This bottle of Dino Rossi was made with sour grapes

Up here in the upper left, Boeing's decision to build it's new commercial jet, the 7E7, in Everett, WA, is a big deal. We lost the corporate headquarters to Chicago, but the real concern has been the fate of the assembly lines, and while this development won't replace all the Boeing jobs lost in recent times, it's importance is reflected in the extraordinary lengths that Gov. Gary Locke went to, and drove the Legislature to, in order to create a tax and financing package that would keep the Everett line moving.

The Republican candidate-apparent to replace the retiring Locke, though, just can't let a piece of good news go by without hitting a sour note. Dino Rossi, who resigned his State Senate seat for the campaign, interupted the elation to note that "We need to reflect on the reasons why Washington state was not automatically selected for this project. This should have been an easy decision for Boeing."

Pete Callahan gets it just right in the Tacoma News-Tribune.

"Rossi can't be naive enough," writes Callahan "to think Boeing would have passed up a chance to have several states bid for its presence, even if Washington was the obvious choice. It didn't move its headquarters until after it enticed three states to offer lavish tax breaks and other incentives, even though Chicago had already won."

Well, yes, apparently he can be naive enough. Or politically callous enough to throw a rhetorical bucket of cold water on a roomful of partying pols and Machinists. Come on, Dino, this is the good news, and, frankly, I don't see too much of that in your future.