iron balls amongst these political clowns.
Do all the good leaders live in King County? Ugh!
I think Srail is from Fircrest.
How about running for council next year, right here in DuPont! Start locally – we need a fix.
I agree with Palisade Res on running for council. What do you say Roger?
I might just do that!
We need campaign slogans for RB. How about “All Bacon, No Pork” or “Roger That!”
To set the record straight, Both Tami Green and Troy Kelly took credit for getting the train some money. Also, it is matching funds. The City has to put up the same amount of money in order to get the money from the state. Mike Carrell successfully had legislation passed so that Pierce County is not a dumping ground for sex offenders. He was at a council meeting a few months ago speaking to this subject, I believe the meeting was televised. Steilacoom asked for $2.5 mil for a community center.
I wouldn’t be bragging about wasting $50K on that money pit. Cover it in a blue tarp like everything else over there. Come to think of it, if they ever raise funds for the Chloe Clark statue they can cover that hideous thing in blue tarp as well.
Lost Cause – who is bragging? It’s stating a fact. DuPont was lucky to get a dime.