Washblog

I know that's how politics work and am willing to offer my tit for your tat in helping you get what you want.

I'm willing to drop my support for forcing the oil company execs into taking an oath when they appear before your comittee - but I have to have something in return. A bridge from Bay Center to Tokeland gives your "Bridge to nowhere" money a more plausible and acceptable use of political pork. Sharing part of that $270 million could in fact make our bridge kind of a "sister project" to your bridge up there.

So come on, Senator!

Let's get politcally real. You don't have to stay embarrassed by uppity Democratic women senators.

You can make an end run right around Ms. Cantwell by using your vast authority, whining technique and favor-collection skills to do something good for another part of the wilderness.

I know that driving to Tokeland to have Friday night prime rib at the Shoalwater Casino will be more attractive if I can do in five minutes what used to take an hour.

And at the Casino I can spend money to help the tribe prosper, which of course creates income available for Abramoff to slink after and spend on you and your like-minded morally conscientious colleagues.

Everybody wins Senator ... except of course your arch-enemy who has proven more capable than you ... that little Harpy Cantwell.

Sincerely,

Arthur Ruger
Bay Center Wa