I went to a fund raising breakfast for the Boy Scouts of America this morning. I paid $50 bucks for a plate of scrambled eggs... I got off easy... Most folks gave way more than that.
The cause is a good one. I like and support the Scouts. I was one when I was young. Never made Eagle Scout, but dang I had fun back in my Scouting days.
The Keynote Speaker was our Attorney General, Rob Mckenna. Talk about a Boy Scout (seriously, he was an Eagle Scout). He was great. Excellent speech, great guy. Stayed on topic about the good that Scouts do and why it is so important to support it and what it had meant in his life. Just super.
I got to meet and talk for a short time with Rob after the breakfast, what a genuinely nice guy. Really glad I voted for him.
Now the politics...
The last time I went to the Scout Breakfast (I can't remember if it was last year or the year before) Christine Gregoire was the speaker. She talked about her initiatives to protect children from internet predators. She never talked about Scouting. She campaigned. It was all about her. Today with Rob Mckenna, it was all about Scouts.
Therein lies the difference. Just like Noemie Emery pointed out, they have no ideas, they just want to win. It isn't about an institution that won't help them get elected or stay in office, it's about more "Big Brother Government Programs". The night and day difference that I saw today was stunningly clear.
What is also very clear to me is that Rob Mckenna has a very bright political future in the State of Washington and perhaps even the "other" Washington as well.
"Today with Rob Mckenna, it was all about Scouts.
"Therein lies the difference. Just like Noemie Emery pointed out, they have no ideas, they just want to win. It isn't about an institution that won't help them get elected or stay in office, it's about more "Big Brother Government Programs". The night and day difference that I saw today was stunningly clear."
Yeah, I'm getting the feeling that is A-L-L the state Dims (spelling error purposeful) are about.
"What is also very clear to me is that Rob Mckenna has a very bright political future in the State of Washington and perhaps even the "other" Washington as well.""
Well, I'm extremely proud to cross party lines and vote for RMK. He is doing EXACTLY what is on his pledge card, which I keep w/in arm's reach when I blog or read others' blogs these days.
First, he started blowing down the walls to accessing public documents. Now, he is blowing up the identity thieves. Integrity in politics has returned, quote unquote.
(Oh and FYI: I'm still reading this great blog. If I were smart, I'd have used the name of a Founding Father. Maybe Thomas Jefferson.)
Posted by: Josef | 10 February 2005 at 08:57 AM