A couple of weeks ago when Dino Rossi was the psuedo Governor-elect, Republicans statewide were crying to let the vote stand.
The liberal mantra of "count every vote" was dismissed as a high-pitched whine intent on delaying Rossi from his rightful throne.
Now here we are, in this last week of December and now it's the Republicans who are crying for a recount, the very same Chris Vance Republican Machine who wanted nothing to do with any measure that might incluude a recount. It wasn't necessary and it was an unethical waste of time, he said. A recount was a sign of fraud, he said, a threat to the integrity of democratic process.
Oh but how quickly the ideals of preserving the perfect democracy shift when the benefactor suddenly becomes the goat. Now Rossi is the Gregoire of last week, and now Vance and Rossi are fighting for the very thing they condemned when it suited their interests.
There's no question this election was a mess and should be a glaring indicator for effective voting reform. But to hear Rossi and company shift their position so quickly makes me think these clowns don't stand for anything but winning at all costs -- which isn't anything new, but I think the term "hypocrite" fits nicely.
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