There is a story being told (see Grant Cogswell’s piece in The Stranger, “Late Returnsâ€) today about what Michael McGinn’s big win means. It goes like this: McGinn raised an army of volunteers, called them into service to reverse the defeat of the Monorail, slap passive aggressive Seattle in the face and crush the Establishment. […]
The story of the so called “head tax†must wind up being about accountability. How will the Seattle City Council be held accountable for repealing the tax in the face of so many rational reasons to keep it? First, let’s go back to the beginning. Over the summer some of us learned that the “head […]
I have been trying to think of an analogy, a parable maybe, to explain the absurdity of a waterfront tunnel to replace the viaduct. I think I have one. This should also clarify the term “backward looking,†I used to describe tunnel advocates. That term is not intended to be an insult or some kind […]
What comes next?* As Mallahan and McGinn now turn their attention to the general I thought I would post my $0.02 about what could happen next. I could be totally wrong about my sense of this but, from a political perspective, I think this is how to win. Stick with the tunnel! Detractors have whined […]
