It's funny to hear Republicans calling 'chicken little' when Kirby Wilbur and the KVI crowd are throwing around howlingly cracked conspiracy theories in public. I-912 may be the funding underdog, but it's swept all prizes for having the biggest loudmouths.

It isn't the 9-1/2 cent gas tax you'll notice that much, Will, it's the ravening greed of oil companies who are making record profits to go with their sky-high prices. They push gas up fifty cents, a dollar, a buck fifty in the last four years, and we all just sit around like heat-addled frogs in a pot, grumbling that our nice, little jacuzzi is getting a touch too warm, thanks.

There needs to be another freeway lane to ease the long, slow commute between Everett and the Seattle area. There need to be rural road improvements, landslide abatement and roadside safety enhancements made all over the state. Now we have cheap car tabs, yay us, so the money for all that has to come from somewhere else. I'd kind of rather it didn't come out of the state tuition subsidy that every single public college student, and that means both of us, gets subtracted from their tuition before we even see a bill.

I'm glad to hear a Republican express some sympathy for single moms, though. That's progress. Next, try supporting policies like universal health care, public daycare, or more expansive job retraining programs that would really make a difference in their lives.

- natasha